What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a $2M Caregiver Artificial Intelligence Prize Competition through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), aiming to mobilize AI innovation to support family and professional caregivers.
- The prize competition builds on existing efforts by HHS and ACL to support family caregivers and direct care workers, including the National Family Caregiver Support Program, the RAISE Family
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TytoCare Integrates With Teladoc Health to Augment Virtual Primary and Urgent Care
What You Should Know:
- TytoCare, the company leading in-home, clinical-grade physical exams, today announced a strategic collaboration with Teladoc Health. The collaboration will integrate TytoCare’s Home Smart Clinic with Teladoc Health’s 24/7 Care and Primary360 primary care programs.
- This integration, set to begin rolling out to select customers during 2026, aims to elevate home-based care by providing Teladoc Health care teams with essential diagnostic insights collected directly at
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Lumia 2 Launches Smart Earrings Track Real-Time Blood Flow
What You Should Know:
- Lumia today announced the launch of Lumia 2, marking a "Category-Defining Moment in Wearables". Lumia 2 is the world’s first smart earring that continuously tracks real-time blood flow to the head—a signal previously impossible to measure accurately at the wrist or finger.
- Originally developed with researchers from Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Harvard, the technology is now available to the public in a fine-jewelry form factor, raising its total funding to
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FamilyWell Health Secures $8M to Expand Women’s Mental Health and Menopause Care Nationwide
What You Should Know:
- FamilyWell Health, an integrated women’s mental health company, raises $8M in Series A funding led by New Markets Venture Partners with participation from existing and new investors– .406 Ventures, GreyMatter Capital, The Alix Foundation, The Donna Fund, and The Lee Foundation.
- The investment will accelerate the company's national expansion of its maternal mental health model and extend integrated services into perimenopause and menopause
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GoodRx Launches $199 Ozempic and Wegovy Pricing, Unveils Telemedicine for GLP-1 Access
What You Should Know:
- GoodRx has unveiled two major initiatives to democratize access to GLP-1 medications: the launch of the GoodRx for Weight Loss telemedicine subscription and a new introductory cash price of $199 per month for Ozempic® and Wegovy® injection pens through a partnership with Novo Nordisk.
GoodRx for Weight Loss Telemedicine
GoodRx for Weight Loss, a direct-to-consumer telemedicine subscription is designed to simplify and manage every step of the GLP-1 treatment
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Butterfly Network Launches Compass AI to Power Next-Gen POCUS Management
What You Should Know:
- Butterfly Network, Inc. ("Butterfly"), a digital health company specializing in whole-body ultrasound imaging, has launched Compass AI™.
- The challenge in POCUS has long been the reliance on traditional, radiology-style, order-based workflows, which often lead to undocumented, unreviewed, and unreimbursed exams. Traditional workflows often capture only about 15% of compliant studies, meaning up to 85% go unbilled.
- Compass AI replaces this
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Lunit and Labcorp Collaborate to Transform AI-Powered Digital Pathology Research
What You Should Know:
- Lunit, a provider of AI for cancer diagnostics and precision oncology, and Labcorp, a global leader in innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, today announced a strategic collaborative initiative. The partnership is designed to accelerate innovation in digital pathology (DP) and artificial intelligence (AI) for both oncology research and clinical care.
- The core of the collaboration is leveraging Labcorp’s extensive clinical and pathology expertise
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Lumus and Snke Launch Medical-Grade AR Glasses for Surgical-Grade Visualization
What You Should Know:
- Lumus, the pioneering developer of geometric (reflective) waveguide technology for augmented reality (AR) eyewear, today announced a strategic partnership with health tech innovator Snke.
- Lumus has been selected as the optical engine partner for the new SnkeXR AR glasses, which are designed specifically for clinical and surgical environments.
New Era for Medical-Grade AR
The SnkeXR glasses are the first open-platform, medical-grade AR glasses
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Carrot Partners with ŌURA and Dexcom to Power Metabolic-Fertility Health with Biometric Data
What You Should Know:
- Carrot, a global fertility and family care platform announced a significant strategic partnership with ŌURA, the smart ring company, and Dexcom, the global leader in glucose biosensing. The collaboration introduces a novel, integrated approach to supporting fertility and family-building goals through Carrot’s clinically-backed metabolic-fertility program, Sprints.
- The partnership is marked by a first-of-its-kind integration with Stelo by Dexcom (the FDA-cleared
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Cityblock Health and Mercy Health Partner to Transform Medicaid Care in Ohio
What You Should Know:
- Cityblock Health, a value-based provider specializing in the complex needs of the Medicaid population, and Mercy Health, part of the Bon Secours Mercy Health system, announced a strategic collaboration in the greater Cincinnati and Toledo areas of Ohio.
- Cityblock will provide care extension services to complement the primary care services already delivered by Mercy Health’s existing provider network.
Wrap-Around Care Coordination
This wrap-around care
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