Earlier this year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy described the worsening mental health symptoms among the country’s youth as the “defining public health crisis of our time.” On Tuesday, investors poured $13 million into…
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By Hannah Nelson
August 08, 2023 – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), and Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) have introduced an act to support behavioral health providers’ efforts to…
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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…
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Dr. Aron Tendler, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, BrainsWay
When patients struggle with depression, common first-line responses involve talk therapy and prescription medication. Yet, we know that one-third of patients are treatment resistant to several medication…
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By Mark Melchionna
August 08, 2023 – Using survey data on patient attitudes toward mental health services and depression screening, a new study indicated that Black American Women are comfortable with using voice or video calls…
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This news summary of digital apps includes Cinapsis helping GPs with skin cancer referrals, the Apex Analytics automated toolset helping to track Strep A outbreaks and Heyr partnering with Imperial College to research tools…
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Virtual psychiatry company Talkiatry has teamed up with NOCD, a virtual provider for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the companies told MedCity News exclusively.
New York City-based Talkiatry contracts with payers and offers medication management services and…
About one in every four male deaths is related to heart disease, making it the leading cause of death for men in the U.S. One company is looking to alleviate the situation.
San Francisco-based Hims…
By Hannah Nelson
August 04, 2023 – The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has awarded health IT vendor PointClickCare Technologies a contract to implement a behavioral health treatment…
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Advancements in digital platforms are powering the transformative change in mental health, giving professional data insights to provide customised care and accessibility to patients.
Artificial Intelligence, alongside data analysis, is giving counsellors, psychologists, therapists, mental…
