Health and Wellness

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By  Anthony Vecchione 12:34 pm April 4, 2025
Editor's note: This article has been updated with context from Lark Health.  Chronic disease prevention and management platform Lark Health announced it will be available through CVS Caremark's Point Solutions Management program. CVS Caremark customers will have the ability to access Lark's coaching programs, including the company's GLP-1 cost containment and obesity management offerings, through...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:07 am April 4, 2025
Thatch, an employer-focused health benefits platform, has secured $40 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total raise to $84.5 million.  Index Ventures led the round, with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), PeopleTech Partners, General Catalyst, The General Partnership and SemperVirens, and new investor ADP Ventures.  The company also announced the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 04:24 pm April 3, 2025
Solace, a healthcare navigation platform, announced it scored $60 million in Series B funding. Menlo Ventures led the round with participation from existing investors Inspired Capital, Torch Capital and Craft Ventures, and new investor SignalFire.  WHAT IT DOES Solace matches patients with advocates who help them navigate their healthcare journey, whether through navigating a new diagnosis,...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 10:57 am April 3, 2025
Suki, an AI-backed voice tool for healthcare, introduced a new feature that will generate and stage prescription orders from ambient visits.  The new feature will be available as part of the company's flagship product, Suki Assistant, which uses generative AI to automatically create clinical documentation by ambiently listening to patient-clinician conversations. Suki said it will initially roll...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 10:40 am April 3, 2025
Diet weight loss company Noom has entered into an agreement with Eli Lilly's LillyDirect pharmacy provider Gifthealth to help improve access to FDA-approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) single-dose vials for Noom's members with an on-label prescription from a doctor.  The integration with the LillyDirect pharmacy provider expands Noom's approach to weight management by allowing an option for members...
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By  Jessica Hagen 04:47 pm April 2, 2025
During a town hall in Wisconsin streamed live on YouTube on Monday, Elon Musk announced that his brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink will perform its first human implant of Blindsight, aimed at restoring vision in individuals who are blind, by the end of 2025. Musk was asked by an audience member when he envisioned "solving blindness and bringing that to the masses." "Neuralink has...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:54 pm April 2, 2025
Hybrid weight-inclusive primary and metabolic care provider knownwell announced it will be listed as a care provider on pharma giant Eli Lilly's digital healthcare platform LillyDirect. knownwell touts itself as a hybrid weight-inclusive provider offering primary care and metabolic health services. The Boston-based company has brick-and-mortar locations in Texas, Chicago and Massachusetts. Lilly...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 02:02 pm April 2, 2025
The Child Mind Institute, a children's mental health resource, has partnered with the California Department of Healthcare Services to launch Mirror, an intuitive mental health journaling app for teens. Free of charge, Mirror aims to enhance emotional processing and offer a supportive environment for self-reflection.  The Mirror app allows users to self-express and understand patterns in their...
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By  Jessica Hagen 04:40 pm April 1, 2025
Unlearn, an AI-enabled company creating digital twins of clinical trial participants, announced a partnership to advance ALS research with biotechnology company Trace Neuroscience, which creates genomic therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Unlearn, founded in 2017, uses machine learning to create digital twins of clinical trial participants before being randomized in a controlled trial.  The...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 01:47 pm April 1, 2025
Eargo, which makes tech-enabled hearing aids, and hearX, maker of Lexie hearing aids, announced they have merged to form a new company, LXE Hearing. Eargo is a direct-to-consumer hearing aid company, while hearX markets a suite of digital, mobile technologies for hearing loss detection and diagnosis. LXE Hearing received $100 million in financing from Patient Square Capital. The company touts...