What You Should Know:
- Physicians are cautiously optimistic about artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, according to a new survey by the American Medical Association (AMA). While 41% are equally excited and concerned about its potential, nearly two-thirds see its advantages if specific concerns are addressed.
- The survey of 1,081 physicians, conducted in August 2023, reveals a complex picture of how doctors view this transformative technology, highlighting both its potential
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Headway Expands Nationwide, Connecting Mental Health Patients with Care in All 50 States
What You Should Know:
- Headway, a tech-enabled network of mental health providers, has achieved a major milestone: it is now serving patients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Headway's national expansion marks a significant step forward in making mental health care accessible and affordable for all Americans. By addressing key barriers to care and partnering with major health plans, Headway is helping to create a healthier future for individuals and communities across the
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Lunit Acquires AI-Enabled Breast Cancer Detection Platform Volpara for $193M
What You Should Know:
- South Korean AI leader Lunit has announced its intention to acquire Volpara, a global pioneer in AI-powered cancer detection software, in a landmark deal worth AUD 292M (USD 193M).
- Beyond market presence, it's Volpara's deep knowledge and extensive data that truly sets it apart. With over 100 million high-quality mammogram images in its repository, Volpara offers a treasure trove of insights that will supercharge Lunit's AI capabilities and pave the way for
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Nascentia Health Enhances Aging in Place with Biofourmis’ Connected Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- Nascentia Health, a provider of in-home care and insurance services in Central New York, is taking care-at-home to the next level with a strategic partnership with Biofourmis, a global leader in technology-enabled care delivery.
- The strategic collaboration aims to empower older adults to age safely and comfortably in their own homes while reducing unnecessary hospital readmissions and improving overall healthcare outcomes.
Key Benefits of the Partnership
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ARTIS Ventures Closes $200M TechBio Fund to Support Next Era of Health & Medicine Innovation
What You Should Know:
- ARTIS Ventures, a pioneer in this "TechBio" revolution, announces the closing of its second fund, TechBio II, with $200M focused on healthcare and biology innovation.
- The fund aims to support early-stage companies to transform human health and well-being by leveraging growing data sets, advanced analytics, and insights.
TechBio II Investment Thesis
Diseases once deemed incurable now have hope, personalized therapies are becoming a reality, and the human body
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WeightWatchers Launches First-Of-Its-Kind GLP-1 Program + WeightWatchers Clinic
What You Should Know:
- WeightWatchers launches two new offerings to further support individuals on their journeys to better health: the WeightWatchers GLP-1 Program and WeightWatchers Clinic integration within the WeightWatchers App.
- By focusing on personalization, scientific evidence, and comprehensive support, WW empowers individuals to take control of their weight health and achieve lasting results.
WeightWatchers GLP-1 Program
This program addresses the unique needs of
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Sheba & Nuvo Offer Home-Based Monitoring for High-Risk Moms
What You Should Know:
In a groundbreaking healthcare initiative, Sheba Beyond, one of world’s first virtual hospitals, and Nuvo Group, a pioneer in remote pregnancy monitoring solutions, have accelerated their partnership to transform the care of high-risk pregnant patients in times of crisis and beyond.Amidst the challenges posed by the recent war in Israel on October 7th, this advancement in the partnership marks a significant breakthrough in prenatal care, particularly for
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Americans Wary of Generative AI in Healthcare: Trust and Transparency Key to Adoption
What You Should Know:
- A new survey, Generative AI in Healthcare: Gaining Consumer Trust, from Wolters Kluwer Health reveals significant concerns among Americans regarding the use of generative AI (GenAI) in healthcare.
- While many see its potential to improve care, the lack of transparency and validation around data sources raises major trust issues.
Lack of Trust & Transparency
Key findings of the report include:
- Lack of transparency: 86% of Americans worry about not
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Twin Health Secures $52M to Expand Whole Body Digital Twin Tech
What You Should Know:
Twin Health, creators of the Whole Body Digital Twin™ service for reversing, improving, and preventing chronic metabolic diseases, announced securing $50 million in funding to continue expanding its groundbreaking technology and clinical service solutions for more members across the United States.Twin Health introduced the Whole Body Digital Twin, a dynamic model of each individual’s unique metabolism, powered by artificial intelligence, that is built from thousands
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1 in 3 Primary Care Physicians Have Already Tried AI Scribe Tools
What You Should Know:
Elation Health, the clinical-first technology company powering innovation in primary care, today announced the results of a survey of 229 primary care physicians focused on the benefits, desired features, and hurdles to adoption of artificial intelligence–powered (AI) medical scribe tools in the EHR.AI scribe tools use speech recognition and natural language processing to capture and transcribe conversations between a physician and a patient during clinical
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