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Erin Brodwin

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Health Tech Reporter at Axios

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Articles

  • 6 days ago | axios.com | Erin Brodwin

    Two AI medical scribe startups are reportedly raising at sky-high valuations — but they'll need to demonstrate the ability to expand into new areas to justify the premium pricing. Why it matters: Survival in this increasingly commoditized space depends on being more than just a scribe company, hospital leaders have told Axios.

  • 1 week ago | axios.com | Claire Rychlewski |Erin Brodwin

    Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Gabriella Turrisi/AxiosDigital physical therapy startup Hinge Health raised $437 million in its IPO, pricing at the top of its $28-$32 per share range. By the numbers: The offering makes Hinge Health worth about $2.6 billion — nearly a 52% haircutfrom its $6.2 billion valuation in 2021.

  • 1 week ago | axios.com | Erin Brodwin

    Clinical documentation and scribing are yesterday's use cases for AI in health care. Stakeholders at Axios' Future of Health Summit see future applications in therapy assistance and making medical records less cumbersome. Why it matters: Consolidation is coming as scribe startups — some of which hit unicorn status this year — creep into increasingly advanced clinical terrain.

  • 1 week ago | axios.com | Erin Brodwin

    Hims & Hers plans to expand its women's health services and sees the category "likely eclipsing" the men's business, Chief Medical Officer Jessica Shepherd told Axios this week at Axios' Future of Health Summit. What she's saying: "As we grow, there's going to be a push into the mid-age of women's health care," Shepherd said. The goal is to provide personalized, on-demand care for women at every life stage, she said, using telehealth to break down geographic and stigma-related barriers.

  • 2 weeks ago | axios.com | Erin Brodwin

    As the second digital health company filing of the year after Hinge Health's, Omada's S-1 builds momentum for a new health tech performance test. Why it matters: The industry has the chance to compare two very different digital health companies: a physical therapy-focused point solution (Hinge) and a suite of cardiometabolic offerings (Omada). By the numbers: Both companies showed strong Q1 2025 financials, Omada with a gross margin of 60% and Hinge 81%.