Editor's note: This article has been updated with a quote from Cala Health's CEO.
Calif.-based Cala Health, the maker of wearable neuromodulation therapy, announced that it has completed the initial closing of an oversubscribed $50 million growth round.
Vertex Growth Fund and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures coled the round, with participation by all the company's existing investors, including Johnson...
Cardiovascular imaging company Cleerly announced it raised $106 million in a Series C funding round.
The round was led by Insight Partners and Battery Ventures, with participation from preexisting investors.
WHAT IT DOES
Cleerly is a digital healthcare company that offers heart disease-diagnosis solutions. It developed a standard for coronary artery disease by integrating quality clinical...
Digital musculoskeletal care platform Hinge Health is partnering with Amazon Health Services to allow individuals to check coverage eligibility through their employer or health plan on Amazon Health's website and, if covered, access MSK care through the digital platform.
San Francisco-based Hinge Health, founded in 2015, provides those with musculoskeletal conditions access to orthopedic...
Zipline, an instant logistics and delivery company, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation are expanding their partnership to deliver HIV prevention and treatment to youth in Nigeria.
The partnership will leverage Zipline's drone-delivery technology to address Nigeria's supply chain challenges, such as access to antiretroviral therapy, which is a medicine that prevents people who are HIV positive...
Researchers from South Korea have built machine learning-based models that can predict mood episodes using only sleep and circadian rhythm data from wearable devices.
The team comprised researchers from the Institute for Basic Sciences (IBS), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and Korea University College of Medicine.
FINDINGS
In a study, which findings were published in...
Editor's note: This article has been updated with clarifying comments from Dexcom.
Glucose-monitoring specialist Dexcom made several announcements this year, including receiving FDA clearance for its over-the-counter continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solution Stelo, G7's expanded capabilities to connect directly to the Apple Watch and, most recently, its $75 million investment in and strategic...
Vuno receives second 510(k)
South Korean medical AI company Vuno has obtained a 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its chest X-ray analysis AI software.
The VunoMed Chest X-ray Triage quickly screens for pneumothorax and pleural effusion in chest X-ray images.
This FDA win is a second for Vuno, who first received a 510(k) for its brain image analysis AI in...
Glucose-monitoring specialist Dexcom announced it has made a $75 million strategic investment in health-tracking ring maker Oura and established a strategic partnership to enable two-way data flow between Dexcom's continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and the Oura Ring.
Dexcom will contribute $75 million to Oura's Series D funding round, which will bring Oura's valuation to more than $5 billion....
Synapticure, a telemedicine company focused on people and caregivers living with neurodegenerative diseases, announced it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by B Capital.
New investors CVS Health Ventures, RA Capital Management, CommonSpirit Health and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures participated in the round, with participation from existing investors Google Ventures, Rock Health...
Singapore may be technologically advanced in healthcare, however, there may be sections in the health system that have yet to catch up – including sexual health.
In this small island nation-state of nearly six million people, sexual and reproductive health remains a topic too sensitive and intimate to be discussed in the open.
Access to the internet and the general acceptability of telemedicine...
