New Delhi: HealthTech start-up DocPlix has raised Rs 5 crore in its Pre-Series A round led by Eris Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. with the involvement of other angel investors, to increase research and development and expand its operations in West, South and Central India, notified Dr. Varun Garg, CEO of DocPlix. As of February 2022, the … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
The paper*, published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell, follows the publication of a draft guideline by the WHO suggesting that short term benefits of non-nutritive sweeteners are outweighed by “possible long-term undesirable effects,” prompting frustration among industry groups that said associations between diet sweetener use and metabolic syndrome likely reflect reverse causation (people with metabolic syndrome consume … Read more
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