Breast cancer awareness is essential for early detection, which is critical for improving survival rates and reducing the burden of this disease. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but education and awareness should not be limited to just one month of the year. A large portion of the global population will experience or be impacted by breast cancer; one in eight women will face a diagnosis in their lives, and this affects both them and their families.
Exciting advancements in the realm
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8 Ways AI Will Transform The Future of Healthcare
The accelerating advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have ignited a new era of innovation and potential across various industries. Healthcare is a sector that stands to gain tremendously from this revolution. Here are eight specific ways AI will transform the future of healthcare, making it more efficient, personalized, and proactive.
1. Improved Diagnosis and Disease Detection
One of the most critical applications of AI in healthcare is augmenting the process of diagnosing diseases.
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3 Ways for Government to Help Spur Biomedical Innovation
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the biomedical community took on the task of developing and deploying critical interventions to address an unprecedented public health emergency. In a remarkable display of collective effort, stakeholders from government and industry came together to produce safe and effective mRNA vaccines as well as therapeutics– a groundbreaking achievement reached in record time. As the biomedical community looks to the future, government agencies have a tremendous
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CipherHealth Launches AI Initiative with Google Cloud for Hospital Operations
What You Should Know:
- CipherHealth, a provider of patient-centered engagement launches a new strategic initiative to leverage Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform to revolutionize hospital operations and patient care.
- CipherHealth is building, training, deploying, and managing machine learning and AI models across products and across the spectrum of care.
Google Cloud's Vertex AI to Accelerate Development of AI and Machine Learning Models
CipherHealth selected Google Cloud to
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Abridge Raises $30M for Generative AI Scribe to Tackle Clinician Burnout
What You Should Know:
- Abridge, a company leading the way in generative AI for healthcare raises $30M in Series B funding led by Spark Capital, along with several leading healthcare innovators, including Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, CVS Health Ventures, UC Investments, Lifepoint Health, SCAN Health Plan, and the American College of Cardiology.
- Abridge’s generative AI scribe automatically converts a patient-clinician conversation into a structured clinical note draft in
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Found Launches Generative AI Guide for Personalized Weight Guidance
What You Should Know:
- Found, a medically-assisted weight loss program launches Found Assistant, a generative AI guide within the Found app that offers members the ability to ask questions and discover instant and relevant information on nutrition, movement, health habits, and more.
- Found Assistant is available 24/7 to provide personalized guidance throughout members’ journeys and further support them in reaching their weight and health goals. During its soft launch in September,
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The Future of Biomarker-Based Therapy for Mental Disorder Care
We are living in a mental health epidemic. An estimated 26 percent of Americans ages 18 and older – about one in four adults – suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Among mental disorders, cases of PTSD are on the rise. Roughly five percent of American adults suffer from PTSD in any given year and more than 13 million Americans reported PTSD in 2020 – most of whom are women. Standard PTSD treatments most often come in the form of pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy and include
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Butterfly Network, Forest Neurotech Ink $20M Agreement to Develop Brain Implantable Powered By Ultrasound Chip
What You Should Know:
- Butterfly Network, a digital health provider of chip-powered handheld ultrasound technology, and Forest Neurotech, a tech research company has signed a $20M five-year agreement to develop a first-of-its-kind, minimally invasive implantable for imaging and stimulating the brain with ultrasound, powered by Butterfly’s chip technology.
- Forest Neurotech is backed by
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Talkspace Appoints New Chief Medical Officer
What You Should Know:
- Talkspace, an online behavioral health company, announced the appointment of Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, as Chief Medical Officer.
- As CMO, Dr. Benders-Hadi will lead Talkspace's clinical practice, partnering with providers to deliver the highest quality digital mental health care as Talkspace continues to grow and scale.
- She will be pivotal in elevating the company's clinical offering, including leveraging clinical data and technology to deliver better patient
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Missouri Hospital Taps RapidAI to Enhance Rural Stroke Care
What You Should Know:
- Texas County Memorial Hospital, a hospital in rural Missouri has selected RapidAI to deploy its core stroke imaging and workflow products.
- As a Level III stroke center, TCMH’s closest Level I facility is over 90 miles away, posing a significant barrier to timely treatment for stroke patients in the community.
- With Rapid’s technology, TCMH will now be able to analyze high-res CT scans in real-time, detect suspected ICH and LVO more effectively and make
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