Men fell short on sleep over the holidays
According to data from the Welltory app’s new Sleep Analysis feature, men didn’t sleep as well as women over the winter holidays. Data from 3,000 user…
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Elizabeth Holmes: between a drop and a hard place
Business ethics lessons in the Digital Health care start-up culture Once considered by Forbes “the world's youngest self-made woman billionaire”, E…
23andMe: a clinical trial for Immuno-oncology Antibody
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 23andMe Holding Co. (“23andMe”), a leading consumer genetics and research company, today announced…
Gartner’s 2022 technology trends predictions and how they reflect to healthcare industry
Gartner just recently introduced their top strategic technology trends for 2022. They are split into three categories: Engineering trust, Sculpting ch…
Women’s Health: WHO launches a chatbot with messaging on breast cancer
Launched in October for Breast Cancer Prevention Month, WHO's interactive chatbot targets women and offers them inspiration to improve their personal …
Pear Therapeutics goes public on Nasdaq as Pear
BOSTON – December 3, 2021 – Pear Therapeutics, Inc. (“Pear Therapeutics”), the leader in developing and commercializing software-based medicines,…
Pear Therapeutics receives FDA Breaktrough Device Designation
Pear Therapeutics, Inc., the leader in developing and commercializing software-based medicines called prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), announ…
Novel algorithm on wearable devices can detect irregular heartbeat, may prompt early care
Research Highlights: A novel software algorithm developed for wearable devices, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, was able to detect irreg…
How the use of Virtual Reality (VR) can be benefitial in treatments for Chronic Back Pain patients – results from the Orion trial
In the IASP 2021 Virtual World Congress of Pain, the results from Orion Corporation’s pilot study ‘VIRPI’ were announced. The novel treatment, a digit…
From Molecules to Software: Plexus Ventures to Discuss the Value of DTx for Pharma at Frontiers Health 2021
The hybrid session, held in partnership with Plexus Ventures and Healthware Group and focused on digital therapeutics (DTx) endorsement by pharma comp…