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LAS VEGAS, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Healthcare industry veterans Chris Dimos, George Riedl and, Garry Zage have been named Advisory Board Members for Harvard MedTech. They will work with the senior management team at Harvard MedTech in advancing the market adoption of its Vx ™ Pain Relief Program that is virtual reality (VR) therapy combined with behavioral health interventions for the treatment of pain. The Vx Pain Relief program is a revolutionary digital health modality to treat pain in lieu of narcotics. The Opioid crisis continues to ravage the country. The Vx program is part of the solution and has been delivering meaningful clinical and financial outcomes.
Seed Health Announces Acquisition of Digital Health Company Auggi
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Â Seed Health, a microbial sciences company, announced today the acquisition of Auggi, a digital health company with a suite of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to track and analyze digestive health. Seed Health will acquire Auggi s technology assets, including its AI algorithm for real-time Bristol stool typing, the world s largest stool image database, and a mobile monitoring application for clinical research.
Auggi s (augmented gastroenterology) deep learning algorithms for automated stool image detection and consistency characterization utilize computer vision and deep convolutional neural networks to objectively quantify and characterize an individual s stool over time. The most recent iteration of its technology, developed in collaboration with gastroenterologists at Massachusetts General Hospital, referenced benchmark data from the Bristol Sto
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BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ BIOMODEX®, a pioneering digital health company that offers a unique and enhanced 3D printed solution for physician training, announced today the company has partnered with two of the top medical centers in France and a world-class health system in the United States to develop EVIAS Plus ™ – an innovative training solution for treatment of ischemic stroke.
Ischemic stroke accounts for about 87 percent of all strokes in the U.S. according to the American Stroke Society. This type of stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when a clot forms inside a vessel supplying blood to the brain, where aspiration and mechanical thrombectomy are common treatments. These procedures involve inserting a catheter into an artery in the arm or groin and moving it towards the blood clot under X-ray guidance. The clot may be removed by trapping it in a stent-retriever (mechanical), by sucking out the clot through the cat
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT), with funding support from the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory, officially released its Community Confidence™ tool across seven North Carolina counties, including Ashe, Buncombe, Gates, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Robeson and Wake.
Community Confidence
Community Confidence dashboard simulator Community Confidence will provide data for decision-makers to use to determine when and how communities should reopen.
DHIT announced its vision of the Community Confidence tool this summer after the organization, as part of the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act, received a grant from the Collaboratory to research, validate and build a community dashboard and recommendation engine to support community and business leaders from across North Carolina in navigating decisions and conversations around reopening.
New eBook on Digital Wellness Tackles Remote Work Burnout with Strategies for Digital Flourishing
As remote work employees look for solutions to overcome workplace distraction, employers and learning professionals look to the Digital Wellness Institute for actionable, research-based guidance. San Francisco, CA, January 06, 2021 (PR.com) Digital overwhelm, burnout and distraction are three of the biggest factors impacting well-being in 2020. 83% of employees are looking to their employers for guidance in navigating the pressures of remote work, yet most employers feel ill-equipped to deal with these new pressures.
That’s why co-founders of the Digital Wellness Institute, Nina Hersher and Amy Blankson, teamed up to write Digital Wellness: Your Playbook for Thriving in the Remote Work Era, a free eBook offering employers practical resources for supporting their employees.