China retires major Covid tracking app as virus rules ease – ET HealthWorld

China retires major Covid tracking app as virus rules ease – ET HealthWorld

Beijing: China On Monday, it said it would retire the app it used to track travel in contiguous areas Cases of Kovid-19A milestone in the rapid turnaround of the country Zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy. Beijing has effectively thrown in the towel on zero-covid, announcing an end to a massive lockdown last week. Mandatory quarantine In central … Read more

Horizon Launches Suite of Behavioral Health Solutions for Health Plans, Health Systems – MedCity News

Horizon Launches Suite of Behavioral Health Solutions for Health Plans, Health Systems – MedCity News

After achieving promising results in its own behavioral health program, Horizon Healthcare Services looks to help health plans and systems do the same through its suite of solutions. The solutions, which were Announced last week, coming from Newark, New Jersey, based novawell, the behavioral health affiliate of Horizon Healthcare Services. The company has four offerings … Read more

Headspace Health calls for third-party researchers to study company’s impact on mental health – MedCity News

Headspace Health calls for third-party researchers to study company’s impact on mental health – MedCity News

Digital mental health companies have received Huge quantities of investment from venture capitalists and others eager to address the behavioral health crisis the nation finds itself in. But it is not always clear that their technologies have been properly validated in large and diverse populations. Now, headspace healtha provider of mental health solutions based in … Read more

Wysa brings mental health support to small, mid-sized employers through new partnership – MedCity News

Wysa brings mental health support to small, mid-sized employers through new partnership – MedCity News

The Wysa mental health app can now be offered as a benefit to small and midsize employers through its new partnership with PlanSource, a benefits administration company. Wysa — founded in 2015 and located in Boston, London and Bangalore, India — offers AI-powered mental health support through its free app. Their chatbot provides cognitive behavioral … Read more

From Post-it Notes to AI: How AI technology can improve workflow for mental health clinicians – MedCity News

Wysa brings mental health support to small, mid-sized employers through new partnership – MedCity News

Until Dr. Shiri Sharvit, clinical director at Eleos Health, began embracing artificial intelligence in her work as a practicing mental health clinician, her partner was a post-it note. But these Post-it notes sometimes got lost or spilled. then came Eleans, an artificial intelligence solution that improves workflow for behavioral health clinicians, he said. Although she … Read more

Headspace Health advances equity of mental health through Shine acquisition – MedCity News

Headspace Health advances equity of mental health through Shine acquisition – MedCity News

Amid increased recognition that minority and underserved populations have specific mental health challenges that require cultural understanding, digital mental health provider Headspace Health Announced on Thursday it acquired an app that aims to be inclusive in providing mental health support to all. Created by a black woman and a half-Japanese woman, the Shine app has … Read more

Langya Henipavirus: What Is This New Zoonotic Virus Outbreak That Has Infected 35 People in China So Far?

Langya Henipavirus: What Is This New Zoonotic Virus Outbreak That Has Infected 35 People in China So Far?

Taipei/New Delhi: After coronavirus and monkeypox, other viruses have made the news. A zoonotic Langya virus has been discovered in China that has so far reported 35 human infections, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said. It noted that Taipei will establish a nucleic acid testing system to identify the virus and monitor its spread, … Read more

How Neuroflow’s app improved the mental wellbeing of Trinity Health nurses – MedCity News

How Neuroflow’s app improved the mental wellbeing of Trinity Health nurses – MedCity News

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic partnered with a mental health software provider neuroflux last August to mitigate the health care burnout crisis by providing their nurses powered by the Philadelphia-based startup. A year later, partners say more hospitals should implement initiatives like this, as nurses using NeuroFlow saw a quick and positive impact on their mental well-being. … Read more