What You Should Know:
- Advanced Health Intelligence Ltd acquires Canadian health technology company wellteq Digital Health Inc. This transaction follows the acquisition of South Africa based Vertica Health (Pty) Ltd in August, a biomathematical health risk modelling platform. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The 3-company combination creates the only company globally capable of offering biometric health screening, health risk stratification, triage into
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WellSpan Health & Helix to Create Population Genomics Program
What You Should Know:
- WellSpan Health and Helix, the nation’s leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, announced today a partnership to create a comprehensive population genomics program designed to improve patient healthcare outcomes by integrating genetic insights into clinical care and research.
- Patients who are interested can have a DNA sample collected to generate genomic data. Once obtained, with their consent, the results from their sample will be integrated
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Point32, Wellthy Partner to Offer Members Tech-Enabled Caregiving Support
What You Should Know:
- Point32Health (the combined entity of Harvard Pilgrim and Tufts Health Plan) and Wellthy, the tech-enabled caregiving support company, are launching a new collaboration to support caregivers.
- Through this new program, commercial members of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan’s fully-insured health plans throughout New England will now have access to Wellthy, the market-leading solution for caregiving. The partnership demonstrates a commitment by
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Japanese Healthcare Startup Ubie Raises $45M for AI Symptom Checker
What You Should Know:
- Ubie, Inc., a Tokyo-based healthcare startup, announced it has closed its Series C round at $45M by raising $19M in an extension round. The new funding will enable Ubie to accelerate its growth and strengthen its presence in the U.S., following strong interest and traction in that market. To date, Ubie has raised $76 million in total.
- With AI as its core technology, Ubie provides AI symptom checker Ubie as the gateway to medical care. It will also focus on
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Dexcom Receives FDA Clearance for G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System
What You Should Know:
- The FDA has cleared Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system in the U.S. for people with all types of diabetes ages two years and older, giving more people than ever access to a powerfully simple diabetes management solution.
- Cleared as an integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system, Dexcom G7 will be part of the most connected CGM ecosystem in the world, with real-time connectivity that can drive integrated insulin delivery systems, connect
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Baptist Health Taps TytoCare to Enhance Virtual Care to Patients
What You Should Know:
- TytoCare has partnered with Baptist Health, a full-spectrum health system, to bring Tytocare’s virtual care solutions to patients in Kentucky and Indiana.
- As part of the partnership, Baptist Health will integrate TytoCare’s Home Smart Clinic solution into its current telehealth offering, enhancing the health system’s ability to diagnose and treat patients with in-depth, remote physical examinations during virtual visits, including urgent
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GDIT Awarded $84M Traumatic Brain Injury Research Contract by the Defense Health Agency
What You Should Know:
- General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that it was awarded an $84 million contract by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to support the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE). The contract has an eight-month base period with three option years.
- Under the contract, GDIT will continue to support the TBICoE in conducting clinical
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WebMD Strikes Deal with Patient Communications Platform Artera
What You Should Know:
- Today, WebMD and patient communications platform provider Artera (formerly WELL Health) announced data integration that will enable providers (health systems and hospitals) to digitally communicate and engage patients on important education and information about medication affordability programs.
- The collaboration reduces the cost of care while also improving patient adherence to prescriptions -- which is a key challenge for providers -- by connecting with
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Hims & Hers Appoints Dr. Knoer as First-Ever Chief Pharmacy & Innovation Officer
What You Should Know:
- Hims & Hers Health, Inc. appoints pharmacy industry veteran Dr. Scott Knoer, Pharm.D., MS, FASHP, as the company’s first-ever Chief Pharmacy & Innovation Officer.
- As Chief Pharmacy & Innovation Officer, Dr. Knoer will oversee pharmacy strategy and innovation efforts for Hims & Hers. Knoer will direct efforts to develop proprietary formulations that will make it possible to provide customers with personalized health and wellness advancements. Hims
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HeartSciences & Rutgers Partner to Develop AI-based ECG Algorithms
What You Should Know:
- Heart Test Laboratories, a medical technology company focused on saving lives by making an ECG a far more valuable screening tool through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), announced that it has entered into a multi-year collaboration agreement with Rutgers University (Rutgers).
- HeartSciences and Rutgers will collaborate to develop AI-based ECG algorithms, which are expected to accelerate HeartSciences’ product development pipeline and further expand the
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