Boston-based virtual reality platform XRHealth announced it secured $6 million in funding, led by Asabys Partners, with participation from NOVA Prime Fund and the company's current investors.
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XRHealth's platform allows patients with stress and anxiety, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and neurological conditions to connect with a provider via telehealth and receive recommended therapies...
Federal agencies like the FDA and HHS have established safety programs to ensure safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence use in various sectors, including healthcare.
Digital health executives relayed their recommendations, advice, and suggestions for regulators configuring rules around AI use in healthcare to MobiHealthNews, including flagging AI-generated content and building off existing...
Executives in the digital health space shared with MobiHealthNews the most notable events in healthcare in 2023, including generative AI moving into the mainstream, the rise of ChatGPT, the fall of Silicon Valley Bank and Medicaid disenrollment.
Matthew Stoudt, cofounder and CEO of AppliedVR
"Silicon Valley Bank was the clear Black Swan event of 2023 and sent a shockwave through the entire system...
Leaders in the digital health space relayed to MobiHealthNews what stood out to them in 2023 as the year draws to an end.
Many noted the meteoric rise of genAI in 2023 and expectations of growing adoption of the technology in 2024, emphasizing the importance of treading carefully as the tech is further implemented. Other stakeholders pinpointed bankruptcies and mergers and acquisitions as being...
Virtual reality-based mental health company XRHealth revealed plans to send a VR headset to space for mental health treatment during an upcoming space mission launching on November 7.
In collaboration with Nord-Space Aps and HTC Vive, XRHealth engineered the Vive Focus 3 headset to withstand the conditions of space by using a simulator mode and specialized tracking methodology through the...
Boston-based virtual reality platform XRHealth announced it distributed hundreds of virtual reality headsets across 30 hospitals, assisted living and mental health centers, and nursing homes in Israel to assist patients suffering from stress, PTSD and anxiety.
XRHealth's platform allows patients to receive recommended therapies for mental and physical conditions via a virtual reality headset....
Boston-based virtual reality platform XRHealth announced it was awarded a U.S. patent for a learning system technology that adjusts training and treatment protocols according to a patient's biometric and motion data.
XRHealth's platform allows patients on the autism spectrum and those with stress, anxiety, chronic pain, fibromyalgia and neurological conditions to connect with a provider via...
Boston-based virtual reality platform XRHealth and Barcelona-based Amelia Virtual Care, a VR platform for mental health professionals, announced their intention to merge into one company under the XRHealth brand name.
XRHealth's platform allows patients on the autism spectrum and those with stress and anxiety, chronic pain, fibromyalgia and neurological conditions to connect with a provider via...
A recent study published in PLOS One and conducted by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers in Boston reveals virtual reality use during hand surgery led to significant reductions in intraoperative anesthetic without negatively impacting patient-reported outcomes.
In a small, eight-month randomized controlled trial, researchers evaluated 34 patients undergoing hand surgery and the...
Qventus, which offers an artificial intelligence platform for managing operations and patient flow, announced Monday it had raised $50 million in growth funding.
The round was led by private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners and strategic investor Premier. Other participants include Thedacare, Bessemer Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund and Norwest Venture Partners.
The investment and partnership...
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