Understanding Pure O
What is Pure O? Pure O is the term for the mental health condition Purely Obsessional, which is a form of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). Like OCD Pure O is…
Study: Teletherapy program reduces OCD symptoms
A teletherapy program reduced symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and most patients maintained improvements up to a year later, according to a study published in JMIR. The treatment, from digital mental…
Sleepio becomes first digital therapeutic to receive NICE guidance
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the Sleepio app as an effective alternative to sleeping pills. In its guidance, NICE states the app, created by digital therapeutics (DTx) firm…
Life science companies unite on AI efforts through Israel’s Aion Lab
Artificial intelligence could potentially disrupt nearly every industry. Pharma giants have continued to take note. From AI in drug discovery to digital therapeutics, big name life science companies have invested…
Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn reveals digital health foray
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known in the market as Foxconn Technology Group, is entering the Southeast Asian medical device market through its latest partnership in Taiwan. WHAT IT’S…
MindFi snaps up $2M in seed funding
Singapore-based corporate mental health and wellness platform MindFi has raised $2 million from an oversubscribed seed funding round participated by Canva and Slack backer Global Founders Capital and M Venture…