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Nabla has launched Nabla Dictation for Mac, an AI-native clinical speech-to-text application engineered specifically to run locally on Apple Silicon hardware.Rebuilt using Swift and Apple’s Core ML Tools, the platform executes speech activation, speech-to-text, and medical vocabulary post-processing on the Apple Neural Engine—eliminating cloud token costs, network latency, and server-side audio processing.Integrates natively into Epic workflows (including Epic Hyperdrive
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Aurenar Raises $5.7M to Scale Wireless V-Link Neuromodulation
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St. Louis-based Aurenar has closed an oversubscribed $5.7M seed financing co-led by the Go Red for Women Venture Fund™ (part of American Heart Association Ventures™) and Solas BioVentures, with participation from BJC Health and Kaleida Capital.Funds the clinical advancement of V-Link™, a non-invasive, single-use transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) platform engineered to curtail life-threatening inflammatory responses in ICU patients.WashU clinical trials
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UC San Diego Engineers Develop Battery-Free Wearable Patch for Real-Time Parkinson’s Dosing
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Engineers and neuroscientists at UC San Diego have developed a soft, sweat-powered fingertip patch that continuously monitors levodopa levels in patients with Parkinson’s disease without requiring external batteries or blood draws.Features a specially engineered absorbent gel packed with salts and benign solvents that passively draws sweat from the fingertip's dense network of sweat glands via osmosis.Embedded enzymes react with levodopa in sweat to generate both the
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Flourish Health Raises $26M to Expand In-Home High-Acuity Pediatric Mental Health
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High-acuity pediatric mental health provider Flourish Health announced a $26M Series A funding round led by B Capital, F-Prime, and Cherryrock Capital, bringing total capital raised to $46M.Health plan studies show Flourish’s in-home care model achieves a 70%–96% decrease in hospitalizations, a 69%–90% reduction in residential stays, and an 80%–95% sustained reduction in higher levels of post-discharge care.Multidisciplinary care teams unite a child and adolescent
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Labcorp Launches Marker Genetic Health Panel on Labcorp OnDemand for 100+ Actionable Conditions
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Labcorp has unveiled the Marker by Labcorp™ Genetic Health Panel, an integrated consumer offering evaluating 163 genes associated with over 100 medically actionable hereditary conditions (including cancer, cardiovascular, and metabolic risks).Leverages Labcorp's clinical testing infrastructure and newly integrated Invitae genetic assets to shift direct-to-consumer testing away from recreational ancestry toward clinical-grade, actionable disease prevention.Integrates
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Lapsi Health Partners with Redox to Integrate Keikku Clinical AI Platform Directly Into EHR Infrastructure
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Dutch-American clinical AI developer Lapsi Health has partnered with healthcare data interoperability leader Redox to natively connect Lapsi’s Keikku Clinical Platform into health system Electronic Health Record (EHR) environments.Addresses "point-solution fatigue" by embedding ambient clinical documentation, contextual reference, and diagnostic insights directly into existing chart workflows so clinicians never have to leave the EHR.Taps into the Redox Connection
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Medidata Launches Medidata Plus AI Layer to Standardize Clinical Trial Data and Workflows
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Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand, has launched Medidata Plus, an embedded clinical artificial intelligence layer designed to unlock scalable AI capabilities across the entire Medidata Platform.While 92% of life sciences decision-makers plan to increase AI spend, only 29% report AI meets their expectations. Medidata Plus eliminates disparate point solutions, providing a predictable, standardized data layer across the trial lifecycle.Automates Electronic Data Capture
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Department of Veterans Affairs Awards Salesforce $1.6B Contract for Enterprise AI Modernization
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded Salesforce a three-year, $1.6 billion Agentic Enterprise License Agreement (AELA) to modernize care and benefits delivery for 17 million Veterans.Operating through Salesforce's public sector framework, Missionforce, the agreement deploys FedRAMP High-authorized and HIPAA-ready AI agents via Agentforce Public Sector and Agentforce Health.A primary operational goal of the deployment is building on the VA's Unified Patient
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Cigna Healthcare Expands AI-Enabled Care Management to Reach 20% More Customers
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Cigna Healthcare is expanding its personalized care management programs by 20% using AI-enabled capabilities and predictive analytics to identify individuals with emerging, complex, or chronic conditions.By connecting high-risk members with over 1,250 Cigna clinicians, engaged customers save an average of $2,000 annually, generating an estimated $200M in total medical savings over three years.Advanced predictive models detect breast, colorectal, and lung cancer diagnoses
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Candid Health Secures $120M to Expand Autonomous Revenue Cycle Management Platform
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Autonomous revenue cycle management (RCM) platform Candid Health has raised $120 million in Series D funding led by Sixth Street Growth, with participation from Oak HC/FT, 8VC and
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