Eli Lilly sues four telehealth companies for selling copycat drugs

Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical behemoth Eli Lilly has filed lawsuits against four compounders claiming that they sold unapproved products that contain tirzepatide, a key ingredient in the company’s weight-loss and diabetes drugs, including top-seller Mounjaro. The lawsuits against Mochi Health, Fella Health and Delilah, and Henry Meds were filed in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California…

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HeartBeam, AccurKardia partner to speed up cardiac diagnosis

ECG diagnostics software platform AccurKardia and cardiac medical technology company HeartBeam are joining forces to make AccurKardia’s ECG analysis software available on HeartBeam’s devices.  HeartBeam’s cable-free, 12-lead ECG system captures electrical signals from the heart from three directions to assess arrhythmias.  The platform is designed for portable devices so physicians can identify cardiac health trends…

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Woebot Health is shutting down its app

Woebot Health, maker of an AI-powered mental health chatbot, sent an email to users announcing it is retiring its app as of June 30. Woebot’s non-prescription digital mental health tool includes content specific to teens, including media literacy, bullying in school settings, and body image and psychoeducation.  According to Behavioral Health Business, members can download…

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Blue Shield of California shared private health data of 4.7M members with Google for years

Healthcare insurer Blue Shield of California has notified 4.7 million individuals of a potential data breach after unknowingly sharing patients’ protected health information with Google since 2021.  “On February 11, 2025, Blue Shield discovered that, between April 2021 and January 2024, Google Analytics was configured in a way that allowed certain member data to be…

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Ascertain scores $10M for case management assistant platform

Healthcare technology company Ascertain announced it secured $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Deerfield Management with participation from Northwell Health. WHAT IT DOES Ascertain is an AI-enabled case management assistant that automates administrative tasks. It helps health systems, payers and independent provider groups simplify operations and lower their administrative workload. …

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Blue Shield of CA shared private health data of 4.7M members with Google for years

Healthcare insurer Blue Shield of California has notified 4.7 million individuals of a potential data breach after unknowingly sharing patients’ protected health information with Google since 2021.  “On February 11, 2025, Blue Shield discovered that, between April 2021 and January 2024, Google Analytics was configured in a way that allowed certain member data to be…

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Yosi Health joins Elation Health’s Partner Hub

Patient engagement and workflow automation platform Yosi Health announced it has joined Elation Health’s Partner Hub.  Elation Health offers tools for telehealth and patient engagement and an EHR geared toward primary care providers. The aim is to benefit primary care practices by integrating Yosi Health’s digital patient intake, self-scheduling, pre-visit check-ins, two-way text communication and real-time…

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