Apple is working to improve patient adherence through its latest iOS 16 update that will include medication reminders, according to Sept. 10 reporting in The Wall Street Journal.

Digital health and insulin management company Hygieia is adding Endocrine Associates of West Village in New York City and Physicians East in Greenville, N.C., as partners.

Andy Conrad, PhD, the founder and CEO of Alphabet precision health unit Verily, will become the executive chair of its board while current president Stephen Gillett will be promoted to CEO beginning in January, the company said.

Precision medicine and health data company Verily has raised $1 billion to expand its precision medicine business.

Genome Medical, a genomics-based telehealth provider that has partnered with hospitals, has laid off 23 employees while its founder and CEO has exited.

TimelyMD, a digital health company for college students, is expanding its leadership team.

Springboard Enterprises has unveiled the eight women-led participant companies in its 2022 Innovation Program: Digital Health Cohort.

Medtech and virtual care company Memora Health is partnering with UP Medical, a medical group specializing in chronically ill patients, to work on engaging patients virtually between visits.

Former Cerner President Donald Trigg was named CEO of Vera Whole Health and Castlight Health, now known as Apree Health.

Amazon Web Services is looking to hire a healthcare payers and strategic industry global business development lead with a background in risk management and data management for its healthcare and life sciences industry team. 

Medly, a digital pharmacy that offers free, same-day delivery of medications, has reduced its workforce by almost half while its founder has exited the company.

Medtech company Convatec launched the My Ostomy Journey app for patients to track ostomy-related activities.

Digital health company Carrum Health is appointing Seema Verma to its corporate advisory board. 

Digital mental health company Headspace Health has acquired mental health support app Shine for an undisclosed amount.

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine is expanding its relationship with healthcare consumer experience company Loyal to modernize its digital health experiences for patients. 

CertifyOS, a startup that offers digital credentialing and licensing services to healthcare providers and payers, has raised $14.5 million in a series A investment round led by General Catalyst.

Artificial intelligence chronic care platform Juli released results from a study that showed 55 percent of users of its app with bipolar disorder saw a decrease in symptoms of mania.

As the monkeypox virus spreads, the digital health world is creating new tools to fight it and address patients' needs.

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles has partnered with digital therapeutics company Limbix to study the impact of digital-based cognitive behavioral therapy for patients aged 13 to 22 years old. 

Innovaccer, a company that provides cloud services to healthcare organizations, has laid off about 8 percent of its workforce, or 90 employees, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.