Jul 11,2023

Amwell Survey Identifies Workers’ Top Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Benefits

Amwell conducted a survey revealing that 85% of employed U.S. adults do not use their mental health benefits due to confusion or lack of access. Over 50% preferred digital programs for self-managing mental health, and 67% would use wellbeing or mental health benefits if digitally accessible. The survey emphasizes the need for personalized and digitally accessible mental health benefits.

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Jul 20,2023

AppliedVR and National Cancer Institute Collaborate on Research Evaluating Virtual Reality for Reducing Anxiety in Primary Brain Tumor Patients During Imaging Services

AppliedVR, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), conducted a phase 2 clinical trial using virtual reality (VR) as an intervention for primary brain tumor patients, showing high feasibility and acceptability. VR therapy was found to positively impact patients' distress and anxiety levels.

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Jul 18,2023

Neurolief Announces Positive Results from the MOOD Trial Interim Analysis: Brain Neuromodulation Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder

Neurolief's MOOD pivotal trial for Relivion®DP, a neuromodulation therapy for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), yielded positive results in an interim analysis. The study will continue as planned, and full results will be submitted to the FDA and CE after completion.

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#connected device

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Jul 14,2023

Lark Health’s AI Coaching Drives Weight Loss Results in HPSAs

Lark Health conducted studies on their digital coaching programs, highlighting the positive outcomes in diabetes prevention. Their digital diabetes prevention program (DPP) reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes and promoted weight loss in underserved areas. Additionally, the program showed a decrease in depressive symptoms and improved engagement with the use of self-monitoring technologies.

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Jul 14,2023

Big Health Expands into Adolescent Mental Health Through Acquisition of Limbix

Big Health, the leader in digital therapeutics, acquires Limbix to address the youth mental health crisis. The acquisition expands Big Health's portfolio to include SparkRx, a digital therapeutic for adolescent depression, and an anxiety product in development, alongside its flagship programs for patients aged 18+: Sleepio, for insomnia, and Daylight, for anxiety. The addition of SparkRx allows Big Health to provide effective treatments across a broader age range and increase nationwide access through strategic distribution agreements.

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Jan 30,2023

Vida Health’s integrated cardiometabolic and mental health solution achieves meaningful sustained clinical outcomes

Vida Health's integrated digital health diabetes management program showed significant and sustained improvements in glycemic control and depressive symptoms among participants, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The study, Improvements in Glycemic Control and Depressive Symptoms among adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Study, drew from a sample of 1,128 participants with diabetes enrolled in Vida’s integrative digital health diabetes management program. This program is designed to enable members to manage both their physical as well as mental health. The results show an average -1.4 point reduction in HbA1C at 4 months that was sustained at 1 year for those with a baseline HbA1C of >=8 and participants who saw improvements in depression acuity had almost 2x greater improvements in HbA1c.

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Jul 14,2023

Lark Health’s AI Coaching Drives Weight Loss Results in HPSAs

Lark Health conducted studies on their digital coaching programs, highlighting the positive outcomes in diabetes prevention. Their digital diabetes prevention program (DPP) reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes and promoted weight loss in underserved areas. Additionally, the program showed a decrease in depressive symptoms and improved engagement with the use of self-monitoring technologies.

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#mobile app

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Oct 16,2020

Welltok Addresses Mental Health Crisis With New Connect Partners

Welltok announced the addition of three new Connect Ecosystem Partners to address the mental health crisis compounded by COVID-19. Welltok selected eMindful, Happify Health and SilverCloud Health to round out its ecosystem of curated programs that the nation’s largest employers and health plans can select to support the total wellbeing of millions. These innovative programs complement Welltok’s existing mental health category partners including: Workit Health (substance use disorder care), Livongo (behavioral health programs covering wellness through clinical conditions), Total Brain (brain performance self-monitoring and self-care) and meQuilibrium (resilience training).

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Jun 29,2023

Headspace, Virgin Pulse expand partnership to enhance employer offering

Digital mental health company Headspace and employer health tech company Virgin Pulse have announced an extended partnership in which Virgin's members will have full access to Headspace within its AI-enabled health and wellbeing platform. Headspace will be fully integrated into Virgin Pulse's Homebase for Health platform, providing Virgin's employer, health plan and health system members access to Headspace's psychiatry, therapy, clinical care, self-guided care, behavioral health coaching and employee assistance program services. Headspace's offerings will also be available to Virgin Pulse's approximately 2,000 employees globally.

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#institution

#mobile app

#telehealth

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Mar 14,2023

SelectHealth brings Vida Health virtual health solutions to members managing chronic conditions

SelectHealth®, a nonprofit health plan serving more than one million members in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada, is pleased to announce a new relationship with virtual cardiometabolic care leader Vida Health effective March 2023. The relationship provides SelectHealth Medicare Advantage and Individual plan members with access to Vida’s virtual cardiometabolic solutions for chronic physical and mental health conditions. Eligible SelectHealth members can now tap Vida’s extensive resources for chronic conditions and associated mental health ailments, such as diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), depression and anxiety. Resources include licensed therapists, dietitians, diabetes educators and certified health coaches.

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