Behavioral health

Former vice president Matthew Truebe said he was fired after raising concerns about the company's prescribing practices, alleging Cerebral aimed to prescribe stimulants to all its ADHD patients to increase retention.

The startup scooped up $14 million in Series A funding in January 2021.

Also: Mental health-focused Spring Health hires Todd Hill from Headspace Health, Teladoc Health appoints Dr. Vidya Raman-Tangella as chief medical officer and WellSky appoints Dale Zurbay chief growth officer.

The study out of Boston University Medical Center included 333 Black women. 

Also: Employer-focused mental health startup Spring Health makes two new hires, and Carrot Fertility adds to its medical team.

Also: Virtual ketamine therapy company Nue Life Health brings in $23 million in Series A and debt financing, and Source Health launches out of stealth with a $3 million seed.

With the partnership, doulas will be able to refer their Medicaid patients to Brave for mental health services like therapy, psychiatry and medication management.

A clinical trial has shown that it can predict AD progression with 88% and 84% accuracy in American and Japanese patients, respectively.

Iris works with providers like health systems and community health centers to offer telepsychiatry services and triage their patients to the right level of care.

Also: Pear Therapeutics receives FDA SteP designation for its product candidate focused on acute and chronic pain, and Carbon Health launches its diabetes management program.