Digital Health

The Pillcam technology is manufactured by US medical device firm Medtronic.

The company's technology looks to reduce the burden on pathologists reviewing digital slides, while also serving as a safety net to reduce errors.

The startup will now move onto a larger pivotal trial of the neuromodulation therapy, which received a Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA in January.

The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021. It will value the combined company at approximately $1.1 billion.   

The Kepler Night Nurse Edge Box uses vision technology to allow staff to monitor patients and respond to physical distress.

Also: Valo Health closes $300 million for machine learning drug discovery; Blue Note Therapeutics supports its in-development prescription DTx with $26.25 million.

The company is launching the Fitbit Ace 3 for $79.99. 

The digital MSK company is looking to bundle the non-invasive, non-addictive pain reduction device alongside the rest of its employer-focused offerings.

Smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo or the Google Nest can be used to monitor heart rhythms without physical contact as effectively as an electrocardiogram, according to research from the University of Washington published in Communications Biology.

Providers will be able to have in-app live video conversations with chronic pain and movement disorder patients, as well as prescribe new settings for their neuromodulation therapies from afar.