Technology

Last year, digital musculoskeletal care and physical therapy companies raked in plenty of investor dollars. Startups say the expensive MSK health sector is ripe for innovation.

Plus, PrecisionLife announces first close of Series A financing to progress drug discovery.

This week's top stories include a GAO report that found the VA did not establish performance measures and goals for migrated data quality, and the introduction of the  KardiaMobile Card, which is able to take a single-lead ECG in 30 seconds.

German digital health company Temedica aims to provide new healthcare insights from wearables and apps.

Also: Digital therapeutics company Big Health hires Gabriela Perez as chief commercial officer and chronic-care startup Lyn Health adds Tracy J. Edmonds to its board of advisors.

The use of social skill training VR facilitates the social rehabilitation of patients with mental disorders.

The wellness, stress and sleep app maker also announced Calm Health, which will eventually replace its employer-focused service, Calm for Business.

Also: League scores $95 million, Jasper Health raises $25 million and Summus Global rakes in $22 million.

The digital diabetes and chronic care company said it will integrate xbird's software into its platform.

The FDA gave De Novo clearance for AppliedVR's EaseVRx system to help with chronic lower back pain. CEO Matthew Stoudt introduces the technology and talks about what’s next for the digital therapeutic company.