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Biofourmis receives FDA breakthrough device designation for heart failure “digital therapy”
Kuldeep Singh Rajput, the founder of Boston-based Biofourmis, is imagining a future where heart failure patients go home with a prescription, a wearable sensor and an app. Today, a new FDA designation gets the company one step closer to that goal. Founded in 2015, Biofourmis is a digital therapeutics company that develops software to “augment” […]
Talkiatry lands $20M Series A to go all in on in-network psychiatric care
Talkiatry raised a $20 million Series A to scale a strategy simple in theory yet potentially challenging in execution: bring psychiatry services in-network with insurance providers.
GP clinics at ‘breaking point’ and recovery plan is essential
Government must ramp up staff recruitment as job was ‘undoable’ even before Covid, says GP body Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDoctors are warning that general practice clinics risk cracking under the pressure of “unsustain…
Facebook will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to campus
Earlier today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to work on-site. It was part of a larger letter sent to Google/Alphabet staff that also noted the company will be extending its work-from-home policy through October 18, as the COVID-19 delta variant continues to sweep through […]
Lack of quarantine at England’s borders ‘risks havoc of Covid variants’
Labour and medical experts question reliance on vaccination status and tests for arrivals from Europe, the US and elsewhereCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOpening England’s borders to let millions of people arriving from the…
Want to work at a Google campus? You’ll need to be vaccinated
While the rise of the Delta variant is extending the company’s work-from-home policy through October 18, it’s not entirely clear what happens after that date.
Amanda Pritchard to replace Simon Stevens as NHS England chief
Appointment is sign government wants continuity for pandemic recoverySimon Stevens’ deputy has been confirmed as the head of NHS England after months of speculation that the job could go to the head of test and trace, Dido Harding.Amanda Pritchard will…
‘I’m excited to see my parents’: Guardian readers on travel-rule easing
EU and US travellers no longer have to self-isolate for 10 days in England but costs of tests remain highCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have announced that fully vaccinated travellers living in the EU and the US w…
Insurtech startup Spot brings in $17.5M equity, debt to fill insurance gaps for accidental injuries
Spot is tackling affordable healthcare with a digital, on-demand injury insurance product that can be as-is or as a compliment to traditional health insurance.