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Digital behavioral health company SilverCloud grabs $16M in Series B funding

Digital behavioral health company SilverCloud recently announced that it had earned an additional $16 million in Series B funding. The round was led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund, with participation from LRVHealth, OSF Ventures, and UnityPoint Health Ventures. The company works with provider organizations to deliver digital...

Delivery drones may be key to fighting future pandemics

As social distancing becomes the norm amid the COVID-19 pandemic, delivery of goods like groceries, medicines, and other cargo has become more important than ever before. As a result, drone delivery has the potential to come into its own. Drone delivery was on the rise even...

KC nurse adjusts to new reality amidst COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is being felt around the world, and it’s been weeks since many health care workers have been able to see their families when they’re done with work. Lauren Gremillion, a registered nurse at IVX Health in Kansas City, Missouri, hasn’t been able...

How Will COVID-19 Impact 2020 Digital Health Venture Funding?

Digital health venture funding got off to a record-breaking start in 2020, with $3.1 billion invested across Q1, according to a new report from Rock Health. That $3.1 billion was across 107 deals—more than 1.5 times the total Q1 funding in any previous year. The firm’s...

UPS to Get New Fleet of Package Delivery Drones from Wingcopter

UPS has been making its way into the drone industry for years. A key example of this is a partnership between Matternet and UPS Flight Forward, the shipping company’s commercial drone airline, to make drone deliveries to hospitals. Matternet began in 2019 by making deliveries...

McKnight’s 40 for 40: Lynne Katzmann, Ph.D

As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, McKnight’s, publisher of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living, recognized 40 notable newsmakers in the senior care field. One of these newsmakers is Juniper Communities Founder, President, and CEO Lynn Katzmann, Ph.D. Dr. Katzmann began her career...

Coronavirus: Apps to help the elderly

Health apps are big business. Millions of health apps are being downloaded every day, and there are more than 325,000 to choose from. With all those apps, it’s hard to know which one to choose, especially when it comes to helping the elderly and vulnerable....

Real-World Evidence Should Be Part of Clinical Trials in Oncology

McKesson’s Sarah Alwardt, Ph.D, recently wrote in OncLive about the importance of real-world evidence (RWE) in the field of cancer treatment research. Fewer than 5 percent of adults with cancer enroll in clinical trials, but sufficient enrollment is necessary in order to successfully complete randomized controlled...