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Change Healthcare confirms ransomware hackers stole medical records on a ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans
The February ransomware attack on UHG-owned Change Healthcare stands as one of the largest-ever known digital thefts of U.S. medical records.
Care/of, a company offering personalized subscription vitamin packs, says it will be canceling all subscriptions as of Monday, June 17 and will no longer be accepting new orders. The news…
Jasper Health, a cancer care platform startup, laid off a substantial part of its workforce, TechCrunch has learned.
Neurotech startup Neurovalens gets FDA clearance for noninvasive anxiety treatment
A 2019 rule change by the U.S. medical devices regulator aimed at encouraging innovations targeting insomnia and anxiety is bearing fruit: Neurovalens, a Belfast-based startup that for over a decade…
Autism Impact Fund closes $60M first fund and broadens its scope
AIF still has resources in its first fund to do a “handful” more deals as well as follow-on investments.
Metyos is building a biowearable to monitor chronic kidney disease
Alexandre Boulanger is better known for building self-balancing exoskeletons at Wandercraft. For his next trick, the Paris-based robotics entrepreneur is fronting work on a far lighter kind of wearable: An…
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PocketHealth eases doctor-patient communications with easy image exchange
Have you ever needed a copy of your medical imaging to take to your doctor or another healthcare provider and been handed a CD? You’re not alone. Many radiologists still…
The CareVoice raises $10M Series B, bucking the funding slowdown in health tech
The field of insurance technology has had a rough time. About 7 years ago, early insurtech companies promised to disrupt the insurance industry with new tech, but today, most of…
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Microbiome startups respond as industry is accused of ‘questionable practices’
The biotech sector has embraced the microbiome in recent years, a green field market powered by cheap genome sequencing and venture dollars, promising bespoke treatments for everything from gut troubles to skin problems. But a report in Science alleges that these companies lack scientific rigor and meaningful regulation, offering little…
With cycle tracking, Withings considers taking half of the population seriously
Whenever I talk to people working in the quantified self — fitness and health trackers — there’s a murmuring about how little attention is given to literally half the population.…
U.S. healthcare technology giant Change Healthcare has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. In a brief statement Wednesday, the company said it was “experiencing a network interruption related to a…
Kenya’s Ilara Health gets $4.2M backing to expand clinic-support services
Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health tech enabling private clinics to access diagnostic devices and pharmaceutical products, has secured $4.2 million debt-equity in a pre-Series A round. The funds will be…
Heart failure monitoring startup Acorai turns heads with oversubscribed seed
Swedish medical device startup Acorai is pairing proprietary sensing hardware and machine learning software with the goal of putting a non-invasive heart pressure monitoring tool in the hands of clinicians…
Startup studio Hexa hires former Doctolib exec to launch its health vertical
Hexa, the Paris-based startup studio that recently raised $22 million, is launching a new vertical focused on improving the healthcare system. Julien Méraud, a senior team member of the French…
Forta raises $55M to help parents look after their autistic kids
Forta Health aims to democratize access to healthcare by utilizing AI tools, including large language models, to empower caregivers and enhance clinical treatments.
Got a UTI? Vivoo brings the answer to that question closer to home
The trend we noticed at last year’s CES continues: Startups are really curious about your bodily fluids. Vivoo is no exception. The company already offers a broad range of at-home tests…
Harvard’s robotic exoskeleton can improve walking, decrease falls in people with Parkinson’s
New research from Harvard and Boston University demonstrates how soft robotic exoskeletons can help people with Parkinson’s disease.
The urgent call for innovation and investment in maternal health
Women’s health remains one of the most underfunded, under-researched, and underserved areas of investment and study.
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BioticsAI wants to improve prenatal ultrasound scans with AI
Meet BioticsAI, a startup that has built an AI-based platform that plugs into an ultrasound machine to prevent fetal malformation misdiagnosis. BioticsAI has been quietly working on its solution for the past two years and is now unveiling its product onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt as part of the Startup Battlefield.…
The team behind HealthXCapital, which invested in and helped health tech startups scale up, has joined Singapore-based Jungle Ventures. Seemant Jauhari, who led HealthXCapital since it was founded eight years…
With the ability to access, create and analyze new datasets, personalized, evidence-based pathways are driving more healthcare decisions.
CardioComm, a provider of ECG monitoring devices, confirms cyberattack downed its services
CardioComm Solutions, a Canadian provider of consumer and professional-grade heart monitoring technologies, has been downed by an ongoing cybersecurity incident. The Toronto-based organization said on Tuesday that its business operations…
Amazon revealed Thursday a preview of new deals that will be offered next week during its annual Prime Day event, including an exclusive healthcare deal through One Medical, the primary…
Heard Technologies grabs another $15M to develop therapist accounting tools
In the past year, Heard saw both its therapist customer base and revenue grow by five times. The new funding will be used for technology development and rounding out its…
Fertility treatment is a huge industry, but traditionally it has been very geographically and demographically limited. U.S. fertility clinics are concentrated in the top 10 metropolitan areas across the country,…
Egyptian health tech Yodawy raises $16M, backed by Delivery Hero Ventures
Without proper government-led public health initiatives, healthcare expenditures, including insurance and pharmaceutical drugs, can burden individuals and households. In recent years, private institutions have played a massive part in the…
Digital health startups can incorporate clinical expertise into business models — here’s how
Digital health startups should have clinical experts as part of its leadership to ensure care is always based on the patient’s medical needs.
Southeast Asia health tech platform Speedoc raises $28M
Speedoc, a health tech platform that brings hospital care to homes, has raised $28 million in pre-Series B funding. The round included Bertelsmann Investments, Shinhan Venture Investment and Mars Growth.…
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Kenyan startup Ponea gaining momentum in driving access to medical services
Serial Kenyan tech entrepreneur Mike Macharia has spent the last two decades helping enterprises like East Africa’s biggest telco Safaricom to create infrastructure that bolsters their growth. His firm, Seven Seas Technologies, has previously worked with governments, too — having been involved in the initial implementation of the decentralized service…
