Hinge Health says revenue increased 50% in first quarter — still no price range for IPO

Hinge Health says revenue increased 50% in first quarter — still no price range for IPO

Hinge Health’s TrueMotion feature. Courtesy: Hinge Health Hinge Health on Monday updated its prospectus to include the results from its first quarter, which showed accelerating revenue growth over its fourth quarter. The digital physical therapy startup filed to go public in March, but it has not shared a price range yet. Hinge said that revenue … Read more

Hims & Hers gives weak outlook but says more collaborations are coming

Hims & Hers gives weak outlook but says more collaborations are coming

Shares of Hims & Hers Health fell in extended trading on Monday after the company reported first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations but offered weaker-than-expected guidance. Here’s how the company did based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 20 cents vs. 12 cents Revenue: $586 million vs. $538 million Revenue at … Read more

Function Health buys Ezra, launches full-body scan for a third of the price

Function Health buys Ezra, launches full-body scan for a third of the price

Jonathan Swerdlin, co-founder and CEO of Function Health. Courtesy of Function Health. Blood testing startup Function Health on Monday announced the acquisition of full-body MRI scanning company Ezra and launched a new, 22-minute scan for $499.  Function offers a $499 annual subscription where members complete more than 160 blood tests and track their results over … Read more

Hims & Hers brings former Amazon executive into C-suite

Hims & Hers brings former Amazon executive into C-suite

Bringing nearly 20 years of global experience at Amazon, Nader Kabbani is joining the executive leadership team to help the company further innovate on the delivery of affordable, seamless personalized care in the U.S. and globally. Courtesy: Hims & Hers Hims & Hers Health on Monday announced Nader Kabbani, a former Amazon executive who helped … Read more

Epic Systems expands EHR market share lead over Oracle Health

Epic Systems expands EHR market share lead over Oracle Health

The eponymous sign outside Epic headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin. Source: Yiem via Wikipedia CC Epic Systems, the biggest electronic health records (EHR) vendor, notched its largest ever net gain in hospital market share on record in 2024, widening its lead over rival Oracle, according to a report from Klas Research on Wednesday. Epic added a … Read more

Teladoc buys mental health company UpLift to help boost struggling BetterHelp unit

Teladoc buys mental health company UpLift to help boost struggling BetterHelp unit

Teladoc Health Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 31, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Virtual care provider Teladoc Health, which has seen its market value plummet over the past five years, said Wednesday that it acquired mental health company UpLift for $30 million in cash. … Read more

Oracle engineers caused days-long software outage at U.S. hospitals

Oracle engineers caused days-long software outage at U.S. hospitals

Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld 2018 conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle engineers mistakenly triggered a five-day software outage at a number of Community Health Systems hospitals, causing the facilities to temporarily … Read more

Brain implant cleared by FDA for Precision Neuroscience, a Musk Neuralink rival

Brain implant cleared by FDA for Precision Neuroscience, a Musk Neuralink rival

Precision Neuroscience’s Layer 7 Cortical Interface Courtesy of Precision Neuroscience Neurotech startup Precision Neuroscience on Thursday announced that a core component of its brain implant system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a major win for the four-year-old company. Precision is building a brain-computer interface, or a BCI, which is a … Read more

23andMe bankruptcy under congressional investigation for customer data

23andMe bankruptcy under congressional investigation for customer data

Signage at 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is investigating 23andMe‘s decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has expressed concern that its sensitive genetic data is “at risk of being compromised,” CNBC has … Read more

UnitedHealth is making struggling doctors repay loans issued after last year’s cyberattack

UnitedHealth is making struggling doctors repay loans issued after last year’s cyberattack

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 1, 2024. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Following the massive cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit last year, the company launched a temporary funding assistance program to help medical practices with their short-term cash flow needs, offering no-interest … Read more