Caregiver support platform Homethrive has secured $20 million in its latest funding round, led by Telus Global Ventures and 7wire Ventures.
The company also announced the appointment of Ismat Duckson to its board of directors. Duckson is the chief administrative officer at Kemper Corporation and previously held CHRO roles at Kemper, U.S. Bank, Sears Canada, Sam's Club (Walmart Enterprises) and...
Helpful, a platform offering caregivers details on their loved ones' insurance benefits and medical records, is announcing a partnership with New York-based VNS Health to give caregivers of the health plan's members easy access to their coverage and care information.
"What we do differently is we look at caregiving as a job," Wes Donohoe, CEO and cofounder of Helpful, told MobiHealthNews. "We...
Walgreens is partnering with Cariloop, a tech platform that focuses on coaching and cloud-based support tools for caregivers, to offer multiple sclerosis patients and their caregivers access to coaching services through their neurology-specialty pharmacies.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease where a patient's immune system attacks the nervous system, causing scars around the protective sheath (...
When Eleanor was a baby, she had an itch, one that was so severe she couldn’t sleep, and no matter how many times she scratched it wouldn’t let up. Doctors told her mother, Claire Brinkley, a cuddle would only make the itching worse, leaving her helpless, she said.
“She learned to scratch herself until she bled, and pick at the wounds and gouge at them because nothing about gave her any relief....
