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Suki, the leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, recently announced the launch of a native Mac app as part of its Suki Dictate offering to further its mission of building the most comprehensive solution in healthcare.Suki Dictate on Mac expands the use of Suki’s proprietary technology to serve clinicians everywhere and makes Suki the only voice assistant that supports all platforms including iOS, Android, web, Windows, and now
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Duke Health, Microsoft Form 5-Year Generative AI Partnership, Creates AI Innovation Lab
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Duke Health forms a strategic five-year, innovative partnership with Microsoft aimed at responsibly and ethically harnessing the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology to transform the healthcare landscape. The strategic partnership will usher in a new era of innovation, including the creation of a Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of Excellence.As part of the strategic partnership, Microsoft will equip Duke with state-of-the-art
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Health Equity Gets Boost from Biosimilars and Evidence-Based Treatment
Eliminating healthcare inequities requires addressing the underlying social and economic factors that contribute to these disparities and ensuring that all individuals have equal access to high-quality healthcare services, regardless of their background or circumstances. This includes addressing issues such as poverty, discrimination, and unequal distribution of resources, as well as promoting health equity as a core value of healthcare systems.
In recent years, there’s been a shift in the
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Steve Jobs’ Son Launches $200M Fund to Fight Against Cancer
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Reed Jobs - the son of Steve Jobs today announced the launch of his new venture capital (VC) investment fund, Yosemite, spun out from Emerson Collective Health with an oversubscribed $200M+ first close.Yosemite aims to meaningfully accelerate the technology, treatments, and standard of care that have the power to improve the health and lives of cancer patients.Composed of the Emerson Health team, Yosemite’s unique model provides no-strings-attached
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Amazon Clinic Expands Virtual Health Nationwide
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Today, Amazon Clinic announced it is now available to customers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., offering more people easy access to licensed clinicians for virtual care.Amazon Clinic is a virtual health care marketplace available to adults 18-64, that connects customers to third-party, licensed clinicians to help manage common health conditions like urinary tract infections, pink eye, and erectile dysfunction.
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S&T Researchers Developing 3D-Printed Dressings for Better Wound Care
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- Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers are developing new 3D-printed hydrogel dressings to speed up and improve the healing process for patients with second-degree burns. The research team published an article covering their latest findings in the International Journal of Bioprinting in July.
- Hydrogels are typically part of the care regimen for patients with severe burns, but what separates S&T’s research from standard hydrogels is that the
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CVS: Signify Health Adds In-Home Chronic Kidney Disease Testing to Offerings
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- Today, Signify Health announced the addition of a new comprehensive in-home kidney health testing/evaluation as part of their diagnostic and preventive service offerings.
- This is Signify’s latest diagnostic offering for IHEs since the addition of spirometry screenings for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) announced in the fall of 2022. The company’s growth in diagnostic and preventive services demonstrates their ability to capture a growing number of
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Augmedics Acquires Surgalign’s Digital Health Assets for $900k
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- Augmedics, a provider of augmented reality (AR) surgical navigation, announced it has been named the successful bidder for the digital health assets of Surgalign and Holo Surgical following a competitive auction process.
- Augmedics’s bid for the digital health assets consists of a cash purchase price of $900,000 and the assumption of certain liabilities, as set forth in the asset purchase agreement. The sale will close pending approval by the Bankruptcy
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Femtech: Juno Diagnostics Shuts Down Commercial Operations
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Juno Diagnostics, a healthcare technology company developing the next generation cell-free DNA-based noninvasive prenatal test solutions announced it has ceased commercial operations, effective immediately. The company released a statement citing “unforeseen circumstances have led to this difficult decision, and we’re devastated that we can no longer continue our mission-driven work to support expectant mothers like you. As we wind down commercial operations,
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Femtech: HerMD Raises $18M to Transform Women’s Healthcare
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HerMD, a Cincinnatti, OH-based female-founded physician-led women’s health provider committed to revolutionizing women’s healthcare secures $18M in an oversubscribed Series A-1 round led by existing investor JAZZ, with participation from B-Flexion and Amboy Street Ventures. This new investment brings HerMD’s total funding to nearly $30M.Founded by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Somi Javaid in 2015, HerMD has been revolutionizing the future of women’s healthcare through
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