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Photo: Sundry Photography/Getty Images Amazon is reportedly cutting over 100 jobs at One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, according to a letter to employees from Amazon Healthcare Services executive Neil Lindsay. Roughly 115 positions may be eliminated within the healthcare division, according to Business Insider, in a move to decrease One Medical operating losses. Seeking Alpha reported that the job cuts could amount to several hundred as part of a company-wide effort to save $100 million this year. One Medical aims to cut its fixed operating costs from 41% to 20% of total revenue by 2028, the Insider report said, adding…

Mobile-first employee wellness and engagement company Virgin Pulse and benefits and analytics platform HealthComp, which merged in November, are rebranding under the name Personify Health. Personify combines Virgin Pulse’s offerings with HealthComp’s health plan administration solutions, offering one platform with health, navigation, benefits, and well-being experiences alongside data-driven personalization.  The transition to Personify will occur over the next several months. In the meantime, members will continue utilizing the Virgin Pulse and HealthComp platforms throughout 2024. “As Personify Health, we are addressing the issues of increasing healthcare costs and complexity by breaking down traditional healthcare silos and rejecting a one-size-fits-all mentality,”…

Obesity-focused healthcare technology company Intellihealth has hired Annie Lorenzo as its executive vice president of clinical operations.  She will manage the clinical operations personnel at Intellihealth’s clinical services affiliate, Flyte Medical. Flyte offers users access to metabolic health specialists, including nurse practitioners, physicians and registered dietitians focused on providing obesity care through Evolve, Intellihealth’s digital health platform.  Lorenzo was previously vice president of professional services at digital respiratory health company Propeller Health. She also was vice president of business development and operations at Higi, maker of health-checking kiosks found in grocery stores and pharmacies.  She was vice president of U.S.…

Seattle-based Outbound AI, a company offering AI-powered virtual agents that perform administrative tasks, announced it was selected to participate in Microsoft’s invite-only Pegasus Program.  Outbound AI is a conversational AI tool for healthcare with 24/7 virtual agents that focus on the revenue cycle, including eligibility and benefits verification, claims status and prior authorization. The platform is built on Microsoft’s conversational AI cloud and hosted on Azure.  Pegasus assists startups that have demonstrated product-market fit with scaling by providing cloud resources and mentoring services. The program is only available to companies building their platforms utilizing the tech giant’s technology and those engaged…

GE HealthCare received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Novii+ maternal and fetal monitoring solution, which will become available to U.S. customers later in the year. The device, consisting of a wearable and wireless sensor, enables noninvasive measurement and display of fetal heart rate, maternal heart rate and uterine activity for pregnant patients at or beyond 34 weeks. With the expanded indication granted by the FDA, Novii+, care teams can now use the monitoring solution for a more significant number of patients faced with high-risk pregnancies.   Novii+ offers a personalized view of the mother’s and fetus’s statuses and can alert care…

Cedars-Sinai announced the launch of Xaia, a spatial computing, AI-enabled virtual psychotherapy companion accessible on the Apple Vision Pro headset to help people with anxiety, addiction, depression and pain management.  The healthcare system dubs the experience “generated reality,” which it defines as merging technology and therapy.  Developed at the medical extended reality lab at Cedars-Sinai, Xaia uses Apple Vision Pro’s mixed reality environments to augment one’s emotional state using a toolkit of therapeutic techniques utilizing motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention therapy and other modalities.  The technology remembers and learns a patient’s behavior, “synthesizing past interactions to inform future…

Diagnostic imaging and multimedia company Visage Imaging announced the launch of Visage Ease VP, an immersive imaging platform that can be used on Apple’s augmented reality headset, Apple Vision Pro. Visage offers cloud-based, AI-enabled enterprise imaging software, including Visage 7, Visage Ease and Visage Ease Pro, allowing users to examine diagnostic images and collaborate with colleagues. The company says it helps improve radiologists’ readings and workflow.  Last year, Apple announced the release of its long-anticipated augmented reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, equipped with eye-tracking technology. The headset officially went on sale at Apple stores and online today.   Visage Ease VP…

Kakao Healthcare has unveiled its latest AI-driven mobile diabetes management app.  Called PASTA (Personalised, Accessible, Supportive, Tech-enabled, and Affordable), the app currently links to two CGM devices: CareSens Air by local manufacturer i-SENS and Dexcom’s G7. The app will also pair with the Mallya smart cap for insulin pens by the second quarter.  Once the CGM device is linked, the app automatically displays details about the user’s blood sugar in real-time via Bluetooth. It also allows users to record their meals, exercise, insulin doses, and medication. The app features vision AI that automatically provides information about nutrition, calories, and food…

Teletherapy company Talkspace and virtual opioid use disorder treatment company Bicycle Health are partnering to expand access to virtual care for patients of both companies.  Talkspace offers therapy for adults, teens 13 to 17, and couples, as well as psychiatric services and medication management. The platform assists individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, panic disorder, PTSD and postpartum depression.  Bicycle offers virtual treatment for opioid use disorder, including medication-assisted treatment like Suboxone. The startup currently operates in 25 states. Patients can set up an introductory call with the startup to determine if Bicycle’s treatment would work for them…

Singaporean startup Mesh Bio has raised $3.5 million in a Series A funding round led by East Ventures. The round was also participated by Elev8, Seed Capitals, and its other shareholders. WHAT IT’S FOR In a statement, the company said it will use its fresh funds to scale the deployment of its solutions, particularly its flagship digital twin offering, across Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.  The World Health Organization revealed in 2019 that 76% of all deaths in the region were attributed to noncommunicable diseases such as heart diseases and diabetes. Mesh Bio has a targeted focus on both Indonesia…