Health and Wellness

Doctor talking to senior male patient in a home visit
Working with the healthcare system is key to reforming rural health
By Emily Olsen | 11:55 am | March 10, 2022
At a ViVE session, panelists discuss how to improve access to healthcare in rural communities.
A woman standing at her desk looking down at her smartphone
Omada integrates behavioral health into chronic condition management platform
By Emily Olsen | 02:26 pm | March 09, 2022
The addition comes weeks after Omada Health announced a $192 million Series E financing round.
Clinical data
Google's Care Studio announces Conditions, an AI-backed tool
By Laura Lovett | 01:58 pm | March 09, 2022
The feature is geared toward offering clinicians a holistic view of the patient. 
CureSkin website
Indian AI-driven skin care app CureSkin scores $5M in Series A funding
By Adam Ang | 03:05 am | March 09, 2022
The startup plans to increase its user base and further invest in technology. 
A close up of a person wearing the Cionic Neural Sleeve
Cionic earns FDA clearance for leg-worn device to improve mobility
By Emily Olsen | 02:36 pm | March 08, 2022
The Neural Sleeve uses electrical stimulation to help people with neurological conditions walk more easily.
The Bloom sensor next to two smartphones displaying the corresponding app
SWORD Health launches product aimed at female pelvic pain
By Emily Olsen | 11:11 am | March 08, 2022
Bloom pairs a connected sensor with guidance from a pelvic health specialist.
A male patient lying on his back on a massage table and a female physical therapist holding his leg up.
Study: Hybrid, stratified physical therapy not more effective than face-to-face care
By Emily Olsen | 01:46 pm | March 04, 2022
However, researchers found the blended approach did have a greater impact on fear-avoidance beliefs and patients' reported adherence to at-home exercises.
A patient accessing the Manage My Health portal
Roundup: Manage My Health adds diary feature, Synergy Radiology partners with SNAC for AI medical imaging, and more briefs
By Adam Ang | 12:14 am | March 04, 2022
Also, Synapse Medical's billing system has been integrated into IMEXHS's medical imaging software.
A health worker wearing a surgical mask ties their head cap
Roundup: Singaporean health workers get free access to Intellect's self-care app, Terumo signs partnership to expand predictive analytics, and more briefs
By Adam Ang | 12:10 am | March 04, 2022
Also, SeekIn is set to release an AI-based all-cancer screening test in Europe.
A person's vital measurements as shown through their smartphone
MFine launches heart rate monitoring feature
By Adam Ang | 12:03 am | March 04, 2022
The feature uses a smartphone camera and flash to calculate a user's heart rate.