Digital Health

The Bloom sensor next to two smartphones displaying the corresponding app
SWORD Health launches product aimed at female pelvic pain
By Emily Olsen | 11:11 am | March 08, 2022
Bloom pairs a connected sensor with guidance from a pelvic health specialist.
Doctor talks to patient
'Data minimalization' could be key to helping doctors through data overload
By Laura Lovett | 03:21 pm | March 07, 2022
At ViVE's partner program on Sunday, panelists discussed the importance of data curation. 
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Interoperability startup Health Gorilla scores $50M and more digital health fundings
By Emily Olsen | 02:18 pm | March 07, 2022
Also: MDisrupt raises $6 million, and Maverick Medical AI scores $5 million.
A male patient lying on his back on a massage table and a female physical therapist holding his leg up.
Study: Hybrid, stratified physical therapy not more effective than face-to-face care
By Emily Olsen | 01:46 pm | March 04, 2022
However, researchers found the blended approach did have a greater impact on fear-avoidance beliefs and patients' reported adherence to at-home exercises.
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Roundup: Singaporean health workers get free access to Intellect's self-care app, Terumo signs partnership to expand predictive analytics, and more briefs
By Adam Ang | 12:10 am | March 04, 2022
Also, SeekIn is set to release an AI-based all-cancer screening test in Europe.
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MFine launches heart rate monitoring feature
By Adam Ang | 12:03 am | March 04, 2022
The feature uses a smartphone camera and flash to calculate a user's heart rate.
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Withings, Calibrate focus on weight management, Dexcom lands breakthrough device designation and other digital health briefs
By Laura Lovett | 03:53 pm | March 03, 2022
Also: the Surgeon General asks big tech for COVID-19 misinformation data, and Eden Health launches a personal care offering. 
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Drug discovery startup ArrePath scores $20M and more digital health fundings
By Emily Olsen | 03:31 pm | March 03, 2022
Also: Rupa Health raised $20 million for its lab test platform, and CancerIQ scooped up $14 million in Series B funding.
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Report: Mental health startups raise $5.5B globally in 2021
By Emily Olsen | 01:18 pm | March 03, 2022
That amounts to a 139% increase from 2020, according to CBInsights' State of Mental Health Tech 2021 Report.
Person points to wearable
Fitbit recalls Ionic smartwatches due to burn hazard
By Laura Lovett | 02:50 pm | March 02, 2022
Customers can get a refund of $299 for the product.