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HealthAtom empowers LatAm’s small healthcare offices with cloud-based ops • TechCrunch
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HealthAtom is aiming to be the go-to cloud-based operations system for small and midsize healthcare companies across Latin America (LatAm). Although the company has been around since 2012, this is the first time it has announced fresh capital, in the amount of $10 million.
HealthAtom’s medilink and dentalink software...
Telehealth unicorn Cerebral lays off 20% of staff for ‘operational efficiencies’ • TechCrunch
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Cerebral is laying off 20% of its staff, citing an ongoing push for efficiency at the digital health unicorn.
A spokesperson for Cerebral confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch but did not share the specific number of employees affected. According to the WSJ, which first reported the news, and Insider,...
Aidar Health aims to provide physicians with consistent patient vitals • TechCrunch
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Sathya Elumalai was finding it hard to manage his mother’s health after she was diagnosed with four chronic conditions. Rather than guess her health status for the day, he decided to co-found Aidar Health, to get that information directly and reliably.
In founding Aidar, Elumalai also created and launched...
As healthcare goes remote, Equipt Health brings medical hardware to the home • TechCrunch
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It’s no secret the pandemic has pushed healthcare to become virtual, in theory making it easier for patients to attend appointments and access the care they need. But Rebecca Weisinger, CEO and co-founder of Equipt Health, has seen plenty of patients falter in the long process of qualifying...
FOLX Health, a telehealth company catering to the LGBTQIA+ community, closed a fresh $30 million round of funding, which it will use to expand its new support groups feature.
The company provides affirming and inclusive care through services such as hormone replacement therapy, PrEP prescriptions, general and sexual health...
LatAm’s Gen-t is working to enrich biotech with Brazilian genomic data • TechCrunch
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Improving the diversity of global genomic data could hasten medical breakthroughs — and that’s the goal of Gen-t, a Brazilian startup working to infuse biotech with genetic data from the country’s population.
For Lygia da Veiga Pereira, founder of the company, she said it’s more than just building a...
Apple’s highly anticipated mixed reality headset may now have a name, according to a Bloomberg report earlier this week. The outlet spotted trademarks in the U.S. and global markets related to the device that were filed by Apple-affiliated firms. Names like “Reality One,” “Reality Pro” and “Reality Processor”...
Apple kicks off fundraising effort to support U.S. National Parks via Apple Pay donations – TechCrunch
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Apple is introducing a handful of new ways to support U.S. National Parks. The company announced today it’s continuing its annual National Park donation initiative that allows Apple customers to send money to the National Park Foundation in several ways. Starting today, August 21 and running through August...
Wayfair, the online home goods retailer, announced today it was laying off close to 900 employees as a way to reprioritize investment needs and meet the company’s current needs. This comes after the company announced a hiring freeze back in May.
The layoffs represent close to 5% of the...
The dream to find out what actually happened on your favorite show last week, spill the tea with the Real Housewives or learn about your favorite artists’ creative process is now underway as Cameo launches a new feature, Cameo Live. This new 10-minute video calling feature allows users...