Telehealth

Virta Health, a San Francisco-based startup that brands itself as an online clinic to "safely and sustainably reverse Type 2 diabetes," raised $45 million during its Series B funding round.

Officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the agency will offer almost $50 million in grants targeted toward telehealth and distance learning programs across the country, Indiana Public Media reports.

Physicians in London held a protest March 29 to voice concerns regarding GP at Hand, a 24-hour telemedicine service the U.K. National Health Service launched in November 2017, The Evening Standard reports.

The American Academy of Family Physicians plans to roll out a telehealth service to its 129,000 members in late 2018.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health deployed an update to their online diagnosis and treatment service, powered by technology from leading virtual care company Zipnosis.

Amid the nationwide debate on gun control and school safety, a Lubbock-based Texas Tech University telemedicine program shows promise in vetting potentially dangerous students and helping them access the mental healthcare they need, Chron reports.

The average cost to develop a mobile health app from conception to launch is $425,000, according to a Research2Guidance report.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released an updated telehealth app for iPhones March 23 called VA Video Connect.

Dallas-based Parkland Health & Hospital System implemented an e-consult program that significantly reduced unnecessary clinic appointments at its gastroenterology specialty clinic.

Interest in telemedicine is growing, with the majority of hospitals leaders citing remote care as a priority, according to a May 2017 survey. However, in regions of the U.S. with limited internet access, providers may struggle to connect patients to…