Rock Weekly: Digital health goes to mars
October 20, 2014
80M Americans suffer from mental health disorders, though only 10% seek professional care. So we’re excited to announce that our portfolio company Lantern just launched to bring powerful mental health tools straight to your digital devices. And we’re not the only ones over the moon about digital therapies for the mind—literally.
Headlines
With EHRs, Doctors Read When They Should Talk
The New York Times
VCs Should Back Gadgets For The Sick, Not The Healthy
The Wall Street Journal
Apple Plans To Stop Selling Fitbits In Stores
Re/code
When Does An App Need Regulating
BBC
Whatsapp Ebola Alerts Prove That Tech Can Help Save The World—Just Not Alone
PandoDaily
How A Wiki Is Keeping Direct-To-Consumer Genetics Alive
MIT Technology Review
Tech Firms Vie For $11B Military Healthcare Contract
Washington Post
Why The West May Not Be The Digital Health Hub Of The Future
Forbes
Rock Health In The News
Take Your Medicine, Tap Your Phone And Collect A Prize
NPR
Taking Google Out Of Glass Makes It Perfect For Hospitals
Gizmodo
Digital Health In The Ebola Fight
MedCity News
Omada Brings Pre-Diabetes Into The Open With Virtual Prevention
VentureBeat
Companies And Insurers Love Fitness Trackers. Should You?
Medium
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Invitae | $120M | The Broe Group, Decheng Capital, Deerfield Management, OrbiMed, Perceptive Advisors, others | VentureBeat |
| MedAvail | $30M | Pura Vida Investments, Deerfield Management Company, Walgreens, others | The Wall Street Journal |
| Welltok | $25M | Bessemer Venture Partners | VentureBeat |
| Viewics | $8M | Canvas Venture Fund | The Wall Street Journal |
| Hello Doctor | $700K | Angels | MobiHealthNews |
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