Carrot Inc., a Redwood City, CA-based digital health startup has raised $25 million in funding led by JJDC to commercialize its smoking cessation digital health platform, Pivot. The round also included participation from New York Life Ventures and existing investors Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, Carrot founder David S. Utley, M.D., and R7 Partners.Financial Impact of Smoking for EmployersSmokers cost their employers more than $7,000 annually, per person, in excess healthcare and lost
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Philips Launches Its Smallest Portable Nebulizer in North America
Today, Philips launched InnoSpire Go, its smallest and lightest portable hand-held nebulizer. This innovative technology not only provides portable, fast and effective medication delivery but is also proven to reduce treatment time by up to 25 percent. The easy-to-use and virtually silent InnoSpire Go puts hospital-grade nebulizer technology into the hands of the user for portable, fast and effective medication delivery. InnoSpire Go is available in the United States and additional countries
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LSU Health New Orleans Joins Vantedge Ventures to Support Physician-Led Innovation
LSU Health New Orleans announced that it has joined Vantedge Venture's Innovation Alliance (VIA), a collective of health systems seeking to innovate and create physician-led innovation developed by their network of clinicians and physicians. The Alliance will help LSU Health New Orleans Office of Technology Management vet and validate the commercial viability of inventions of LSU Health New Orleans clinical physician-scientists. As part of the alliance, Vantedge Ventures Fund will work with
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AI in Healthcare, VR/Mixed Reality, Robotic Surgery Among Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2019
This week, Cleveland Clinic unveiled their annual Top 10 Medical Innovations of 2019 selected by a panel of Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists, led by Michael Roizen, M.D., Chief Wellness Officer at Cleveland Clinic.Ranked by anticipated importance, here are the Top 10 Medical Innovations of 2019: 1. Alternative Therapy for Pain: Fighting the Opioid CrisisPharmacogenomic testing, which uses a patient’s genetic makeup to predict an individual’s metabolism of drugs, including some
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Changing the Future of Healthcare Data with Blockchain
The blockchain is getting a lot of attention these days. Much of the attention is misguided—pitching blockchain as if it will magically solve all security and privacy issues—and makes it challenging to understand what blockchain is and the value it can provide. When you cut through the blockchain technology marketing hype, however, blockchain does offer a variety of potential benefits when it comes to maintaining the integrity of data and transactions. And one arena in which blockchain could
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Voice Search in Healthcare: Using Voice-Enabled Devices for Healthcare Information
When it comes to voice search in healthcare, only 24% of consumers are using voice-enabled devices to search for healthcare information. From smartphones to smart speakers, consumers are searching with their voices. What exactly they are searching for when it comes to healthcare-related topics is explored in a new study from the market research team at Zion & Zion, a top-ranked, full-service national marketing agency.The study reveals only 24% of consumers have searched for healthcare
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Eko and Mayo Clinic Collaborate on Machine Learning Algorithm to Help Physicians Fight Heart Disease
Eko and Mayo Clinic collaborate on a machine learning-based algorithm to help physicians better screen for potentially dangerous heart diseases. Eko, creators of a heart and lung monitoring platform that combines non-invasive cardiac sensors with machine learning, has announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop and commercialize a machine learning-based algorithm that screens patients for the presence of a low ejection fraction – a weak heart pump. The collaborative effort combines
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Mercom: Global Digital Health VC Funding Tops $3.1B in Q3 2018
Global digital health venture capital (VC) funding has already reached $9 billion in 2018, up 46 percent year-over-year (YoY) with a record $8B across 556 deals, according to market research firm Mercom Capital. The latest report reveals global digital health VC funding reached $3.1B across 173 deals, versus Q2 2018’s $2.4B in 196 deals.To date, digital health companies have raised ~$34B in 4,006 VC funding deals since 2010. Total corporate funding - including VC, debt, and public market
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K4Connect Raises $12M to Expand Smart Tech for Senior Living Communities
K4Connect, a Raleigh, NC-based digital health startup providing smart technology solutions for senior living communities has raised $12 million in Series B funding led by AXA Venture Partners. Founded in 2013, K4Connect plans to use the latest round of funding to further develop the Company's K4Community solution and underlying Fusion platform/OS technologies. In addition, the company plans to accelerate its partnerships across a spectrum of consumer and senior living-specific
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New Philips App Enhances Mobility for Caregivers with Real-Time Access to Patient Deterioration
Philips today announced it has expanded its General Care Solution with the new Philips IntelliVue GuardianSoftware mobile client application. The mobile app has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA and leverages the capabilities of Philips’ General Care solution, which includes Early Warning Scoring (EWS), to provide clinicians with the benefit of mobility and optimized workflows. In some hospital medical-surgical units, patient information and color-coded early warning scores are written on a
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