Health and Wellness
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Last year, digital musculoskeletal care and physical therapy companies raked in plenty of investor dollars. Startups say the expensive MSK health sector is ripe for innovation.
Californian startup Lover recently landed $2 million for their module-based sexual health offering.
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HIMSS22
In a preview of their HIMSS22 session, Kasey Claborn of the University of Texas and Andrea L. Daugherty from the Dell Medical School explain how better overdose surveillance could improve response and outreach.
The use of social skill training VR facilitates the social rehabilitation of patients with mental disorders.
The wellness, stress and sleep app maker also announced Calm Health, which will eventually replace its employer-focused service, Calm for Business.
The acquisition comes just after the health tech company announced it had purchased device maker Impeto Medical.
The heart rate monitor, which retails for $90, is worn around the forearm, unlike the company's other chest band wearable.
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