transgender health

A closeup of a hand holding a smartphone displaying the Plume app.
By  Emily Olsen 12:27 pm August 24, 2022
Plume, a startup focused on virtual care for transgender patients, raised $24 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Transformation Capital, with participation from General Catalyst and Town Hall Ventures. The investment comes about a year and half after the company announced a $14 million Series A.  WHAT IT DOES Plume offers digital gender-affirming care, including prescriptions to...
Stethoscope and pills
By  Laura Lovett 02:38 pm April 1, 2022
Mass.-based digital health company athenahealth rolled out new capabilities focused on making healthcare more inclusive for transgender and nonbinary patients.  Now on its athenaOne platform, an EHR, medical billing and patient care tool, doctors can input information about a patient's name, pronouns and gender identity, in addition to their legal name and assigned sex or gender at birth.  The...