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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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RadiantGraph Launches with $5M to Bring AI Personalization to Health Plans
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- RadiantGraph, a platform using machine learning and artificial intelligence to drive consumer engagement for health plans, today announced its launch today after raising $5 million in Seed funding in a round led by True Ventures and XYZ Ventures, with participation from Remus Capital.
- The company plans to use the funding to accelerate growth, which includes partnering with new healthcare organizations and advancing their enterprise health and
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Israel Defense Forces to Utilize UltraSight’s PoCUS Devices in Combat
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- UltraSight – an AI-powered micro-ultrasound company that is revolutionizing cardiac sonography to enable more accurate and timely clinical decisions – is now offering its services to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The device has FDA clearance and is now available in Israel, the UK, and the US.
- Many of the IDF soldiers will now have an ultrasound in their pocket. The PoCUS devices – powered by UltraSight’s software - deliver
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OrbiMed Secures $4.3B to Invest in Healthcare Startups Globally
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- OrbiMed, a global healthcare investment firm raises $4.3B in commitments across its four investment funds: OrbiMed Private Investments IX, OrbiMed Asia Partners V and OrbiMed Royalty & Credit Opportunities IV.
- The $4.3B will be used to invest globally, from the seed stage for start-ups incubated by OrbiMed through growth capital opportunities. Investors in these new funds include a broad range of medical institutions, university endowments, foundations,
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