Ginger raises $50M for mental healthcare on demand
Ginger, the on-demand mental healthcare service, has closed a $50 million Series D investment round to expand the service
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Telehealth startup Ro raises $200M to expand online pharmacy
NYC startup Ro has raised a $200M Series C to expand telehealth offerings
ABM raises $10 million for remote ventilators
ABM Respiratory Care has raised $10 million to commercialise the world’s first telehealth ventilator
Doctor on Demand secures $75 million Series D
Doctor on Demand, the virtual care provider, has raised $75 million in a Series D funding round led by General Atlantic.
Synapse Medicine closes €7 million round for drug safety platform
Synapse Medicine, the medical intelligence platform developer, has raised €7 million in a round led by MACSF
Physitrack to provide remote physio at Guy’s and St Thomas’
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust (GSTT) in London has selected Physitrack to deliver remote physiotherapy services, including home exercise prescription, patient education, outcome analysis.
COVID-19 accelerates healthtech adoption
Cost pressures in US healthcare exacerbated by COVID-19 have accelerated adoption of tech to better serve patients and improve margins.
World Health Organisation publishes 10-point guideline on digital health
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a guideline for the use of digital health interventions to strengthen health systems.
Doctor On Demand launches Synapse primary care platform
Doctor On Demand, the US telehealth service, has announced the launch of Synapse, a primary care platform for health plans and employers.
Global collaboration publishes recommendations to speed rare disease diagnosis
The Global Commission to End the Diagnostic Odyssey for Children has today published recommendations on how to solve the challenge of diagnosing rare diseases. The commission was set up by Takeda, Microsoft, and EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe to find solutions to core barriers preventing timely diagnosis for rare diseases.