Revery gets $2M to improve mental health with mobile gaming techniques
In “Macbeth,” Shakespeare described sleep as the “chief nourisher in life’s feast.” But like his titular character, many adults aren’t sleeping well. Revery wants to help with an app that combines cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia with mobile gaming concepts. Founded in March 2021,...
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‘This Way Up’ Season 2 captures mental health issues and sisterly relationships with compassion
“Don’t worry Rachel, I’m a sad girl too.” These are the words said to me by a kind friend earlier this year when I hit a bit of a rough patch during the UK’s third national lockdown. Watching Channel 4 and Hulu’s This Way Up...
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Healios raises $10M to scale its mental health platform for children scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic
Heaven knows what will happen to the mental health of children who’ve gone through this past year but if there’s one thing we need right now it’s mental health provision for young people that can scale. And as much as some of us can’t bear...
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Cisco Live Keynote: Focus on Health, Security, Automation, and Doing the Right Thing
Cisco Live hits all the right notes during their virtual event. itbusinessedge RSS Feed
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Where top VCs are investing in digital health
The world of healthcare has notoriously been described as “broken” — plagued with high-friction workflows, sky-high costs and convoluted business models. Over the past several years, a long list of innovative startups and salivating venture investors have pinned their focus on repairing the healthcare industry,...
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Pinterest starts displaying information from health organizations for searches related to vaccines
As part of its efforts against health misinformation, Pinterest is now displaying information from public health organizations for keywords like “measles” or “vaccine safety.” The social media platform had previously blocked vaccination-related search terms, but a new announcement says the company wants to close the...
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Apple’s new Health feature tracks unsafe headphone volumes
According to recent numbers from the World Health Organization, roughly half of people aged 12-35 are at risk for hearing loss. That’s due in no small part to explosive growth in “personal listening devices” like smartphones. Young people are cranking up the volume on their...
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Faraday Future investor Evergrande Health now says the troubled startup is trying to back out of deal
Evergrande Health, the investor that bailed out besieged electric vehicle startup Faraday Future in a deal worth $ 2 billion this summer, is now accusing it of attempting to break an agreement it made with previous backer Season Smart. In June, Evergrande Health announced that would...
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Recent departures hint at turmoil at Quartet Health, a mental health startup backed by GV
Backed with nearly $ 87 million in venture capital funding from GV, Oak HC/FT and F-Prime Capital, Quartet Health was founded in 2014 by Arun Gupta, Steve Shulman and David Wennberg to improve access to behavioral healthcare. Its mission: “enable every person in our society to...
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