The Biden administration has issued a legal challenge to invalidate the controversial Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy claiming that it will strip residents of their constitutional rights.
The company purchased digital health company Ovia Health for an undisclosed amount. It makes apps for fertility tracking, pregnancy stages and parenting advice.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association recently announced its new national health equity strategy that will focus on maternal health, diabetes, cardiovascular care and mental health. The association's first goal is to cut racial disparities in maternal health by 50% in the next five years.
Nuvo Group received 510k clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its wearable sensor band, which can monitor fetal and maternal heart rate data.
The new product represents one of the first major expansions of the company's behavioral health offerings since the company's acquisition of Denver-based behavioral health startup myStrength earlier this year.
In addition to the $500,000 investment in the startup, Inova will deploy Babyscripts' offering to its employee health plan, then to its entire system.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Maternal-fetal Early Warning Systems in obstetrics are associated with improved compliance related to treatment with prompt use of medications and protocols known to prevent maternal complications and death.
Aspect Ventures led the $10 million Series A round. BBG Ventures, LaunchCapital, iNovia, RiverPark Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Day One Ventures and Portfolia participated.
A crucial element of these emerging remote-monitoring programs is that they’re closely integrated with the work of clinical staff.
One hundred patients from Cone Health's Center for Women’s Healthcare will have the option to sign up for the remote monitoring pilot with Babyscripts which will begin in February 2018.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Babyscripts is working with 10 health systems and plans to add six more in the next month.
Bloomlife attracted a group of new investors including Salesforce founder Marc Benioff and the opportunistic early stage fund Efficient Capacity, Kapor Capital, CAA Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Belgian private equity investor Meuinvest.
The states aren’t addressing the challenge low-income women face in getting birth control. And, for those who do get pregnant, there are still major barriers to accessing potentially helpful prenatal care.
The ExAblate device's label, an ultrasound technology designed to treat uterine fibroids, has been adapted in order for it to be available to women who want to keep their uterus intact while still having the option to get pregnant.
It's still a complicated issue legally if a partner in a marriage that has ended in divorce is able to use previously frozen, fertilized eggs without the other person's consent.