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The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Yosemite, an oncology-focused venture capital firm, announced the selection of research grants through their Yosemite-ACS Award totaling more than $6 million.These inaugural grants will go to scientists from institutions across the country and are poised to make an impact in immuno-oncology as well as the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and healthcare
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Viome Raises $25M To Launch Diagnostics Division
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- Viome, a pioneer in microbiome health science and personalized health solutions, today announced a $25 million internal Series D with participation from Khosla Ventures, Bold Capital WRG Ventures, Marc Benioff, and more.
- This continued support from existing backers underscores their confidence in the company’s innovative approach and growth trajectory, reflected in its projected YoY increase.
Viome Appoints Kal Raman as COO to Accelerate Preventive Healthcare
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Signia Launches Advanced Prescription-Grade Earbuds
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- Committed to helping hearing care professionals (HCPs) empower people with its breakthrough Integrated Xperience (IX) hearing aid platform, hearing aid innovator Signia has announced Signia Active Pro IX, a cutting-edge category of consumer earbuds that double as prescription-grade hearing aids and bring the power of conversation to even more wearers.
- Integrated Xperience is the world’s only hearing aid platform with RealTime Conversation Enhancement Technology,
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MUSC Expands Virtual Care in Charleston Schools with TytoCare Pro Smart Clinic Devices
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- The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), South Carolina’s only comprehensive academic health system, announced it is expanding its efforts to provide virtual care technology to school health clinics.
- In partnership with virtual care company TytoCare, MUSC is deploying Pro Smart Clinic devices in 150 schools across the Charleston region. The Pro Smart Clinic solution replaces existing telehealth carts, allowing the schools to add more virtual care
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Medscape Launches Free AI Medical Scribe for Physicians
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- Medscape has launched a free AI medical scribe for US physicians, the latest entry in a developing space of artificial intelligence tools to help with clinical tasks.
- Known as Medscape Scribe, the new tool — available to all US doctors when logged in to their Medscape account — transcribes conversations during patient visits and generates a synopsis of the encounter.
Medscape Enhances Clinical Efficiency with AI-Powered Tools
Medscape has introduced
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Sounder Benefits Launches with $7.5M for Intelligent Employer Health Benefits
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- Sounder Benefits, an intelligent benefits healthtech company that provides total benefit solutions for high-growth companies, launched today.
- Built at Redesign Health, Sounder Benefits will combine AI-driven insights and strategic benefits advisory services to design comprehensive total benefits strategies that go beyond traditional benefit solutions.
Transforming Employee Benefits: Sounder Benefits’ Strategic Approach for Growth Companies
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PatientPay and ClearGage Merge to Improve Patient Payment Experience
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- PatientPay, the leading patient billing and payments partner for acute, ambulatory and specialty care, and ClearGage, a leading provider of healthcare estimate and payment solutions, today announced the close of their merger to deliver the industry-leading digital billing and payment platform for medical groups, specialty practices and community hospitals as PatientPay.
- This collaboration aims to set a new standard in payment technology and patient convenience
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MUSC Health Deploys AI to Automate Patient Self-Service Tasks
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- SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN), a global leader in voice artificial intelligence, today announced that MUSC Health has deployed an AI agent, powered by its Amelia Patient Engagement solution, to enhance patient access
- MUSC Health’s new AI agent, named Emily, leverages Amelia’s integration with Epic to enable personalized, simplified, and efficient patient self-service. Amelia was recently acquired by SoundHound AI.
Enhancing Patient Engagement and
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Memorial Hermann Health Expands On-Demand Cancer Care
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- Reimagine Care the nation’s leading provider of on-demand cancer care, and Memorial Hermann Health System one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Texas, are excited to announce a multi-year expansion of their partnership.
- This expansion follows a successful first phase that demonstrated enhanced patient satisfaction, strong clinical outcomes and improved well-being for physicians and nurses.
Enhancing Cancer Care: Reimagine Care and Memorial
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ZBiotics Raises $12M to Expand First Genetically Engineered Probiotics
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- ZBiotics, the pioneers carving a new category of genetically engineered probiotics, today announced the close of its $12M Series A funding round, led by Spring Tide Capital. The oversubscribed round also includes participation by Access Capital, Seamless Capital, Goat Rodeo Capital, and Seaside Ventures.
- The company will use the funds to meet growing consumer demand, spearhead retail expansion, and drive continued research and development in a new sector,
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