sexually transmitted infections

Caraway, Ash Wellness Launch Partnership to Combat Rise in STIs on College Campuses

Through the partnership, members of Caraway can order an STI Kit, which is delivered to their door and is geared toward Gen Z. The kits have tests for STIs and sexual health, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C, trichomoniasis, candidiasis and bacterial vaginosis. Members then ship the tests to be evaluated at one of Ash’s lab partners, and Caraway then reaches out to the patient with results. If treatment is needed, the patients are connected with a provider on Caraway’s team.

By Marissa Plescia

Patient Engagement

Tinder adds link to Healthvana for STD testing services

This was enough for the Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation to call off its advocacy campaign against Tinder, which included a billboard linking the dating app to increases in STDs.

By Neil Versel

With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

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.

Startups, Patient Engagement

With STDs on the rise, Healthvana seeks to put patients at ease

Healthvana shifted from a direct-to-consumer model to a B2B strategy about a year and a half ago, and that move has pushed the five-year-old company into the black.

By Neil Versel

Daily

British diagnostics startup Atlas Genetics will use $20M Series C to start U.S. clinical trials for STI testing

Atlas Genetics, a British molecular diagnostics startup that creates rapid point-of-care tests for infectious diseases like chlamydia, will launch U.S. clinical trials with a $20 million Series C round. It will also expand its test offerings in the sexually transmitted infection and hospital acquired infection markets, Atlas said in a release. The company’s io(R) molecular diagnostic cartridge contains all the […]

By Meghana Keshavan