What You Should Know:
- Color Health, a provider of precision health solutions released its second annual Employer Insights Report, revealing a disconnect between employer priorities and the reality of cancer care benefits offered to employees.
- The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, explores how benefits leaders make decisions regarding cancer program benefits, including their current offerings, perceived effectiveness, and strategies for managing costs.
Disconnect
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Oncology Technology Solutions, Services Impacting Patients and Providers
Oatmeal Health Unveils AI Diagnostic Platform for Lung Cancer Screening in Underserved FQHC Communities
What You Should Know:
- Oatmeal Health, an innovator in AI-driven cancer screening launches its AI-powered radiology risk stratification platform for lung cancer.
- The solution provides a fully reimbursable second-opinion diagnostic tool covered by Medicare, making it more accessible and affordable for healthcare providers and patients.
AI-Powered Lung Nodule Analysis
Lung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, but screening rates remain
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C the Signs Raises $8M to Expand AI-Powered Cancer Detection to the U.S.
What You Should Know:
- C the Signs, a developer of AI-powered cancer detection solutions, today announced an $8 million funding round led by Khosla Ventures.
- The investment will fuel the company's expansion from the United Kingdom, where it has already achieved significant success in early cancer detection, to the United States.
Cancer Screening and Improve Patient Outcomes
C the Signs addresses a critical gap in cancer care by identifying patients at risk of cancer at
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Guardant Health and ConcertAI Partner to Unlock Cancer Insights with Multi-Modal Real-World Data
What You Should Know:
- Guardant Health, a provider in precision oncology, and ConcertAI, a real-world evidence (RWE) and AI technology company in oncology, announced a strategic collaboration that will provide biopharmaceutical companies with access to a first-of-its-kind multi-modal real-world data (RWD) solution.
- The partnership integrates comprehensive patient electronic medical record (EMR) data with genomic and epigenomic tumor profiling information, offering a deeper
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ScreenPoint Medical Acquires Biomediq to Enhance Breast Cancer Risk Assessment with AI
What You Should Know:
- ScreenPoint Medical, a provider of AI-powered breast cancer screening solutions, acquires Biomediq A/S, a research-based company specializing in quantitative imaging biomarkers. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- ScreenPoint's industry-leading Transpara AI platform will now incorporate Biomediq's advanced risk analysis technology, which enables automated analysis of 2D and 3D mammograms to assess future breast cancer risk. This
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Certis Oncology Launches AI-Powered Chatbot for Cancer Research
What You Should Know:
- Certis Oncology Solutions, a translational science and emerging technology leader in preclinical oncology research, is pleased to announce the commercial launch of CertisOI Assistant™, an innovative chatbot tool designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of cancer research.
- This cutting-edge research tool leverages artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and OpenAI’s ChatGPT language model to provide researchers unparalleled insights
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Function Health and GRAIL Collaborate to Make Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test More Accessible
What You Should Know:
- Function Health, a revolutionary health management platform empowering people to live 100 healthy years, announces a collaboration with GRAIL, Inc., a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured, to expand the reach of innovative cancer screening to transform cancer care.
- Function Health’s 400,000+ members nationwide have access to GRAIL’s Galleri test—a first-of-its-kind, clinically validated multi-cancer early detection
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Owkin, Proscia Partner to Streamline MSI Testing for Colorectal Cancer
What You Should Know:
- Owkin, an AI-biotech company specializing in precision medicine, and Proscia, a leader in AI-enabled pathology solutions, have announced a strategic partnership to improve MSI testing for colorectal cancer (CRC). This collaboration aims to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of MSI screening, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes.
- Beyond MSI testing, Owkin and Proscia plan to collaborate on developing and commercializing additional AI solutions
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Ontada, Datavant Partner to Accelerate Oncology Innovation with Real-World Data
What You Should Know:
- Ontada, a McKesson business specializing in real-world data and clinical technology for community oncology, has announced a strategic collaboration with Datavant, a health data platform.
- The partnership aims to accelerate oncology innovation by providing life science companies with faster access to Ontada's comprehensive real-world data.
In October, Ontada partnered with Microsoft to utilize AI capabilities to extract actionable insights from vast
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AI Against Cancer: Capabilities and Limitations for Early Detection and Treatment Planning
The American Cancer Society predicted 2 million new cancer cases in the US alone in 2024, which amounts to roughly 5,480 diagnoses every day. What makes matters worse is that the pandemic delayed care for more than 75% of cancer patients. Unsurprisingly, healthcare providers are turning to new technologies like AI in search of solutions. To gauge the magnitude of this trend, consider this: as of August 7, 2024, 950 AI/ML-enabled medical devices have received clearance from the FDA, with 76% of
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