The article about Pediatric Associates in CA has a nugget with a potentially outsized impact: the implication that VFC vaccines…
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InStride Health announces $30 million in Series C funding. The pediatric mental healthcare company offers virtual care for anxiety, OCD, and related disorders in 16 states and Washington, DC.
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FYihealth Group secures an undisclosed amount of funding from investment firm KKR. The group, through its subsidiaries, manages 370 optometry clinics and retail locations in Canada and the US. The funding will help the group expand its investment in AI and digital infrastructure.
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Vision Innovation Partners names Brad Foster, MD (Ascend Vision Partners) chief medical and strategy officer.
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CVS Health Chief Experience and Technology Officer Tilak Mandadi shares details around the personal AI assistant it’s working on with Google Cloud as part of the Health100 platform, which will launch later this year: The assistant will aggregate and continuously monitor a member’s insurance, pharmacy, and clinical data to proactively offer guidance in real time. Mandadi envisions it pulling data from EHRs, wearables, pharmacy records, and claims data.
The Louisiana Department of Health begins offering 250,000 free Phenomune test kits to residents across the state. The kits, which use taste testing strips and an accompanying app to help users understand how their bodies might respond to upper respiratory illnesses. The department hopes the data will enable users to have more informed conversations with their providers and potentially prevent trips to the ER.
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