MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Conversation with Lumen CEO Daniel Tal Mor
In this episode, the CEO of Lumen talks about the sleek consumer device and why he is at a b-to-b healthcare conference.
Exploring strategies and innovations that deliver balance and wellbeing, expand access to health care, and dramatically improve health outcomes
Recognizing the symbiotic relationship between chronic diseases and mental wellbeing highlights a need for common sense solutions that embrace a holistic, more balanced-oriented approach that has proven successful in nature for hundreds of thousands of years
Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
Digital therapeutics platform Happify Health raises $73M
Happify Health, a startup building digital health tools, raised $73 million in funding. The company plans to use the funds to build out more specialized solutions for health plans and pharma companies.
Flare Capital Partners, 7wire Ventures lead higi’s $21.3M Series C round
The population health startup will use the funding to foster additional engagement with consumers, expand its access points and advance collaboration with healthcare delivery systems.
Goal setting digital health business Pact reaches $1.5M settlement with FTC
Consumers who used the Pact app made “pacts” to exercise a certain number of times per week or meet dietary goals, and agreed to be automatically charged an amount, ranging from $5 to $50 per missed activity if they did not complete their pacts.
App combining genomics, fitness and diet highlights nutrigenomics trend
Genetic testing businesses to personalize fitness and diet regimens are making their way into the consumer space, for better or for worse.
At ViVE 2024, Panelists Share Prior Authorization Progress and Frustration in Payer Insights Program
At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
Can Arianna Huffington do for consumer wellness what she did for online news?
Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global, which is now open for business, intends to transform consumer wellness on an international scale.
FDA declines to scrutinize claims by “low risk” mhealth apps, devices. What’s the takeaway?
FDA said it will ease up vetting general health and wellness apps, but it will scrutinize clinical applications and devices. Does this mean the FTC will step up?
Fitbit earnings call emphasizes healthcare applications, collaborations with insurers
The company more than doubled its revenue from $745 million in 2014 to $1.85 billion in 2015 and net income grew to $175 million.
Ford’s wearables lab experiments with intersection of cars and health tech
The lab is evaluating fitness devices currently on the market and testing them using a driving simulator.
When Investment Rhymes with Canada
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
Concierge care biz One Medical acquires Rise, a nutrition app supported by virtual nutritionists
Two year-old startup Rise finds exit in the form of a $20 million acquisition by One Medical.
Social network meets fitness startup KFit raises $12M for Asia-Pacific expansion
Venturra Capital led the Series A round with participation from SIG and Axiata Digital Innovation Fund.
higi CEO talks about how it will use $40M fundraise for consumer wellness partners
Bennett, a former managing director with venture capital firm Merrick Ventures, said some of the tools it is developing will be aimed at helping retail partners better engage with customers.
4 wearables trend questions to raise at CES
Given the rain and the stepped up security, it already feels like a very different Consumer Electronics Show. The trends that began in earnest in recent years are becoming more widespread. Smart homes merging with health tech, apparel companies branching into health tech and tech-heavy earphones in abundance. UnderArmour’s move to go beyond apparel and […]
Beyond standing desks: The employer wellness-friendly accessories to go with them
With the rise of standing desks and push to make work environments at the company and home offices more active, several consumer and employer wellness companies have developed new ways to encourage activity.