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Women’s Health USA Announces Leadership Transition and New Structure for the Future

Women’s Health USA, a provider of practice management and emerging value-based care services to more than 600 women’s health providers across seven states, announced today that Goran Dragolovic is stepping down as the organization’s CEO to assume a leadership role at Covenant Physician Partners, a KKR portfolio company that provides physician practice and surgery center services. Upon his departure, Sverica Capital Management,…

Willow Reveals Third Generation Breast Pump at CES: When Will It Be Available?

Earlier today Willow, the femtech company that changed the way women pump with the first quiet, all-in-one, in-bra wearable breast pump, announced Willow Generation 3, the most advanced model yet, will be available this spring.  The next iteration of Willow’s life-changing breast pump features groundbreaking technology that reinforces their commitment to create the smartest and most productive pumping experience for moms. In testing,…

Nuvo Announces Axia Women’s Health as First in the U.S. to Conduct FDA-cleared Remote Fetal Wellness Checks

Earlier today Nuvo announced today that for the first time, expectant mothers in the U.S. will have access to INVU, a remote monitoring platform that enables virtual fetal wellness check-ins with their doctors from any location. INVU, an FDA-cleared, prescription-initiated device will be accessible through a commercialization agreement between Nuvo and Axia Women’s Health, a women’s health network of more than 400 providers…

Vizgen Announces U.S. Accelerator Lab to Advance Pharma R&D

Vizgen, a life sciences company developing the next generation of in situ single-cell genomics, today announced the launch of its Pharma Accelerator Lab in response to high demand from leading pharmaceutical companies who are increasingly turning to single-cell and spatial transcriptomics solutions to accelerate their drug development pipelines. “Today’s pharma R&D leaders are benefiting from spatial omics approaches that unlock unprecedented insight…

Hologic to Acquire Biotheranostics, a Leader in Molecular Tests for Breast and Metastatic Cancers

Hologic announced today that it has agreed to acquire Biotheranostics, a privately held, commercial-stage company that provides molecular diagnostic tests for breast and metastatic cancers, for approximately $230 million, subject to working capital and other customary closing adjustments. “Acquiring Biotheranostics enables us to jump-start our entry into a large, fast-growing oncology adjacency that fits perfectly with our broader corporate focus and passion…

FPA Women’s Health Adopts NextGen Healthcare’s Patient Experience Platform to Ensure Continuity of Care During COVID-19

NextGen Healthcare, a provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions, announced that its integrated NextGen Patient Experience Platform has been adopted by FPA Women’s Health, a mid-sized specialty medical group focused on women’s healthcare, to provide continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the practice’s inception in 1969, Family Planning Associates Medical Group, now FPA Women’s Health, has been providing the highest standard of medical care…

Volpara Health Announces Two New Studies to Evaluate the Impact of Their AI-Powered Software in Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

Earlier this week Volpara Health announced two new research studies using their AI-powered software to score breast density objectively and consistently to evaluate its impact in mammography and breast cancer risk assessment. Volpara Density software uses a combination of x-ray physics and machine learning to generate an accurate volumetric measure of breast composition and remains the density measurement tool of choice for…

Northwestern Medicine Opens Comprehensive Program for Vulvar and Vaginal Health

Northwestern Medicine is now offering a specialized clinic for women with complex vulvar and vaginal conditions. Led by Rajal Patel, MD, the Comprehensive Program for Vulvar and Vaginal Health is the latest clinic integrated into the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Health and Menopause. “As gynecologists we are trained to look at the inside but many women’s problems originate from the external, not internal, genitalia,”…