While maternal mortality is on the rise in the U.S., pregnancy health has seen little innovation in understanding the underlying biology of disease and is ripe for change. Nowhere is this more evident than in the realm of the prediction of preeclampsia. Fortunately, with new technology on the horizon, doctors will finally be able to predict preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications before they arise by evaluating the underlying biology of each pregnancy expressed through RNA messages.
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Israeli AirForce Leverages AR/VR Therapy to Evaluate Pilots for Potential Neck Injuries
What You Should Know: - AirForce has selected XRHealth, the augmented reality/virtual reality gateway to the healthcare metaverse to evaluate pilots for potential neck injuries. - The Air Medical Unit, one of the highest authorities dealing with airborne conditions, screens pilots before they enter the AirForce and regularly during their service, and has recently started to use the XRHealth AR/VR therapy medical device as a solution to evaluate and monitor neck
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ChristianaCare Spins Out New Gene Editing Company, CorriXR Therapeutics
What You Should Know: - ChristianaCare recently announced it has spun out its first commercial biotechnology private startup company, named CorriXR Therapeutics. The company will use CRISPR gene editing technology to develop new, clinically relevant oncologic therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need, starting with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Its close relationship with ChristianaCare and the ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute uniquely positions it to research and develop
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Rippl Launches with $35M to Transform Mental Health for Seniors
What You Should Know: - Rippl, a new mental health startup focused on caring for seniors with dementia and other neurocognitive conditions, launched today with $32M in seed round funding led by ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst. The round also includes investment from GV, F-Prime Capital, and Mass General Brigham Ventures. - Rippl will use its seed funding to hire and train a team of clinicians, build technology, and open a Washington state-based clinical support center to launch
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GE Healthcare Makes Strategic Investment in AliveCor
What You Should Know: - AliveCor, the global leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, recently announced its Series F Financing led by GE Healthcare. - The round also included participation from Pegasus Tech Ventures) and existing investors including Khosla Ventures, Bold Capital Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, and WP Global Partners. Providing End-to-End Cardiological Care Using Subscription Services AliveCor, Inc. is transforming cardiological care using deep
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GE Healthcare Launches First 5G Innovation Lab for Remote Care
What You Should Know: - GE Healthcare, a leading global medical technology, diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator, inaugurated its 5G Innovation Lab in Bengaluru, India, the first for GE Healthcare across the globe. - With the advantage of massive bandwidth, high data speeds, low latency, and highly reliable connectivity, 5G has the potential to disrupt the patient care continuum, transforming diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis. 5G Enabled Precision
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Invoca Raises $83M to Optimize Contact Center Experience
What You Should Know: - Invoca, the cloud leader in AI-powered conversation intelligence for revenue teams" has raised $83M in its Series F at a $1.1B valuation led by - With 6 of the top 10 U.S. health systems, 3 of the top 8 U.S. physical therapy clinics, and 4 of the top 6 U.S. dental service organizations already using Invoca, this recent round of funding will help improve the contact center experience for healthcare organizations. Addressing Healthcare Staffing
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PreciseDx’s AI-Enabled Digital Pathology Proven to Detect Early-Stage Parkinson’s Disease
What You Should Know: - Mount Sinai spinout, PreciseDx, today announced that its AI-enabled digital pathology is the first proven to detect early-stage Parkinson’s disease, according to a recent research study. - The study, conducted in collaboration with Michael J. Fox Foundation, identified that PreciseDx’s technology can accurately diagnose Parkinson's disease in living patients prior to the severe onset of symptoms. Challenges Diagnosing Parkinson’s
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Doceree Lands $11M for Physician-Only Platform for Precision Marketing
What You Should Know: - Doceree, a global network of HCP-only platforms for programmatic messaging raises $11M in a Series A funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures to enrich programmatic messaging offerings for health information technology (HIT) platforms to improve the distribution of hyper-relevant messages to prescribers. The round also included participation from F-Prime Capital and Alkemi Growth Capital. -
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Q1 2022 Digital Health Funding Reaches $6B Across 183 Deals
What You Should Know: - Rock Health report reveals Q1 2022 digital health funding closed with $6.0B across 183 deals, and an average deal size of $32.8M. - Q1 2022 digital health funding was significantly behind Q4 2021’s $7.3B and the trailing twelve month quarterly average of $7.1B. Digital health funding reached a total of $6B in Q1 2022 across 183 deals, and an average deal size of $32.8M, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund
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