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- Tia, the modern medical home for women, announced that it is teaming up with Cedars-Sinai, one of California’s leading health systems, to expand access to primary and specialty care for women across Los Angeles. Together, the two healthcare leaders will provide and enhance high-quality physical, mental and reproductive healthcare for more than 100,000 women throughout the Los Angeles region.
- The deal -- which includes opening multiple clinics throughout LA -- will
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Curebase Launches Remote First DTx Research Platform
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- Curebase, a company committed to democratizing access to clinical trials, announced the release of its integrated software and services package for digital therapeutics (DTx) trials that accelerates enrollment and allows sponsors to launch their studies faster.
- Available now, the new Curebase offering includes the first one-stop-shop decentralized clinical trial (DCT) platform bundled with site and trial execution services for the DTx market.
Making
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TRIPP Partners w/ Carnegie Mellon Psychologists on VR-Guide Meditations
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- TRIPP, the award-winning global XR wellness company, announced an investment and partnership in Equa Health, the company bringing a clinically validated approach to mindfulness training.
- Through the partnership, TRIPP will leverage Equa Health’s mindfulness approach, developed over 15 years with research from Carnegie Mellon University, to launch a series of clinically validated meditations in virtual reality. A combination of science and XR technology, the
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M&A: CVS Pharmacy Acquires MedAvail’s Pharmacy Assets
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- MedAvail Holdings, Inc.(“MedAvail”), an innovative technology-enabled pharmacy company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries and affiliates (“CVS”), for the sale of certain assets of MedAvail’s SpotRx pharmacies (the “CVS Transaction”).
- MedAvail has agreed to sell to CVS certain assets related to its SpotRx pharmacies located in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona; Buena Park,
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Sharecare Launches VR Program to Bring Innovation to Exercise
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- Digital health company Sharecare launches Get Active, a new virtual reality program to help employers encourage exercise among their workforces in a fun, approachable, and accessible way.
- In a pilot with its customer Lennar Corporation, one of the nation's leading homebuilders, Sharecare’s Get Active program for Meta Quest 2 yielded strong results for both healthy and high-risk Associates.
Lennar Pilot Program
In a pilot conducted in late 2022
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Pearl Health Raises $75M to Expand Value-Based Care Innovation
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- Pearl Health, a leading technology company focused on physician enablement and risk-bearing in value-based care, today announced that it has raised $75M in its oversubscribed Series B funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund and Viking Global Investors, with participation by AlleyCorp, SV Angel’s Growth Fund, and other leading investors. This round brings Pearl’s total funding to date to more than $80M.
Value-Based Care Innovation for
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Mighty Health Raises $7.6M for Daily Health Program for Medicare-Aged Adults
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Mighty Health, the first all-in-one daily health program designed for adults ages 50 and up, today announced $7.6M in new financing co-led by Will Ventures and GFT Ventures.
- Mighty Health has built the modern home for healthy living for 50 on up, offering aging adults access to personalized and holistic health guidance through joint-friendly workouts, chronic condition-specific programs, custom nutrition plans, and 1-on-1 health coaching.
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Study: AI-Guided Solution Improves MRI Scan Times & Adoption Rates
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- Vista.ai, a pioneer and leader in automated MRI solutions, today announced results from a clinical adaptation study on the company’s One Click MRI™ software, led by Dr. Raymond Kwong, Director, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital.
- The findings show that Vista.ai’s AI-guided image acquisition software improves cardiac MRI (CMR) scan times and achieves high adoption rates by hospital imaging staff.
Clinical
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Angle Health Raises $58M for Digital-First Health Insurance
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- Angle Health, a digital first health insurance carrier raises $58M in Series A funding, making health insurance more convenient, approachable, and affordable for employers and members. The round was led by Portage with participation from PruVen Capital, Wing Venture Capital, SixThirty Ventures, Mighty Capital, Wormhole Capital, Mindset Ventures, Crew Capital, Aloft VC, and Pilot founder Waseem Daher; and support from existing investors Blumberg Capital,
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Exec Hires: Zocalo Health Appoints First-Ever Latina Chief Medical Officer
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- Zócalo Health, a Latino-founded healthcare service designed for Latino patients, has announced today the appointment of Dr. Sarah Lopez as its Chief Medical Officer making her the first-ever Latina CMO.
- As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Lopez will lead the expansion of Zócalo’s care model, growth of their clinical team, and the development of the company’s culturally aligned services.
Dr. Lopez Bio/Background
Prior to joining Zócalo Health, Dr. Lopez practiced
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