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ObvioHealth Launches Decentralized Clinical Trial for Migraine Treatment Device

by Fred Pennic 03/16/2023 Leave a Comment

ObvioHealth Launches Decentralized Clinical Trials for Migraine Treatment Device

What You Should Know: - ObvioHealth and Mi-Helper, Inc. announce a partnership to conduct a decentralized clinical trial for a non-invasive neuromodulation device for the treatment of migraines. The randomized controlled trial will be fully remote, enabling data capture from home—where the device is intended to be used. - Mi-Helper has been developed to meet a massive unmet need for effective, targeted, and drug-free pain management of migraines, a condition which impacts 1 billion
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Virtual Chronic Pain Startup, Override Launches with $3.5M

by Fred Pennic 12/19/2022 Leave a Comment

Virtual Chronic Pain Startup, Override Launches with $3.5M

What You Should Know: - Override, a new multi-specialty, virtual chronic pain solution founded by former US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin MD, and his daughter, Jennie Shulkin JD emerges from stealth with $3.5M. The seed round was led by 7wireVentures and Martin Ventures, with SignalFire and Confluent Health joining the round. - In addition, Override has acquired the country’s leading pain management coaching business: Take Courage Coaching. Virtual Chronic Pain
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Medical Gaslighting Remains Rampant for Women: Whose Job Is It To Stop It?

by Gina Nebesar, Chief Product Office of Ovia Health 10/13/2022 Leave a Comment

Medical Gaslighting Remains Rampant for Women: Whose Job Is It To Stop It?

Have you ever gone to a medical appointment, knowing and feeling with certainty that something is wrong, only to have a doctor downplay and write off your symptoms?  Medical gaslighting, a relatively new, non-clinical term, refers to the practice of minimizing or dismissing a patient’s symptoms, concerns, or experiences. Often, symptoms are written off as psychological in nature,  or patients are told that what they are experiencing isn’t serious or that it is normal. The problem
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Virtual Reality Therapy May Serve as Effective Adjunct To Anesthesia For Surgical Procedures

by Syed Hamza Sohail 09/21/2022 Leave a Comment

XRHealth Launches Virtual Reality Telehealth Clinic in Israel

What You Should Know: - The results of a clinical trial using software from XRHealth, developer and operator of virtual treatment rooms in the metaverse,  published in PLOS ONE demonstrated that virtual reality therapy may serve as an effective adjunct to anesthesia for surgical procedures. The trials were conducted with XRHealth’s immersive virtual reality software. - The results of the trial showed that the majority of patients (13/17) using the XRHealth VR technology did not need
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Pharmacogenomics: The Key to Unlocking the Future of Personalized Healthcare

by Sobha Pisharody, PhD, Chief Strategy & Product Officer, InformedDNA 09/07/2022 Leave a Comment

Pharmacogenomics: The Key to Unlocking the Future of Personalized Healthcare

Pharmacogenomics—the study of genetic influences on an individual's response to therapeutic medications—is an area of personalized medicine that is gaining momentum. Although pharmacogenomics has been around for a while, providers, health plans, pharmacists and legislators are developing a greater appreciation for its potential benefits and applications.  How Can Pharmacogenomics Improve Outcomes? By considering a person’s DNA in treatment options, providers can determine how an
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Outdated Pain Models & The Rise of New Science on Chronic Pain

by Yoni Ashar, PhD, Clinical Advisor at Lin Health 06/01/2022 Leave a Comment

Outdated Pain Models & The Rise of New Science on Chronic Pain

More than 50 million adults in the United States – more than 20% – suffer from chronic pain, and more than 19.6 million adults have pain that interferes with their lives more days than not. The estimated cost of chronic pain is $635 billion – more than heart disease and cancer combined – due to the number of days missed from work, treatment costs, and other factors. Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability, but the current pain treatment system isn’t working. This is because it hasn’t
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Komodo Health & AppliedVR Partner to Drive Therapeutic VR for Chronic Pain

by Jasmine Pennic 04/28/2022 Leave a Comment

AppliedVR Secures $36M to Scale Therapeutic Virtual Reality Platform for Pain Management

What You Should Know: - Komodo Health, a company delivering patient-level insights by dynamically analyzing the broadest array of data across patients, practitioners, and health systems. today announced a new partnership with AppliedVR, the leader in therapeutic virtual reality (VR) for pain management. - Using Komodo’s technology, AppliedVR will combine its proprietary insights with Komodo’s real-world data to conduct clinical research into the efficacy, cost savings, and health system
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When Automation Meets Empathy: Intelligent Virtual Assistants for Healthcare

by Nate Treloar, COO & Co-Founder at Orbita 03/23/2022 Leave a Comment

When Automation meets Empathy: Intelligent Virtual Assistants for Healthcare

Advances in conversational artificial intelligence are transforming basic chatbots into intelligent virtual assistants that provide comfort and utility for healthcare consumers and the healthcare organizations that serve them.   Most consumers have their minds made up about automated phone agents, and not too many people like them. Who among us hasn’t experienced the frustration of an automated phone menu when calling for a doctor's appointment or shouted “representative!” into our
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AppliedVR Secures $36M to Scale Therapeutic Virtual Reality Platform for Pain Management

by Fred Pennic 11/11/2021 Leave a Comment

AppliedVR Secures $36M to Scale Therapeutic Virtual Reality Platform for Pain Management

What You Should Know: - AppliedVR, a Los Angeles, CA-based company advancing the next generation of immersive therapeutics, today announced $36 million in series B funding, bringing its total funding to $71M. The round, which included investments from F-Prime Capital, JAZZ Venture Partners, Sway Ventures and SVB Ventures, set up AppliedVR for rapid growth as it prepares for its decision from the FDA on its first de novo submission. - Virtual reality provides an immersive experience that
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XRHealth, Reducept Offer Patients Virtual Reality Therapy for Pain Management

by Jasmine Pennic 07/26/2021 Leave a Comment

XRHealth Launches Virtual Reality Telehealth Clinic in Israel

What You Should Know: -  XRHealth, extended reality and therapeutic apps, announced today that they are working with Reducept to expand their offering to patients for virtual reality therapy for pain management. Virtual reality technology provides exercises that train people suffering from chronic pain on how to gain control over pain, potentially reducing the need for medication. - The XRHealth and Reducept partnership was designed for individuals experiencing ongoing
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