An Apple Watch-based app from digital health startup h2o therapeutics that monitors patients with Parkinson’s disease has gotten 510(k) marketing clearance from the FDA.
Category: digital health
Health tech company will be biggest in the world, VC investors say
A health tech startup will one day be the “biggest company in the world,” according to two investment partners with venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
Mount Sinai spinoff to lay off 500 employees; exit reproductive, women’s health testing
Sema4, a genomics company that spun out of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, said it plans to lay off 500 employees as it closes its reproductive and women’s health testing services.
Google, Highmark and League to collaborate on digital health platform
Google Cloud, health insurance company Highmark Health and healthcare software company League are forming a new digital health platform for Highmark Health’s members.
General Catalyst adds UC Davis Health to list of health system partners
UC Davis Health has joined the growing list of healthcare systems to partner with venture capital firm General Catalyst to focus on digital medicine transformation strategy.
Mayo Clinic Platform partners with Atropos Health on clinical decision support tool
Mayo Clinic Platform, the data analytics arm of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, is giving tech company Atropos Health access to deidentified patient data to boost its clinical decision support tool.
Wearables company, Johns Hopkins to study physiological reasons for addiction relapse
Wearables company Whoop and Havre de Grace, Md.-based Ashley Addiction Treatment are partnering with Johns Hopkins University to study why some people relapse during addiction recovery.
Mayo Clinic-backed VC firm invests $5M in AI automation firm used by Henry Ford Health
EHealth Ventures, an Israeli venture capital firm that partners with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, has invested $5 million in Agamon Health, a tech startup already used by health systems such as Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.
Mass General Brigham’s remote monitoring program lowers blood pressure, cholesterol
Mass General Brigham’s remote cholesterol and blood pressure management program was able to successfully lower blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients.
Northwell Holdings, Aegis Ventures partner to focus on menopause care
Northwell Holdings, the venture arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, partnered with Aegis Ventures to launch Upliv, a women’s virtual care company that will focus on providing menopause care.
