Women's telehealth company Wisp announced a strategic partnership with food as medicine platform Nourish to allow Wisp patients to access nutrition counseling services via their health insurance or an exclusive self-pay rate.
The aim is to make it easier for women looking for a more holistic approach to weight management to access nutrition support at an affordable price.
In addition, patients...
Singapore may be technologically advanced in healthcare, however, there may be sections in the health system that have yet to catch up – including sexual health.
In this small island nation-state of nearly six million people, sexual and reproductive health remains a topic too sensitive and intimate to be discussed in the open.
Access to the internet and the general acceptability of telemedicine...
Singaporean digital health startup Ordinary Folk has bagged $5 million in pre-Series A funding from Monk’s Hill Ventures.
Founded two years ago, Ordinary Folk runs two telehealth platforms: Noah, an online healthcare service dedicated to men, and Zoey, which focuses on women's sexual wellness, fertility, mental health and wellbeing.
WHAT IT'S FOR
According to a media release, Ordinary Folk will...
Often considered a taboo issue, sexual dysfunction is a common condition in the U.S. The Cleveland Clinic says 43% of women and 31% of men report some degree of sexual dysfunction.
Fueled by a $2 million funding round, a new startup out of California named Lover is looking to digitally help individuals boost their sexual health.
"One in four adults in the U.S. has a sexual dysfunction and almost...
Nurx, a direct-to-consumer women’s health company best known for its online birth control prescriptions, launched a Skill for Amazon Alexa focused on sexual and reproductive health as well as pill reminders.
The Nurx Birth Control and Sexual Health Knowledge Skill reminds patients to take their birth control pills daily at the time of their choice, which is critical to preventing unplanned...
Consumer telehealth and wellness brand Hims & Hers wrapped up its merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Oaktree Acquisition Tuesday, and today began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
The deal was first announced in October, and was originally expected to close before the end of its Q4 2020. After Tuesday's approval, the deal has provided Hims with $279.5 million, $205...
Historically, women’s health has not been a dinner conversation topic, especially when talking about sexual health and pleasure. However, the panellists at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Conference argue that it's important to have conversations in order to advance the femtech industry.
Today we are seeing the emergence of tools that help women better understand and improve their...
While the femtech industry is still very much in the early years, the investor dollars have been pouring in. Last week, at Women of Wearables’ femtech forum, a panel of investors sat down to talk virtually about the state of female focused digital health.
“I don’t think it’s painting something pretty and putting makeup on it. It’s a true data gap we have,” Sophia Bendz, partner at Atomico, said...
Legacy, a male fertility startup offering sperm freezing and analytics, has raised $3.5 million in a new funding round, CEO Khaled Kteily confirmed to MobiHealthNews. The funding was headlined by a “major” investment from Section 32, with Y Combinator and prior backer Bain Capital Ventures also lending their support.
WHAT THEY DO
Born out of the Harvard Innovation Labs alumni incubator program, ...
This morning virtual medicine company MeMD announced that it added men’s and women’s health services to its suite of products.
The company's tool now provides services that cater to specific sexual health needs for both genders including erectile dysfunction concerns for men and birth control needs for women. The service will also address skin concerns and hair loss.
Patients first take a...
