Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that it’s buying “substantially all” of 23andMe’s assets for $256 million. The deal comes just weeks after the once buzzy DNA testing startup, once valued near $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to Regeneron, […]

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Just last week, we covered how Hinge Health was prepping for a public debut while its digital health rivals stayed on the sidelines. Now the startup is officially making its move. The San Francisco–based company filed an updated prospectus Tuesday, […]

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Virtual care provider Omada Health has filed to go public, joining a small group of digital health companies willing to test a shaky IPO market. Founded in 2012, the San Francisco-based health tech startup offers virtual care programs for chronic […]

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For the first time, the FDA has just approved a device that lets people screen for cervical cancer from home. Known as the Teal Wand, from the company Teal Health, the prescription device lets patients self-collect samples and mail them to a lab to receive the same testing as would be done at a doctor’s […]

Kouper has emerged from stealth with $10M to fix one of health care’s most overlooked failures: patient transitions. Kouper, a new health tech startup focused on making hospital discharges safer and smoother, has officially launched with $10 million in fresh […]

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In March, we wrote about Hinge Health after it announced plans to go public as early as April, hoping to ride a sector rebound. The company later delayed that timeline. Now, the digital physical therapy startup isn’t waiting for the […]

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Teladoc Health is doubling down on mental health. The virtual care company announced Wednesday it has acquired UpLift, a digital therapy and psychiatry platform, for $30 million in cash. The move comes just two months after Teladoc revealed plans to […]

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MRI is still the gold standard for high-resolution medical imaging, but access to it remains frustratingly limited. Machines are big, expensive, and mostly stuck inside major hospitals. That’s a problem for millions of patients worldwide, especially in underserved communities and […]

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A startup called Superpower is publicly launching what it calls the world’s first super app that is designed to help people better understand and take care of their health. For $499, the startup offers biannual lab testing that analyzes over 100 blood biomarkers across 21 categories, giving people a more comprehensive look at their health […]

Transcarent just pulled off one of the biggest health-tech deals of the year. The digital health startup announced Tuesday that it has officially completed its $621 million acquisition of Accolade, a move that merges two major players in employer-focused healthcare. […]

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Isomorphic Labs, a drug discovery startup spun out of Google DeepMind, just announced it has raised $600 million in its first round of external funding. The raise was led by Thrive Capital, with participation from Google Ventures and Alphabet, which […]

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In a year marked by geopolitical tension and economic headwinds, American ingenuity continues to lead the charge in global innovation. Despite a slight dip in overall patent filings, the U.S. once again led the world in European patent applications in […]

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23andMe, once a high-flying DNA testing startup with a nearly $6 billion valuation, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing landed Sunday night in a Missouri federal court. Along with it came another major move: Anne Wojcicki, co-founder […]

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Signaling a potential rebound in the sector, digital physical therapy startup Hinge Health is preparing for an initial public offering that could take place as early as April—or possibly as soon as next week, according to a report from CNBC. […]

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Doctors are drowning in paperwork. Between patient visits, they spend hours filling out clinical notes, updating records, and handling administrative tasks that keep them away from what matters most—providing care. A recent study from Google Cloud found that clinicians spend […]

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Healthcare AI startup OpenEvidence has secured $75 million in new funding to expand its chatbot designed for doctors. The Series A round, led by Sequoia, pushes the company’s valuation to $1 billion, placing it in unicorn territory. Based in Cambridge, […]

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Texas-based neurotech startup Paradromics announced on Wednesday it has secured strategic investment from Saudi Arabia’s Neom. As part of the deal, Paradromics will establish a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Center of Excellence in the region. The investment was led by the […]

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Teladoc Health is acquiring Catapult Health in an all-cash deal worth $65 million to strengthen its early detection capabilities for health conditions. The virtual care provider announced the acquisition on Wednesday, with the deal expected to close in the first […]

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Falls are common for older people living semi-independently. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), they’re the leading cause of injury for adults aged 65 and up. On average, about 10% of these falls are serious, requiring medical attention. Yet many fall victims don’t get the treatment they need. George Netscher, a […]

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