Virta Health

FDA vet Dr. Amy Abernethy joins Verily; Noom hires new members to leadership team after major funding round
By Mallory Hackett | 03:37 pm | June 11, 2021
Also: Diabetes “reversal” company Virta adds three executive leadership hires, and Insurtech startup Sidecar Health boosts leadership team with six additions.    
Digital diabetes company Virta Health lands $133M to "reverse diabetes"
By Mallory Hackett | 11:27 am | April 20, 2021
Virta plans to use the funds to grow its platform to reach more patients.   
Biden administration outlines more CMS leadership, Vault adds home-care vet as COO and other digital health hires
By MobiHealthNews | 03:32 pm | February 19, 2021
Also: Cityblock Health adds former Livongo president to its board of directors; Virta Health's new CFO targets rapid growth.
Virta becomes the next digital health unicorn, adding $65M in Series D funding
By Laura Lovett | 04:21 pm | December 02, 2020
The company plans to use the new money to expand.
Virta adds prediabetes and obesity focused services
By Laura Lovett | 01:04 pm | October 07, 2020
The company plans to continue to focus on the metabolic health space. 
84% of veterans with Type 2 diabetes achieve HbA1c of under 6.5% or reduced level by 1% in Virta pilot
By Laura Lovett | 04:55 pm | November 11, 2019
Patients with Type 2 diabetes enrolled in a joint pilot run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Virta dropped on average 5% of their body weight. 
Medtronic's latest real-world device data, Onduo and Orpyx's expanding partnership and more diabetes news from ADA 2019
By Dave Muoio | 05:03 pm | June 10, 2019
Onduo, Livongo, Abbott and others also shared news at the show.
Virta Health brings in Jiff's old CEO and more digital health hires
By Jonah Comstock | 04:08 pm | March 14, 2019
Also: Senseonics and CardinalAnalytx hire new chief medical officers; WithMe Health appoints CEO.
Virta Health announces risk-based pricing for controversial diabetes management platform
By Jonah Comstock | 03:27 pm | November 14, 2018
Virta Health claims to reverse Type 2 diabetes by combining a digital intervention with a ketogenic diet.
Virta CEO: Don't fear building outside the healthcare system
By Jonah Comstock | 03:14 pm | September 18, 2018
Through trial and error, Sami Inkinen found his virtual diabetes care model didn't fit nicely into the status quo.