FireflyVR, a company that develops virtual reality software for mental healthcare, announced the appointment of Andy Mathis as its new chief business officer and Steve Howarth as its chief financial officer.
Mathis' previous roles include head of Android carrier partnerships in North America at Google, head of customer account management at Oculus, director of healthcare partnerships for the...
Mesh Bio secures funding for refining digital twin engine
Singaporean startup Mesh Bio has received undisclosed funding from East Ventures to assist with its regional expansion.
The company is currently working on a digital twin solution for managing rising cases of chronic diseases, particularly in Southeast Asia, where 62% of all deaths in the region are due to non-communicable conditions. Mesh...
Editor's note: This article has been updated with an announcement from Hims & Hers Health.
Digital mental health company Headspace announced the promotion of Nicolette Turner from senior vice president of finance to chief financial officer.
Turner played a vital role in negotiating the company's $3 billion merger with virtual mental healthcare company Ginger in 2021. Before working at...
Tech giant Microsoft announced a long-term partnership with multistate healthcare system Mercy, which will utilize its Azure OpenAI Service to provide generative AI-assisted communication resources to patients and Mercy employees.
Microsoft's generative AI will be used to help patients understand lab results, schedule appointments and get answers to healthcare-related questions.
Mercy's...
The significance of robust education and training is unequivocal in the dynamic realm of healthcare, marked by relentless advances in medical science and a steadfast pivot toward patient-centric care models.
In today's era of reimagined healthcare possibilities, it becomes imperative for institutions to recognize that the foundation of elevated patient outcomes rests on cultivating a skilled,...
New York-based tech-enabled health insurance company Oscar Health announced the appointment of Kerry Sain as executive vice president of +Oscar and Steven Kelmar as executive vice president and chief of staff to the CEO.
Oscar Health launched +Oscar in 2021. The platform gives provider-sponsored and regional health plans the services and technological capabilities of more extensive health plans...
Maven Clinic, which offers virtual care geared toward women and families, announced it is partnering with Amazon to provide the retail giant's employees access to its fertility and family-building support services.
The New York-based digital reproductive health and family platform offers fertility and family planning services, pregnancy and postpartum care, and parenting and pediatric support....
AI-backed remote monitoring and digital therapeutics company Biofourmis confirmed it laid off 120 employees worldwide, including 48 workers in the U.S.
The Boston-based company offers home care tools to help remotely monitor acute and post-acute patients, then alter a care team when a patient's condition changes from their personal baseline.
It also offers digital therapies, including a heart-...
Digital weight loss company Noom announced the appointment of Geoff Cook as its new chief executive officer and member of its board of directors.
Saeju Jeong, Noom's cofounder and the company's former CEO of 16 years, is stepping down but will continue as executive chairman of the board.
Cook cofounded and served as CEO of social networking services company the Meet Group, where he took the...
Northwell Holdings and Aegis Ventures company Caire, a virtual care creation platform, has appointed former emeritus president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, Dr. John Noseworthy, as executive chairman.
Noseworthy will join the company's board of directors and lead its Caire Collaborative, a consortium of health systems that act as investors, partners and early adopters of Caire's in-person and virtual...
