What You Should Know:
- Infermedica – a leading digital health company specializing in AI-powered solutions for symptom analysis and patient triage – today announced a partnership with Hyro, a leader in plug-and-play conversational AI.
- The partnership will enable healthcare organizations to support patients at the digital front door by utilizing Infermedica’s Medical Guidance Platform and early symptom assessment technology and Hyro’s industry-leading natural language
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AWS Names 10 Startups for 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator Cohort
What You Should Know:
- AWS names the ten digital health startups selected for its AWS Healthcare Accelerator cohort, focused on health equity.
- With the aim of reducing health disparities, these startups are increasing access to health services, addressing social determinants of health, and leveraging data to promote equitable and inclusive systems of care.
2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator Program Details
Over the course of the four-week program, these 10 startups will receive
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Medtronic-BioIntelliSense Partnership Expands Access to RPM Wearables
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- Medtronic announces partnership with BioIntelliSense for exclusive U.S. distribution of multi-parameter wearable for continuous remote patient monitoring from in-hospital to home.
- The partnership enables Medtronic to offer access to BioIntellSense’s BioButton® multi-parameter wearable device, which provides scalable personalized patient care, greater workflow automation and proactive clinical interventions for hospitals facing increasing costs and growing
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Syapse and Genesis Research Form RWE Partnership in Oncology
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- Today, Syapse, a leading real-world evidence company dedicated to extinguishing the fear and burden of serious diseases, announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership with Genesis Research.
- This partnership will focus on conducting real-world evidence-based research that supports the development and launch of new and innovative treatments.
- As part of the
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Connected Pharmacy MedMinder Raises $35M for Polypharmacy & Senior Patients
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- MedMinder, a provider of connected pharmacy care for polypharmacy and senior patients, announced it has closed an additional $35 M in funding through a credit facility with SWK Holdings Corporation and additional investment from existing equity partner, Accelmed Partners.
- The additional funding will allow MedMinder to further its mission of enabling patients to age at home by increasing its capacity to meet growing demand, offering its holistic pharmacy services
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Power Launches with $7M to Diversify Clinical Trials
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- Power, a patient-friendly platform designed to improve access to clinical trial studies emerges from stealth with $7M in seed funding.
- The round was led by Footwork and CRV, with additional investments from ARTIS Ventures, South Park Commons, and AirAngels to help Power bring the process of discovering and accessing clinical trials into the future.
Modernising and Simplifying Accessibility to Clinical Trials
Eighty-six percent
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AI More Accurate for Cardiac Diagnosis than Echocardiogram Assessments
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- In a first-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial led by researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute and the Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, artificial intelligence (AI) proved more successful in assessing and diagnosing cardiac function when compared to echocardiogram assessments made by sonographers.
- The results, announced during a late-breaking presentation at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022, have immediate
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Epicore & Denka Partner to Tackle Dehydration Crisis in Asia via Sweat-Sensing Wearable
What You Should Know:
- Epicore Biosystems today announced a partnership with Denka Corporation, a Japan-based multinational technology and materials company.
- Under the agreement, Epicore Biosystems and Denka will collaborate on strategic initiatives to pilot and distribute Epicore’s portfolio of advanced wearable hydration solutions in Japan and expand into Asia markets.
Tackling Asia’s Dehydration Crisis Through Sweat-Sensing Wearable Technology
Founded in 2017, Epicore
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Hello Heart Launches Cholesterol Management Feature to Tackle Whole-Heart Health
What You Should Know:
- Hello Heart, the only digital therapeutic that focuses exclusively on heart health, today announced a new cholesterol management feature, designed to empower people to improve their heart health
- The first-of-its-kind, Hello Heart’s ‘My Cholesterol’ allows users to easily track and understand their cholesterol levels, and provides personalized insights based on peer-reviewed, published recommendations, encouraging them to make positive lifestyle changes to improve
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Medical Devices Cleared or Approved by FDA in 2022
The medical device industry is booming and shows no signs of slowing down. In 2022, the FDA (Federal Food and Drug Administration) will clear or approve over 1,000 medical devices. This is great news for patients who stand to benefit from the latest and greatest technology, but it can be tough for hospitals and doctors to keep up with all of the new devices on the market.
Here's a breakdown of some of the most anticipated otc medical devices that have already received FDA approval. Some
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