Press Releases
NHS launches World’s Largest Trial of Cancer Blood Test
The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has announced the world’s largest trial of GRAIL’s Galleri blood test, which was developed to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. The NHS hopes to recruit 140,000 volunteers across the UK to participate in the trial. “This quick and...
Matternet and SkyGo partner with Abu Dhabi DoH for world’s first city-wide medical drone network
Matternet has partnered up with the Abu Dhabi Department of Health and SkyGo to create a city-wide drone delivery network for the transportation of medical goods. Matternet has been flying drones Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) commercially since 2017, and its partnership with SkyGo will allow it to deliver...
Hims & Hers Expands Customizable, Compounded Skincare Offerings With Hims Overnight Anti-Aging Duo, Hers Clear Skin System
Hims & Hers has announced the launch of two new prescription skin product lines, the Hims Overnight Anti-Aging Duo and the Hers Clear Skin System. The Hims Overnight Anti-Aging Duo combats wrinkles and sun damage while moisturizing and nourishing skin at the same time. It includes a prescription-strength,...
Aetion and Quinten Health partner to use AI and RWE to reduce research timelines
Aetion and Quinten Health have partnered up to better provide a range of real-world evidence (RWE) generation products and services by reducing complexity, increasing efficiency, and supporting rapid turnaround times to improve patient outcomes. Aetion Co-Founder and President Jeremy Rassen said the partnership will...
IVX Health Secures $100 Million Growth Investment from Great Hill Partners to Accelerate New Market Expansion
IVX Health has announced the completion of a $100 million Series F minority investment from private equity firm Great Hill Partners. Previous investors in IVX Health include Linden Structured Capital, McKesson Ventures, Health Velocity Capital, and Nueterra Capital. IVX Health operates over 50 infusion centers across...
Xealth Secures $24 Million in Series B Funding to Accelerate Digital Health
Xealth has announced an additional $24 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raised to $52.6 million. The funding round was led by Advocate Aurora Enterprises, with additional participation from seven health systems--Banner Health, ChristianaCare, Cone Health, Memorial Hermann, Nebraska Medicine, Novant...
Oncology Analytics Announces Rebrand to OncoHealth
Oncology Analytics has changed its name to OncoHealth, a forward-looking rebrand for the company’s vision of the future and its focus on helping people through their cancer journey. "OncoHealth represents our evolution of better aligning the way we serve clients and the way our clients access digital health solutions...
Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Leaders Invest in Tact.ai to Deliver Next Generation Customer Engagement
Tact.ai, an AI company focused on customer engagement for life sciences, has announced a successful new round of financing totaling $33 million. Investors for this round included McKesson Ventures, Lilly, Novartis (dRx Capital), Microsoft’s M12, and Salesforce Ventures. The company has now raised a total of $88...
Hims & Hers Expands Women’s Health Offerings With Support For Urinary Tract Health
Hims & Hers, a multi-specialty telehealth platform focused on providing personalized health and wellness experiences to customers, recently expanded its women’s health offerings with the recent launch of a D-Mannose dietary supplement powder to support urinary tract health on ForHers.com. “Roughly 3 or 4 in 10...
Aetion Welcomes Marla Kessler as First Chief Customer Officer to Accelerate Its Next Phase of Growth
Aetion has announced that Marla Kessler will become its first chief customer officer. Kessler will lead Aetion’s efforts to create superior customer experiences, oversee marketing and communications teams, and support the development of new products and services. “Aetion is already the distinctive leader in...
Other News
FDA Biomarker—John Wagner
Koneksa Health Chief Medical Officer John A. Wagner, MD, Ph.D., recently gave a video presentation titled “Multi-Component Biomarkers: Promise, Practice and Perspective on Terminology,” which was uploaded to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s YouTube channel. Dr....
How Digital Engagement with Patients Leads to Better Quality Care with Mike McSherry of Xealth
In an episode of the This Week in Health IT podcast, Bill Russell and Xealth CEO Mike McSherry discussed how digital engagement with patients leads to better quality care experiences and outcomes. They also discuss what digital health means for patient education,...
Best Places to Work 2022
Glassdoor, a provider of insights about companies and jobs, recently announced its list of the best small to medium businesses in the United States to work in the coming year. Taking the 45th spot on this list is primary care support company Aledade. Aledade has a...
Announcing our latest investment led by Spectrum Equity and McKesson Ventures
RxVantage recently shared news of its latest investment directed by McKesson Ventures and Spectrum Equity. These two investors will be joining RxVantage’s existing investors, which include Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Slater Technology Fund, Javelin Venture...
MM+M Podcast 1.18.22: Digital health’s funding frenzy (and what it means)
Rock Health Head of Consulting Sari Kaganoff appeared on the MM+M (Medical, Marketing + Media) podcast to unpack the numbers and interpret the directional signs behind last year’s frenzied funding environment for digital health. She said 2021 was a big year for...