Mental health coaching startup Ginger raises $50M
Ginger, a startup that provides mental health coaching services to its members, raised $50 million in series D funding. Source link...
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Massachusetts COVID-19 Recovered Cases Spark Hope Amid Pandemic
Per a new update from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, an additional 1,190 people living in the state managed to recover from the coronavirus,...
Biogen, Eisai complete submission of controversial Alzheimer’s drug. The ball is in FDA’s court now.
The FDA has 60 days to decide whether or not to accept the application. An analyst wrote that the agency accepting it with a priority...
Massachusetts Coronavirus Update: Recovered Cases Surpass 93,000
The number of COVID-19 recoveries in Massachusetts continue to rise, although there are still some reported deaths and individuals testing positive. Source link...
8 tips from a nurse to make telehealth take off at your organization
Following these recommendations can turn telehealth into the default care delivery choice of patients and doctors alike Source link...
Akili’s long journey to build the first video game as a treatment
After years of work, Akili received FDA clearance for its video game to be used as a treatment for ADHD. CEO Eddie Martucci shared what...
How Covid-19 is accelerating adoption of decentralized clinical trials
Late last month, Medable and LabCorp CRO Covance signed a deal to accelerate adoption of decentralized trials, a trend that has been helped along as...
Funding roundup: Mental health startup led by former Uber exec gets $100 million
Mindstrong, a company offering a mental health platform for patients with serious mental illness, raised $100 million. Read more about startups that raised funding this...
CMS expands telehealth options for Medicare Advantage plans
A final rule published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday would allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover more specialties through telehealth....
Lowering Air Pollution Levels in Massachusetts May Prevent Cardiovascular Hospital Admissions
Lowering Air Pollution Levels in Massachusetts May Prevent Cardiovascular Hospital Admissions Source link...
COVID-19 Antibody Tests Proliferate, but What Do They Show?
They are being offered to healthcare workers, as well as to the general public, despite uncertainty over what they mean and their reliability. Source link...
It’s time we reevaluate our views of patient data
Driven by business interests, many healthcare organizations continue to use the pretext of patient privacy all too easily, to keep data locked away. It’s time...
Covid-19 worries cause companies to seek mental health tools
With worries over health and the economy affecting most employees, companies are looking for ways to roll out more mental health tools. In turn, many...
Gilead’s Covid-19 drug improved conditions in some severely ill patients, data show
The company cautioned against attempting to draw firm conclusions from the data on remdesivir, which came from only 53 patients treated with the drug under...
Google, Facebook launch location-based mapping efforts for Covid-19
Google, Facebook, and other tech firms have launched their own efforts to track the spread of Covid-19. While some of these efforts are opt-in, others...
New England Patriots Owner Uses Team Plane To Bring Medical Supplies To Massachusetts
Robert Kraft is doing what he can to help supply Massachusetts with needed medical supplies Source link...
Cigna’s new Medicare Advantage chief talks about growth plans, Covid-19
Dr. Gina Conflitti was named chief medical officer of Cigna’s Medicare Advantage business on March 5. In her first month on the job, she shared...
Restaurants, Bars Are Being Closed To Help Curb COVID-19 Spread
California, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Washington, Massachusetts and North Carolina are some of the states that have closed bars and restaurants. Source...
BMS, Voluntis partner on digital therapeutics for cancer patients
The companies will develop a mobile app that will allow patients to self-manage symptoms and enable remote monitoring by healthcare providers. In a phone interview,...