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Digital therapeutics
- An interesting thing to think about is how the worlds of healthcare and gaming have begun to blur already. We’ve begun seeing it with digital therapeutics - Akili Therapeutics is quite literally a video game to treat ADHD.
from Video Games x Healthcare by Nikhil Krishnan
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- Digital therapeutics – software that reinforces or replaces clinical therapies altogether – limit the need for live interactions with providers, and lower the barriers to accessing treatment.
from Healthcare - What We’re Looking For by Lily Bernicker
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- Talented individuals and startups have recognized the gaps in mental healthcare industry, but I worry that they’re trying to solve this disjointed industry with more disjointed offerings. There are over 170 mindfulness and meditation apps out there, 140+ tele-therapy platforms (Talkspace, BetterHelp), digital cognitive behavioural therapy apps (Unm... See more
from Mental health—5 essential learnings in my first 6 months of tackling this space by Laura Yang