Headway’s platform lets users search for in-network therapists. The company manages back-end paperwork and billing, and hires therapists as independent contractors. Photo credit: Headway On the heels of a $26 million round last summer, mental health startup Headway raised another $70 million. The New York-based startup plans to use the funds as it continues to
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, May 3, 2021 Say you twist your ankle playing catch with your kids. Or maybe your daughter has a rash that’s spreading. Do you visit urgent care or the hospital emergency department? Many cases of injury or illness can be handled at an urgent care clinic rather than a
Latest Eyesight News SATURDAY, May 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) As children begin to return to their favorite sports, parents need to ensure that their youngsters use protective eyewear, a leading group of eye specialists says. Nearly 30,000 people suffer sports-related eye injuries every year in the United States, but 90% of emergency room visits for
Social media may make it easier for people to engage online, but it does not provide certain benefits of real-life human interactions, says a Michigan State University researcher. Problematic social media use has been associated with depression, anxiety and social isolation, and having a good social support system helps insulate people from negative mental health.
Oshi Health built a digital health platform to help people manage GI conditions at home. Photo credit: Oshi Health Among a surge of digital health tools, from digital programs for managing diabetes to apps that connect people with therapists, there’s one area that has garnered less attention — gastrointestinal conditions. Oshi Health CEO Sam Holliday
Image courtesy of Brent Vaughan As a healthcare executive in the industry for over 25 years, I recently submitted comments to Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) urging the agency to implement without further delay a regulation that would offer Medicare beneficiaries automatic access to cutting edge medical technologies authorized under FDA’s breakthrough device program. CMS
Affinia Therapeutics, which has technology that could deliver gene therapies to more tissue types in the body, raised the Series B financing as it looks ahead to clinical testing. The biotech is the latest company to close a substantial round of funding for gene therapy technology. Gene therapy’s promise of potential cures runs up against
LabCorp is strengthening its position in autoimmune testing. To do this, the Burlington, NC-based company is acquiring Myriad Genetics’s autoimmune business unit, which includes the Vectra rheumatoid arthritis (RA) assay, for $150 million. The deal is expected to close in 3Q21. Vectra is a non-invasive, blood-based test that analyzes 12 biomarkers to measure RA disease
New research shows that patients who have had contact with the hospital due to serious glandular disease have a greater risk of subsequently developing depression. The study from iPSYCH is the largest yet to show a correlation between glandular fever and depression. The vast majority of Danes have had glandular fever – also called mononucleosis
LabCorp is strengthening its position in autoimmune testing. To do this, the Burlington, NC-based company is acquiring Myriad Genetics’s autoimmune business unit, which includes the Vectra rheumatoid arthritis (RA) assay, for $150 million. The deal is expected to close in 3Q21. Vectra is a non-invasive, blood-based test that analyzes 12 biomarkers to measure RA disease
Are cloth masks just as good as surgical masks in stopping the transmission of COVID-19? Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Surrey are saying yes – as long as it’s a three-layered cloth mask. The researchers published a paper detailing their work in the Physics of Fluids journal. The paper detailed how they looked
Health Services Starting in April, long-awaited interoperability regulations go into effect where patients will have unprecedented access to their data. Learn from patient advocates, health systems and others how the changes affect them. By MedCity News [embedded content] Hear the latest industry news first. Sign up for our daily newsletter. We will never sell or
Volunteer firefighters — who comprise more than 65 percent of the U.S. fire service — have higher levels of “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in their bodies than the general public, according to a Rutgers study. The study, which was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, compared the
A new study, presented today at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, and simultaneously published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, finds that patients suffering from severe mitral regurgitation should be carefully screened and counselled before undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral repair (TEER). Data showed that up to 95 percent of patients who needed
Welcome to the MD+DI Book Club, a monthly feature where we recommend a book for medtech professionals. Title and Author: Brand Therapy; 15 Techniques for Creating Brand Strategy in Pharma and Medtech, by Brian D. Smith. Smith has worked in the life sciences sector for 40 years as a research chemist, marketing leader, research academic, and advisor to many leading
Gene therapy developers rely on engineered viruses to carry genetic cargo to cells. Adeno-associated virus, the viral vector that has been the backbone of this burgeoning field, shows a particular preference for targeting liver cells. That’s great for liver disorders or diseases associated with proteins produced by the liver, but the inability to target other
Video highlights of COVID-19 data trends as of May 2, 2021. This daily report shares critical data on the spread of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours. For the latest news, trends, and expert insights on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the JHU Coronavirus Resource Center: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/ Explore COVID-19 trends around the world with our in-depth
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part story on Molli Surgical’s recently FDA-cleared technology. Part one covers the design and engineering process, while part two focuses on the clinician and patient experience of the technology. Ananth Ravi, PhD, was a newly-minted radiation oncology medical physicist at Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Center and clinical operations
Video highlights of COVID-19 data trends as of May 1, 2021. This daily report shares critical data on the spread of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours. For the latest news, trends, and expert insights on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the JHU Coronavirus Resource Center: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/ Explore COVID-19 trends around the world with our in-depth
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