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- MARS Bioimaging, a New Zealand–headquartered pioneer in medical imaging, secures $15M in Series A funding round. Led by Pacific Channel.
- The capital will be used to scale the commercial adoption of the world’s first portable spectral photon-counting CT scanners—technology that delivers high-resolution, 3D color images to the point of care.
The Spectral Shift: 3D Color vs. Black-and-White
Traditional CT scans are typically low-resolution, black-and-white
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M&A: Net Health Acquires Keet Health to Scale Remote Monitoring
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- Net Health has announced the acquisition of Keet Health from WebPT as part of a major strategic collaboration focused on Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) and outcomes measurement. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- Through this deal, Net Health’s Limber platform will become the preferred solution for WebPT and Clinicient customers, with a deep integration targeted for early 2026 to support hybrid care models and value-based
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The Seamless Scan: Why Interoperability is the New Standard for OB-GYN Ultrasound Reporting in 2026
Increasing patient volumes calls for strengthened streamlined processes like never before.
With vast patient data coming from various platforms, tools and systems, the means of connectivity and pooling this information has become a critical factor to successful patient experiences.Today’s healthcare landscape needs a well blended and meticulously integrated system of patient data across all administrative data portals and platforms.
This is why in modern medical practice,
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Xella Health Raises $3.7M to Pioneer AI-Powered Menstrual Fluid Diagnostics
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- Xella Health has emerged from stealth with $3.7M in pre-seed financing to build the infrastructure for "decoding" female biology.
- Led by Precursor Ventures, the company is pioneering a first-of-its-kind diagnostic platform that combines menstrual fluid analysis with peripheral blood and AI-powered multi-omics to identify the root causes of chronic conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, and perimenopause.
The Biological Signal: Tapping Into Menstrual
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From Accessibility to Empowerment: Rethinking Digital Health Through Inclusive Leadership
Digital health is not just an experiment anymore. Virtual care platforms, remote monitoring tools, eConsultations and patient portals are now embedded across healthcare systems. As adoption increases, so does the responsibility to ensure these technologies don't favour any specific group of people, but rather serve all users alike. Accessibility is one thing, but it's only the beginning. The next logical step towards digital health maturity is empowerment, and that shift starts with inclusive
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OpenAI Acquires Torch: Building the ‘Unified Medical Memory’ for ChatGPT Health”
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- OpenAI has officially acquired the healthcare technology startup Torch, marking a significant expansion of its ChatGPT Health capabilities.
- The deal, valued at approximately $60M -$100M according to reports, aims to create a "unified medical memory" for AI by consolidating scattered patient data from hospitals, labs, and wearables into a single, context-aware engine.
The "Unified Medical Memory" Pivot: Solving Data Silos
For most patients, medical data is
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Digital Health Funding Hits $14.2B in 2025: A Year of AI Exuberance and Market Bifurcation
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- If 2024 was a year of correction, 2025 was the year of crystallization. The tremors of innovation have settled into bedrock infrastructure, and the market has responded with a distinct roar.
- Annual funding for U.S. digital health startups climbed to $14.2Bin 2025, a meaningful 35% increase over the previous year, according to Rock Health’s annual year-end report. While we haven't returned to the fever dream of pandemic-era peaks, the data reveals a "new
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Mitch Rales Leads $43M Round to Scale VieCure’s AI Oncology Platform
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- VieCure has raised $43M led by Mitch Rales (co-founder of Danaher) and Northpond Ventures. The funding will scale VieCure's Halo Intelligence™ platform, an AI-powered clinical decision support system that has already increased tumor sequencing rates by 8x for 30,000 patients.
- Through a partnership with Rales' firm New Bearing, VieCure will implement a world-class business system to modernize community oncology clinics, which treat 80% of U.S. cancer
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Arkin Capital Closes $100M Arkin Bio Ventures III to Back Advanced Pre-Clinical to Early Clinical-Stage Biotech Companies
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- Arkin Capital, a leading multi-asset investment manager, today announced the closing of Arkin Bio Ventures III, a $100 million fund focused on investing in advanced pre-clinical and early clinical-stage biotech companies developing transformative therapies in areas of high unmet medical need.
- The fund is backed by top-tier institutional investors, including Phoenix Insurance, Clal Insurance, and Amitim Pension Funds, alongside a significant investment from Arkin
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How AI Automation in Wearables is Transforming Healthcare Systems
Wearable devices are transforming healthcare through continuous monitoring, early detection, and personalized management of chronic diseases. These innovations are reinventing how health concerns are tracked and treated, with the goal of improving diagnostics, outcomes, and accessibility. However, they also introduce new technical challenges to overcome.
Factors like increasing health consciousness, aging populations, and advances in sensor technology and connectivity are
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