Healthy Life

Glucose levels in children ages 2 to 5 with Type 1 diabetes were within the target range for a longer period of time with an artificial pancreas than with standard care, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The NIH-supported study compared the effects of artificial pancreas technology versus standard …

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Cognito Therapeuticsa startup using visual and auditory stimulation to treat neurodegenerative disorders, scored $73 million in a Series B funding round led by FoundersX Ventures, bringing its total raise to $93 million. All existing investors participated in the round alongside new investors Starbloom Capital, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, WS Investment Company and IAG Capital. In …

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Singapore-based digital mental health company ThoughtFull has raised $4 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Sheares Healthcare Group, a healthcare-focused investment entity under Temasek. The round was also joined by Vulpes Investment Management, The Hive Southeast Asia, and founding members of tech giants, such as Grab and Zalora. The company offers corporations, …

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Digital mental health company SonderMind is acquiring Mindstrong’s technology assets months after the fellow mental health firm laid off more than a hundred workers and closed its headquarters. The deal includes Mindstrong’s tech and some of the company’s tech-related workforce. According to reporting by Digital Health Business & Technology, about 20 workers will have jobs …

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Telehealth company Amwell is partnering with digital chronic condition management platform DarioHealth to add a cardiometabolic program to its suite of digital offerings. Under the partnership, patients who receive care from clinicians using Amwell’s telehealth platform can be referred to Dario’s program for chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and weight management. The …

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Employer health benefits company Gravie has garnered a whopping $179 million equity investment from General Atlantic with participation from existing investors AXA Venture Partners and FirstMark Capital. The Minneapolis-based company offers small and medium-sized businesses a health plan called Comfort, which it calls a comprehensive plan with zero copays on most common healthcare services such …

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