Healthcare tech company Medbridge announced the acquisition of AI-powered motion capture startup Rehab Boost, which provides real-time body movement analysis and feedback to help patients and providers undergoing rehabilitation treatment.
Medbridge, based in Seattle, will reposition Rehab Boost as Medbridge Motion Capture, which will form a core element of the company’s AI-driven movement...
Mark Cuban says it is vital for government officials to consider and understand the hierarchy when it comes to the prescription drug market and evaluating and setting laws around drug pricing.
"To me, it's all about transparency. In the drug market, and across healthcare, the opacity allows the biggest players to influence pricing and effectively find arbitrage points," Cuban told MobiHealthNews...
Trucker's Body Shop has announced the launch of a comprehensive digital health platform focused on addressing the specific health needs of American truckers.
The company's telehealth platform is tailored to truck drivers who often have mobile and demanding schedules and extends to drivers' friends and family.
The platform, designed for individuals on the go, delivers assistance for weight...
HeartFocus, AI-enabled heart echo software by medtech firm DESKi, announced the launch of the HeartFocus education app in partnership with digital ultrasound company Butterfly Network.
The HeartFocus app aims to raise a health practitioner's ability to master 10 vital cardiac views with certainty and clinical accuracy over a short period via customized and self-paced AI-powered learning. ...
Medavie Blue Cross (MBC) announced an enhanced version of its digital health and wellness platform Connected Care, which includes access to its partnership with Beyond ADHD.
Beyond ADHD uses an evidence-based, multi-modal approach to treatment that includes medication and personalized academic and workplace accommodations. Users undergo an ADHD assessment, book an appointment with a nurse...
PeopleOne Health, a hybrid care provider focused on preventative care, announced the closing of up to $32.3 million in Series B funding led by GV (Google Ventures) with participation from Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman and other investors.
WHAT IT DOES
The Pennsylvania-based company is an employer-focused, value-based primary care provider, offering patients hybrid access to primary care...
Pharmaceutical company Tolmar has partnered with direct-to-consumer telehealth company UpScriptHealth to provide telehealth consultations for Jatenzo, an oral testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT) for adult men.
Tolmar, which acquired Jatenzo in 2022, is positioning the TRT treatment as suited for patients who lack testosterone or have low testosterone levels due to hypogonadism or other medical...
Tech-enabled transplant company CareDx announced a strategic partnership with Dovetail Genomics to push the next wave of innovation in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotyping for organ and stem cell transplant matching.
The partnership will enable HLA labs to take part in an early access program utilizing CareDx's NGS-based AlloSeq Tx 17 HLA typing solution that will include Dovetail Genomics'...
OneStep, which offers a smartphone-enabled motion analysis tool, announced it has secured $36 million in funding.
Team8 and Vintage Investment Partners coled the funding round, with participation from existing investors Aleph, 10D and LionBird.
WHAT IT DOES
The New York-based company offers AI-enabled motion-analysis technology that utilizes smartphone sensors to analyze one's gait. The offering...
New upper GI endoscopy AI tested at CU Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) became the first to test Olympus' new AI-powered upper gastrointestinal endoscopy system for detecting gastric cancers.
The faculty first partnered with the Japanese medical endoscope manufacturer last year.
"The new AI endoscopic system is distinguished by its ability to...
