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- No Barrier, the leader in AI-powered medical translation redefining language access in healthcare, today announced an oversubscribed $2.7 million Seed Round led by A-Squared Ventures, Esplanade Ventures, Rock Health Capital and Fusion.
- No Barrier’s AI-powered real time language interpretation technology integrates into existing clinician workflows, improving providers’ and health systems’ limited-English-proficiency (LEP) services to the highest quality with
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Butterfly Network Launches Compass AI to Power Next-Gen POCUS Management
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- Butterfly Network, Inc. ("Butterfly"), a digital health company specializing in whole-body ultrasound imaging, has launched Compass AI™.
- The challenge in POCUS has long been the reliance on traditional, radiology-style, order-based workflows, which often lead to undocumented, unreviewed, and unreimbursed exams. Traditional workflows often capture only about 15% of compliant studies, meaning up to 85% go unbilled.
- Compass AI replaces this
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Lumus and Snke Launch Medical-Grade AR Glasses for Surgical-Grade Visualization
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- Lumus, the pioneering developer of geometric (reflective) waveguide technology for augmented reality (AR) eyewear, today announced a strategic partnership with health tech innovator Snke.
- Lumus has been selected as the optical engine partner for the new SnkeXR AR glasses, which are designed specifically for clinical and surgical environments.
New Era for Medical-Grade AR
The SnkeXR glasses are the first open-platform, medical-grade AR glasses
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Carrot Partners with ŌURA and Dexcom to Power Metabolic-Fertility Health with Biometric Data
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- Carrot, a global fertility and family care platform announced a significant strategic partnership with ŌURA, the smart ring company, and Dexcom, the global leader in glucose biosensing. The collaboration introduces a novel, integrated approach to supporting fertility and family-building goals through Carrot’s clinically-backed metabolic-fertility program, Sprints.
- The partnership is marked by a first-of-its-kind integration with Stelo by Dexcom (the FDA-cleared
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Fundamental XR and Elsevier Launch Mixed Reality Innovation Program for Enterprise AI
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- Fundamental XR, a leader in advanced immersive technologies, today announced the launch of its Mixed Reality Innovation Program in partnership with Elsevier global leaders in Healthcare education and publishing.
- AI-driven Contextual Spatial technology is now rapidly emerging and with the arrival of devices such as Apple Vision Pro, Meta Ray Ban Display, ChatGPT ‘io’ and Apple’s yet to be named AI/AR glasses.
Enterprise Immersive Readiness Program
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AISAP Launches FDA-Cleared Platform in Ghana to Solve Cardiologist Shortage
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- AISAP, an AI Point-of-Care Diagnostics company, announced a landmark field initiative in Ghana to deploy its FDA-cleared AI-powered cardiac diagnosis platform. This program directly addresses the profound challenge of healthcare access in Ghana, a country of approximately 35 million people served by fewer than 30 cardiologists.
- The initiative, in collaboration with the G-ACT Foundation, aims to establish a global model for bringing expert-level cardiac diagnostics
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Joy Secures $14M to Redefine the Parenting Experience
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- Joy, a platform revolutionizing the parenting experience secures $14M in Series A funding co-led by Forerunner and Raga Partners, with participation from Magnify Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, Shazi Visram, Rogue Venture Partners, and Next Legacy Partners.
- The funding will be used to accelerate the development of the company’s advanced AI parenting platform, expand integrations with leading parenting brands, grow its expert network, and extend its services across
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AI Digital Stethoscope Detects Heart Failure with Near-Echo Precision in Ghana
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- Researchers from the G-ACT Foundation and Eko Health have announced groundbreaking results from the DAMSUN-HF (Detection and Management of Heart Failure with SENSORA in Underserved Nations) study.
- The prospective validation study demonstrated that AI-enabled digital auscultation can effectively identify Heart Failure with reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) in patients who lack access to traditional echocardiography.
AI-Enabled Auscultation Achieves
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House Rx Raises $55M to Scale In-Clinic Specialty Pharmacy Model
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- House Rx, a health tech company focused on making specialty medications more accessible and affordable for patients, today announced it has raised $55 million in Series B equity and debt to expand its in-clinic specialty pharmacy model.
- The financing was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Town Hall Ventures and included participation from LRVHealth, First Round Capital, Bessemer Venture
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Sentara Health Deploys Andor Health’s Agentic AI Across 12 Hospitals
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- Andor Health, the AI company specializing in agentic AI software infrastructure for healthcare, and Sentara Health have announced an expanded agreement for an enterprise license of the ThinkAndor® platform. Sentara Health is one of the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the U.S., serving communities across Virginia, Northeastern North Carolina, and Florida through 12 hospitals and a robust health plan.
- Building on the early success of
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