Today, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Sadly, cancer disparities exist, with racial/ethnic minority, low-income, and uninsured populations suffering the greatest burden. That’s why routine cancer screening is critical to addressing cancer disparities as they have the potential to greatly reduce both incidence and mortality rates. To address this, Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide
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Disease Prediction
Prognos Raises $20.5M For AI-Powered Disease Prediction Platform for Payers, Providers
Prognos, a New York City-based healthcare Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup that has been steadfastly building its AI capabilities with the goal of predicting disease has raised $20.5 million in Series C funding. Particpatnts in the round include Cigna, GIS Strategic Ventures (the venture capital arm of the Guardian Life Insurance Company), Hermed, Hikma Ventures, Maywic, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (GHI), and Safeguard Scientifics.Prognos plans to use the funding to expand Prognos’
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