Why WeightWatchers Filed for Bankruptcy
WeightWatchers recently filed for bankruptcy. Part of the reason is because it couldn't adapt fast enough to a rapidly changing weight-loss environment spurred by the rising popularity of GLP-1s, experts said.
Keto-based digital diabetes program nets $133M
Virta Health, a digital health startup with an app-based coaching program for type 2 diabetes, raised $133 million led by Tiger Global. Unlike other digital health companies, Virta builds its program around a ketogenic diet.
Balancing the Role of Physicians and AI [Video]
At the ViVE conference in LA, Smarter Technologies Chief Medical Officer Ruben Amarasingham MD talked with Katie Adams about the company's larger goals for AI: to improve the accuracy of data and make healthcare less burdensome for physicians and clinicians.
StartUPDATES: New developments for healthcare startups
Check out new developments from healthcare startups across primary care, women's health, diabetes management and digital health.
Diabetes startup Virta Health raises $93M
Another entrant in the increasingly crowded field of diabetes digital health startups, Virta Health raised $93 million in a series C round. The company uses a ketogenic diet and health coaches in conjunction with its software to turn around type 2 diabetes.