Pregnancy and postpartum care startup Ruth Health is closing its business after reflecting "on challenges ahead in a fragmented maternity care space where [it] failed to find scalable product market fit," the company's CEO said.
Ruth offered virtual pelvic floor physical therapy and lactation support, which could be accessed during pregnancy and after birth, as well as C-section recovery, which...
Amwell, a digital care company that connects providers, payers and patients, announced that Hello Heart, a company focused on cardiac health management, has become a partner in its clinical programs portfolio accessible on the Amwell Converge platform.
The alliance allows Amwell health plan clients to give their employer accounts access to Hello Health cardiovascular's platform. The platform...
Medtronic, which develops, manufactures and sells medical therapy devices, has issued a voluntary recall of its MiniMed 600 series or 700 series insulin pumps due to the pump's potentially shortened battery life.
The company issued a field action, starting on July 31, notifying customers globally that they should monitor their MiniMed pump's built-in alarms and alerts to keep track of battery...
LG NOVA announced the launch of the Partner Alliance Program, a new endeavor to further innovation through cross-sector collaboration among industries to cocreate ventures and help startups scale.
The program, spearheaded by LG NOVA, LG Electronics North America Innovation Center, will focus on bringing together organizations to work with LG NOVA and its startup ecosystem to explore new concepts...
Teletherapy company Talkspace announced it is partnering with Amazon Health Services to help the tech giant's customers check their eligibility for and enroll in Talkspace's mental health services.
When Amazon customers search for terms such as "family therapy," "sleep help" or "stress relief" on Amazon.com, they will discover therapy and psychiatric services that can assist with these issues and...
WELL Health, a digital health company that integrates and updates clinical and digital assets, announced the approval of a $44 million project, Health Compass II, funded by the Canadian government and designed to continue enhancing AI and interoperability in healthcare.
The initiative aims to streamline administrative tasks, enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes by...
Diabetes and insulin management software company Glytec and pharmaceutical firm Roche are teaming up to allow the use of Glytec's software in connection with Roche's point-of-care smart-device hospital blood glucose system cobas pulse in the U.S. and global markets.
According to Roche, cobas pulse's strip architecture provides lab-like results and minimizes the need to repeat tests. The system...
Rural hybrid care provider Homeward announced the appointment of its first chief medical officer, Dr. Greg Burrell, a practicing internal medicine physician.
Burrell will oversee the company's clinical and navigation strategy across quality assurance and markets, work to enhance the member experience, and support healthcare systems.
He formerly served as chief medical officer at employer health-...
