President Donald Trump has announced that he will support a $5,000 baby bonus to help persuade people to have more children. Anu Sharma, founder and CEO of Millie, a California-based tech-enabled maternity clinic, sat down…
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Congress passed a continuing resolution last week to fund the federal government through September 30 and avoid a government shutdown. The legislation extended some key healthcare provisions, letting them live on for another six…
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Welcome to the February edition of Digital Health Digest!This month, we explore groundbreaking advancements in digital health—from TIA’s new partnership with Nourish for personalized nutritional counseling to AI Optics’ FDA-cleared retinal screening camera. We…
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Tech maternity clinic Millie has raised $12 million in Series A funding to expand its offerings and footprint, the startup announced Thursday.
San Francisco-based Millie offers miscarriage management, lactation support, mental health counseling, prenatal education,…
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Tech-enabled maternity clinic Millie raised $12 million in series A funding.The round was co-led by TMV and Foreground Capital with participation from Pivotal Ventures and the March of Dimes Innovation Fund.
Current investors also participated…
This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz as his pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Dr. Oz is a surgeon who hosted a syndicated daytime television show…
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Is Risant Health the rising star of scalable, profitable value-based care models for health systems?
It’s a little early to break out the champagne and toast to the company’s success, but it might soon be…
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Hospitals across the nation are shuttering their maternity wards — fueled by staffing troubles, a declining birth rate, insufficient Medicaid reimbursement and the financial pressures associated with operating a 24-hour labor and delivery unit.
Alta…
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Optum is shutting down its virtual care business after a three-year run. Industry experts aren’t very surprised by the news.
Healthcare leaders agree that this closure reflects broader trends in the telehealth market, in which…
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Women aren’t adequately represented in health research even though they make up more than half of the population. In fact, it wasn’t until 1993 that women were required to be included in clinical research…
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