Direct-to-consumer virtual health company Hims & Hers Health announced its plans to grow its Medical Advisory Board from five members to 15 members. The new members come from an array of medical specialties including urology, mental health and infectious disease.
This news comes roughly a year after the company went public through a SPAC merger. Since listing on the New York Stock Exchange,...
This morning Evernow, a virtual women’s health company, named Dr. Leah Millheiser its next chief medical officer. Millheiser is a trained OB/GYN who specializes in menopause and sexual health. She is a clinical professor and the director of the Female Sexual Medicine Program in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford Medical Center.
Dr. Jennifer Garrison, co-founder and director...
Tech-enabled nurse and aide staffing company connectRN has raised $76 million in a financing round led by Suvretta Capital Management and Avidity Partners.
Other investors participating in this round include HBM Healthcare Investments, Infinitum Asset Management, Adage Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management and Park West Asset Management.
Home care provider Amedisys also invested and will...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is collaborating with government-focused tech firm PUBLIC to launch its accelerator programme for UK-based digital healthcare startups.
The virtual four-week mentorship opportunity is open to innovative companies focused on elective care, population health, citizen access and workforce.
A cohort of 10 selected healthcare startups will receive AWS promotional credits,...
Creating a diverse work environment is a hot topic today. However, there is still a long way to go in workplace equity—including in the world of healthcare. In fact, Doximity reports a 28% gender pay gap in physician salaries last year. There is also a pay gap for doctors of color.
On Wednesday morning, MobiHealthNews sat down with HIMSS’ Most Influential Women in Health IT Award recipients to...
While 2020 shook up the entire workforce, it was perhaps most evident in the healthcare world. The COVID-19 pandemic created new challenges that propelled the healthcare world to adopt new technologies.
Next week HIMSS is releasing new survey data on the future of health. Speaking at HIMSS' State of Healthcare event on June 15 is Dr. Scott Rissmiller, EVP and chief physician executive at Atrium...
Osler Technology, an Australian developer of online healthcare portfolios and learning applications, has unveiled a new education platform for healthcare professionals.
WHAT IT DOES
The My Osler app provides resources to aid in learning, such as modules, podcasts, quizzes, articles, procedures and scenarios. It is designed for students and healthcare professionals in acute care.
Through paid...
Plano, a Singapore-based eye wellness app developer, has teamed up with US-based myopia education platform Review of Myopia Management with the aim of providing the latest in educational content for eye care professionals around the world. Both organisations hope to expand their current platforms and engage with the growing myopia management community globally.
WHY IT MATTERS
According to Plano...
Dr. Amy Abernethy, Principal Deputy Commissioner and Acting Chief Information Officer at the FDA, will be stepping down from her positions at the agency in mid-to-late April, according to a memo Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock sent out to agency staff this morning.
Abernethy came to the agency in early 2019 following a long line of executive and board positions at healthcare and health...
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