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Biolinq Lands $4.75M to Expand Biosensor Patch for Continuous Glucose Monitoring

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Biolinq Lands $4.75M to Expand Biosensor Patch for Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Biolinq, a San Diego, CA-based digital health company developing a minimally-invasive electrochemical biosensor patch for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has raised $4.75 million in Series A funding led by the JDRF T1D Fund, Aphelion Capital and LifeSci Venture Partners. Existing investors in the round include M Ventures and Hikma Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Hikma Pharmaceuticals. The latest round brings Biolinq’s total Series A funding to $15 million.Inception of
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Life Image, swyMed Integrate to Enhance Telestroke Capabilities at Rural Hospitals

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Life Image, swyMed Integrate to Enhance Telestroke Capabilities at Rural Hospitals

Life Image, a global network for sharing clinical and imaging data, and swyMed, a leading telemedicine provider are teaming up to enhance telestroke capabilities.  Life Image’s interoperable solution, which integrates into existing workflows, orchestrates the flow of more than 10 million clinical encounters per month.Challenges with Acute Stroke TreatmentThere are several access-related challenges associated with acute stroke treatment, which are further compounded by the fact that diagnosis and
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DarioHealth Integrates Blood Glucose Data with Glytec’s Outpatient Insulin Management Solution

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DarioHealth Corp., a blood glucose monitoring system has announced a joint marketing agreement with Glytec, a provider of insulin titration solutions. As part of the partnership, Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System is now available to hospitals and health systems using Glytec’s virtual insulin titration service for outpatients with diabetes.Integration Details & BenefitsBlood glucose data from the Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System automatically sent to the Cloud in real-time, will be
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UPS Will Use Drones to Deliver Medical Samples in North Carolina: 5 Things to Know

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UPS Will Use Drones to Deliver Medical Samples

UPS Partners With Matternet To Transport Medical Samples Via Drone Across Hospital System In Raleigh, N.C. UPS has announced a landmark new logistics service to deliver medical samples via unmanned medical drones through a collaboration with autonomous drone technology provider Matternet. The medical drone program will take place at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus in the Raleigh, N.C., metropolitan area, with oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration and North Carolina Department
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Guardant Health to Acquire Cancer Diagnostic Company Bellwether Bio

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Guardant Health to Acquire Cancer Diagnostic Company Bellwether Bio

Precision oncology company Guardant Health, Inc., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Seattle-based Bellwether Bio, an oncology startup developing next generation cancer diagnostics using cell-free DNA. The acquisition is expected to close in April 2019. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Bellwether Bio Background Spun out of the University of Washington in 2016, Bellwether Bio (formerly known as Haverhill Genetics) is developing
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Digital Prescribing Platform Xealth Raises $11M to Expand Digital Health Tools

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Digital Prescribing Platform Xealth Raises $11M to Expand Digital Health Tools

Xealth, a Seattle-based digital prescribing platform has raised $11 million in Series A funding from McKesson Ventures, Novartis, Philips, and ResMed. Existing investors Threshold Ventures (formerly DFJ Venture), Providence Ventures, UPMC and Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin health network also participated in the round.Xealth BackgroundSpun out of Providence St. Joseph Health in 2017, Xealth enables clinicians to prescribe and monitor digital healthcare content, apps, devices, and
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CHLA Innovation Studio Launches Gamifying Pediatrics Hackathon

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Gamifying Pediatrics Hackathon

The Innovation Studio at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is launching the first-ever Gamifying Pediatrics Hackathon taking place April 12-14, 2019 at BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), the global corporate venture and incubation arm of the Boston Consulting Group. By bringing together physicians and nurses on the front lines of pediatric medicine with engineers, developers, and experts in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and gaming, the Hackathon’s aim is to encourage development,
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Sutter Health, Suki to Pilot AI-Powered, Digital Voice Assistant with Doctors in Northern California

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Sutter Health, Suki to Pilot EHR Integrated, Voice-Enabled Digital Assistant with Doctors in Northern California

Not-for-profit Sutter Health network, today announced it is teaming up with Suki to pilot an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice-enabled digital assistant with doctors in Northern California. Using a combination of commands, the voice-enabled tool will help create a clinically accurate note that will integrate with Sutter’s Epic EHR system to maximize time with patients.Digital Voice Assistant Pilot Overview & BenefitsAs part of the collaboration, Sutter will initially introduce Suki
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Mayo Clinic to Develop New Diagnostic Test Using Patients’ Breath to Detect Lung Cancer

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Mayo Clinic to Develop New Diagnostic Test Using Patients’ Breath to Detect Lung Cancer

Mayo Clinic Laboratories is teaming up with Breath Diagnostics to develop new clinical diagnostic tests that use patient breath samples to identify individual biomarkers that can predict a spectrum of diseases. The first collaboration will focus on a diagnostic test that detects lung cancer using patients' exhaled breath. Benefits of BiomarkersBiomarkers are measurable substances that help in predicting the severity of a disease or infection. Examples of a biomarker include an individual's pulse
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Virginia Tech Launches Clinical Trial for Rehabilitating Infant Stroke Victims

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Virginia Tech Launches Clinical Trial for Rehabilitating Infant Stroke Victims

Virginia Tech, today announced the launch of the nation's first multicenter pediatric stroke recovery trial for researchers and clinicians from 12 sites across the United States will evaluate an innovative therapeutic approach to help 8-month-old to 24-month-old infants. Named The clinical trial is funded by a five-year, $13.5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health.  I-ACQUIRE Trial Overview Strokes are
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