What You Should Know:
- Alphabet's Verily announced in an internal memo that is has closed its medical device division and laid off staff. The exact number of employees affected was not revealed.
- According to a spokesperson, the company has made the "difficult decision to discontinue manufacturing medical devices" and will no longer support them moving forward. This move is a continuation of a broader strategic shift from Alphabet in 2023, which saw the company cut 12,000 positions
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Eyebot Raises $20M to Scale 90-Second Vision Test and Doctor-Verified Prescriptions
What You Should Know:
- Eyebot, the company behind the 90-second vision test kiosk that delivers doctor-verified glasses prescriptions, today announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from returning investors AlleyCorp, Baukunst, Village Global, and Ubiquity Ventures.
- Eyebot is redefining how people access vision care by eliminating traditional barriers like appointment delays, insurance hurdles, and
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HeartFocus by DESKi Launches in U.S. on Butterfly Network Handheld Ultrasound
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- HeartFocus, the revolutionary, AI-enabled cardiac imaging software developed by data-driven medtech company DESKi, today announced its U.S. commercial launch.
- HeartFocus will initially be available on Butterfly Network’s handheld ultrasound devices, the FDA-cleared software enables any healthcare professional to conduct diagnostic-quality heart ultrasounds after just hours of training. Health systems, primary care clinics, and clinical education institutions can
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Reach7 Diabetes Studios and Trileas Partner to Launch CARES Program for At-Risk Communities
What You Should Know:
- Reach7 Diabetes Studios has announced that Trileas is the first official sponsor and founding member of its CARES Program. The program is a third-party sponsored initiative that provides screenings for high-risk individuals and subsidized memberships for those most in need.
- The partnership with Trileas, a company dedicated to delivering affordable connectivity and healthcare solutions, will help the CARES Program reach further, expand access, and transform
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Mount Sinai Researchers Use AI and Lab Data to Predict Genetic Disease Risk
What You Should Know:
- Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new method using artificial intelligence (AI) and routine lab tests to determine the likelihood that a patient with a rare DNA mutation will actually develop a disease.
- The concept is known in genetics as penetrance. The findings were published in the August 28 online issue of the journal Science.
A More Accessible Approach to Genetic Risk
Traditional genetic studies
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ALIGNMT AI Raises $6.5M to Deliver AI Governance for Healthcare
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- ALIGNMT AI, a company that provides an AI compliance platform for healthcare, has announced that it has raised $6.5M in seed funding led by AIX Ventures, with participation from Sancus Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Dent Capital.
- The seed funding will enable ALIGNMT AI to expand its engineering team, accelerate product development, and scale partnerships with healthcare organizations that want to deploy AI responsibly while maintaining operational efficiency
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The Real Healthcare Emergency: Why Interoperability is the Unsolved Foundation of Digital Health
Clinical information isn’t moving where it needs to go.
Despite decades of investment in health IT, the industry is still grappling with basic data exchange. As recently as 2023, 47.4% of small hospitals and 42.8% of rural hospitals still relied on mail or fax as their primary method of exchanging patient information. Even among medium and large hospitals, nearly one third still rely on these methods.
These manual processes take more time, introduce more risk, and delay care—yet they
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Former FDA Chief Counsel Joins Plan A™ to Launch Male Birth Control
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- NEXT Life Sciences, a modern reproductive healthcare company, has announced that Peter Barton Hutt, a renowned FDA regulatory expert, has joined its advisory board. Known as the "Father of Modern Drug Law," Hutt served as Chief Counsel at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and helped shape many of the policies that still govern medical devices today. His appointment strengthens an advisory board already composed of groundbreaking experts in male
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mPulse Acquires Clarity Software Solutions to Redefine Health Communications
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- mPulse, a provider of Health Experience and Insights (HXI) technology, has acquired Clarity Software Solutions, a leader in health communications technology. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclsoed.
- The strategic move brings together two organizations that are changing the status quo in healthcare and aiming to bring innovative new approaches to the market. Together, the companies partner with over 450 healthcare organizations, more than 50
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Sage Growth Partners Report: Healthcare C-Suite Acknowledges AI Potential but Lacks Trust
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- A new report from healthcare consultancy Sage Growth Partners has revealed a growing disconnect between the potential of AI in healthcare and the preparedness of hospital and health system leaders to implement it.
- The report, The Healthcare C-Suite's Take on AI, is the first in a three-part series based on an annual survey of 101 C-suite leaders from various integrated delivery networks, academic medical centers, and independent hospitals.
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