What You Should Know:
- Layer Health, a healthcare AI company spun out of MIT, has been launched with $4M in funding from investors such as GV (Google Ventures), General Catalyst, and Inception Health.
- The company is focused on solving the information problem in healthcare by using AI to quickly perform any clinical, administrative, or research task that requires chart review from unstructured data.
Building the AI layer for healthcare — powered by large language models.
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NYU Langone Health Makes History with Successful Whole-Eye & Partial-Face Transplant
What You Should Know:
- A surgical team at NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant on a 46-year-old military veteran, Aaron James, who survived a high-voltage electrical accident at work.
- The 21-hour surgery was led by Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez, director of the Face Transplant Program at NYU Langone along with a team of more than 140 surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.. James had lost his left eye and suffered extensive facial
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Providence Pioneers Data Sharing for Value-Based Care with HL7® Da Vinci Clinical Data Exchange
What You Should Know:
- Providence has become the first health system in the United States to develop a data-as-a-service (DaaS) product driven by HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR).
- This product facilitates the exchange of clinical data between providers and payers, aiming to standardize clinical data across the system.
Barriers to Data Exchange
Traditionally, one of the most significant barriers to seamless clinical data exchange has been the lack of
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Wysa’s AI-Powered Mental Health Platform Now Available at FQHC
What You Should Know:
- Wysa, an AI-guided mental health platform, has partnered with MyCHN, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with 14 locations throughout Texas.
- Wysa's integrated solution will now offer continuous and accessible mental health care support across the care journey for patients and providers.
- Wysa's partnership with MyCHN follows recent launches with three leading orthopedic hospitals: the Living Well Center of Washington University at St. Louis, the
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Classiq Launches Quantum Center for Life Sciences with NVIDIA
What You Should Know:
- Classiq, NVIDIA, and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center have established a new initiative, the Quantum Computing for Life Sciences & Healthcare Center, to develop and implement quantum algorithms and applications in these domains.
- The center will focus on areas such as drug discovery, molecular analysis, and bespoke medical treatment strategies. It will also explore the use of quantum computing for optimizing pharmaceutical supply chains and streamlining patient
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Amazon Prime Launches One Medical Healthcare for $9 a Month
What You Should Know:
- Amazon Prime members can now get high-quality, convenient care from One Medical for $99 per year, saving $100 on the annual membership fee. The new One Medical membership covers unlimited access to 24/7 on-demand virtual care and in-person and remote primary care services.
- Prime members can add up to five additional memberships, each costing just $6 per month (or $66 annually—up to $133 off the standard fee). Prime members can go to health.amazon.com/prime to add
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Elucid Raises $80M to Drive Commercialization of AI-powered Cardiovascular Diagnostic Tools
What You Should Know:
- Elucid, a medical technology company providing AI-powered imaging analysis software to assess cardiovascular disease, has raised $80M in Series C funding led by Elevage Medical Technologies, with additional participation from industry strategics and existing investors.
- This funding will enable Elucid to expand its commercialization efforts, providing physicians and patients with AI-powered imaging analysis software to assess and combat cardiovascular
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RapidAI Receives FDA Clearance for Rapid SDH (Subdural Hematoma) for Trauma Care
What You Should Know:
- RapidAI has received FDA clearance for Rapid SDH, its AI-powered module for the detection and notification of suspected hemispheric acute and chronic subdural hematoma.
- The need for the RapidAI solution is urgent, with SDH cases in US patients expected to increase by nearly 80% before 2040.
AI Module for Detection of Hemispheric Subdural Hematomas
Rapid SDH leverages AI to help neurocritical care teams identify suspected hemispheric subdural hemorrhage
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Enterprise Health Launches GPT-Driven AI-Assistant for Occupational Health Solution
What You Should Know:
- Enterprise Health, a provider of occupational and employee health software solutions announced the launch of its new AI assistant, Wellby. The primary focus of Wellby is to improve the clinical user experience and complement clinical judgment.
- Wellby uses GPT technology based on the OpenAI HIPAA-compliant platform to automate time-consuming clerical tasks and provide improved clinical decision support.
Functionality Helps Clinicians Shift Focus Back to
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Hospitals at Risk: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Discovered in EEG Medical Device NeuroWorks Natus
What You Should Know:
- A new critical vulnerability was discovered in NeuroWorks Natus Electroencephalogram (EEG) Software that could allow cybercriminals to take control of affected devices and steal medical data. NeuroWorks Natus Electroencephalogram (EEG) software solution is widely used across clinics, hospitals, large teaching facilities and medical device providers for EEG, LTM, ICU, sleep, and research studies.
- Trustwave SpiderLabs discovered the vulnerability affects the
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