Last Month In Digital Health (June 2022)

CONTENTS:?1) ??Pharma Digital Health 2)??Digital Therapeutics 3)??Health Tech 4)??Wearables & Sensors 5) ?? Artificial Intelligence 6)?? Female Health 7)??Telehealth 8)??Funding & Finance?

1) ??Pharma Digital Health

Biogen?gets in tune with?MedRhythms?to develop new ‘music therapy’ digital therapeutic for Multiple Sclerosis?

Pfizer?and?Sidekick Health?launch Digital Therapeutics solution for Atopic Dermatitis (AD)?

AstraZeneca?join forces with?oxipit?to aid early lung cancer detection - where Oxipit’s ChestEye Quality AI software is employed for improved pulmonary nodule detection

Takeda?and?Daiichi Sankyo?back wearable device study in Japan. The study will look at the feasibility of tracking people’s lifestyle habits for an extended period using a wearable device with the aim of using the data to develop new drugs

Bayer has partnered with digital health company DoctorOnCall and the Endometriosis Association of Malaysia (MyEndosis) to launch a telehealth platform dedicated to endometriosis

Roche?partners with ?Kaiku Health?to deploy digital cancer management tools. The focus will be on symptom management and correcting the patient to the right support?

And?Roche?and?Electronic Health Solutions?International sign a MoU to enhance the technological healthcare system in Jordan

2)??Digital Therapeutics?

Big Health have been in the news a lot. Sleepio for insomnia becomes first digital therapeutic to receive NICE guidance. The app has been recommended as an effective alternative to sleeping pills in the UK. Sleepio has also been shown to improve sleep and mental health in people recovering from a stroke. Big Health are partnering with b Health in the US targeting Insomnia and Anxiety patients who are prescribed medicines with DTx solutions Sleepio and Daylight (anxiety)

CureApp scores the first regulatory approval ever in the world for a DTx in Hypertension?

SparkRx from Limbix becomes the first digital therapeutic for adolescents, its used to treat depression

AppliedVR virtual reality, digital therapeutic?reduces Chronic Pain intensity long term compared with placebo app

Akili partners with gaming giant Roblox to help distribute its video game digital therapeutics for ADHD

Digital Therapeutics Alliance?publishes best practice guide for DTx developers

3)?? Health Tech

Upcoming cancer vaccines may prevent tumors before they appear. The shots are being tested by patients who are at very high risk for cancer, due to genetics or family history — but they could be the first small steps toward a general preventative cancer vaccine

Researchers have created autonomous 'Nanobot' particles covered with patches of protein “motors.” They hope these bots will transport lifesaving drugs through bodily fluids.

Robot-Assisted Surgery can cut Blood Clot risk and speed up recovery, study finds

Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a smartphone app that could allow people to screen for Alzheimer’s disease, ADHD and other neurological diseases and disorders—by recording closeups of their eye and measuring small changes in pupil diameter.

4)??Wearables & Sensors?

A new silicone wristband can track firefighters exposure to cancer causing chemicals and determine where the greatest risks are?

Researchers from?Mayo Clinic?are using Artificial Intelligence and?Apple Watch to detect Heart Failure even when no symptoms are present

Vivalink?announced availability of its multi-vital patch that includes Blood Pressure monitoring?

Rockley Photonics?who make the tech inside the Apple Watch announces shipment of Biosensing Technology for Alcohol, Lactate, and Glucose Measurement

And engineers at?UC San Diego?have developed and tested a tiny new wearable device capable of monitoring a person’s blood sugar, alcohol and lactate levels all at once

University of Sydney?researchers create sensor bracelet for hand-impaired persons to use computers potentially valuable for patients with Cerebral Palsy and other Neurodisabilities

NeuraLight aims to track ALS, Parkinson’s and more with an ordinary webcam

5) ?? Artificial Intelligence

RapidAI?gets FDA clearance for AI designed to detect Pulmonary Embolism (PE). The Rapid PE Triage & Notification tool analyzes CT pulmonary angiograms to find potential cases and alert care teams

Cedars-Sinai?study claims its AI catches Pancreatic Cancer in CT scans years in advance and?Fujitsu?begins research to develop AI for early Pancreatic Cancer detection in Japan via non-contrast CT images?

A study has shown AI deep learning models can predict a persons race from imaging results where human radiologists can’t?

Personal ECG maker?AliveCor?launched its own AI heart health management and coaching program for employers, health plans and health systems dubbed KardiaComplete

Medtronic?is aiming to improve the effectiveness of a colonoscopy in cancer detection and prevention with an AI tool to support physicians?

6)?? Female Health

FDA clears wearable 3D ultrasound for breast imaging. Startup iSono Health said its the automated imaging system will make personalized whole breast imaging more accessible to women worldwide and could help improve breast cancer diagnosis

Analysis : Privacy concerns as 9 of 20 popular period tracking apps use data for third party ads

7)??Telehealth

Walmart launches telehealth program aimed at diabetes. The initiative was developed for employers and payers to help workers and members improve management of the disease.

Study: Teletherapy program reduces OCD symptoms. Researchers found a 43.4% mean reduction in patient-rated obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Digital dermatology: A growing role for tech in skin disease care with 96.9% of dermatologists using it, compared to just 14.1% pre-COVID

8)??Funding & Finance?

Alan raises another $193M for its medical one-stop shop startup

Aiming to treat Parkinson’s by replacing neurons, Aspen Neuroscience nabs $147M

Remote Patient Monitoring company Hello Heart scores $70M

Mirvie raises $60M to develop early preeclampsia detection

Sidekick Health grabs $55M for digital-first care programs

Osmind raises $40M for emerging mental health treatment EHR

Precision oncology platform OncoHost scores $35M

Element5 raises $30M to automate post-acute administrative work and more digital health fundings

moka.care raises $16M for its corporate mental health service

Oncological digital therapeutics company Fosanis raises more than $10.5M

Heard collects $10M to help therapists listen

CarePoint raises $10M to spread healthcare tech across Africa

Nurse practitioner support platform Greater Good Health raised $10M

Female?healthtech startup Inne?has raised an additional $10M

Home care startup Reverence emerges from stealth with $9.5M

Maternal health startup Mahmee scores $9.2M

Pediatric behavioral health startup Handspring Health completes a $6.2M seed round

Virtual care enabler Capable raises $6M

Upswing Health raises $5M seed to grow virtual MSK care platform

Singaporean digital health startup Ordinary Folk has bagged $5M in pre-Series A

ThoroughCare, which offers care coordination software geared toward value-based providers, raised $3M

Egyptian health and wellness platform Esaal raises $1.7M to scale across MENA