After reaching record levels in 2021, digital health funding was down 31 percent in the third quarter of 2022, according to an Oct. 11 CB Insights report.
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Digital health and healthcare navigation company Quantum named John Hallock the chief communications officer.
Employee assistance company Empathia is partnering with Togetherall to provide virtual mental health services to Empathia members.
Noom has let go of about 500 employees in another round of layoffs for the weight loss and dieting app, TechCrunch reported.
Health data integration company Smile Digital Health has passed an Amazon Web Service foundation technical review, making the company an Amazon Health Lake connector partner.
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Substance abuse analytics company Pretaa is partnering with wearable health company Fitbit to incorporate Fitbit into its substance abuse treatment program.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has developed a digital app the health system says has been effective in reducing anxiety and depression in teens and young adults.
Redesign Health, a company that launches healthcare startups, has laid off 20 percent of its staff a month after raising $65 million, Fast Company reported.
Oct. 10 is Mental Health Awareness Day, and digital health companies are constantly innovating and introducing new mental healthcare tools.
The privacy risk of patients sharing their deidentified data for medical research is low, an Oct. 6 study in PLOS Digital Health found.