As 2024 comes to a close, MobiHealthNews asked executives from across the digital health sector about their biggest surprises and most noteworthy events from the year.
The execs highlight AI's potential, oncology imaging breakthroughs, nutrition's role in healthcare, inflated AI valuations, cyberattacks and policy shifts, emphasizing the need for practical integration, patient trust and system...
Suki, maker of an AI-backed healthcare voice tool, announced it is collaborating with Google Cloud to enhance its Suki Assistant tool using Google's Vertex AI platform.
Google's Vertex AI is a search engine that allows organizations to build their own generative AI-enabled search engines. It enables companies to search patient data, including clinical sources like FHIR data and clinical notes....
Toronto-listed HEALWELL AI is making a multi-million-dollar purchase of New Zealand-based Orion Health to combine their capabilities in data infrastructure and AI.
The Canadian healthcare AI company signed a deal to acquire Orion Health, which offers health data management solutions, for CA$165 million or NZ$200 million ($115 million).
The transaction, advised by JP Morgan, is expected to close...
The University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Dentistry has launched a community-based programme to detect oral health diseases among the elderly using mobile AI.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The Dental AI Community Care Project features an AI-powered mobile application for detecting gum inflammation. It will train community volunteers, comprising dental students and community residents, to provide personalised...
A South Korean manufacturer which claims to develop the world's first AI-powered doll companion for seniors has recently registered its product in the United States.
Hyodol has recently announced that its AI companion doll of the same name has been registered as a medical device with the US Food and Drug Administration.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Hyodol describes its doll, first released in 2019, as a...
Researchers from Asan Medical Center, South Korea's largest hospital, have developed an AI-based system for analysing coronary artery images prior to coronary angioplasty.
Coronary angioplasty is a standard treatment to widen narrowed or blocked coronary arteries indicated in coronary artery diseases such as angina and heart attack.
FINDINGS
The Asan research team's AI system supports...
Monash University has recently established a new centre for co-designing and developing assistive technology with people with disabilities, focusing on emerging technologies such as AI and robotics.
The Monash Assistive Technology and Society (MATS) Centre, which started in 2023, is led by assistive technology researchers and social scientists from the university's Faculties of Information...
MobiHealthNews asked executives from across the digital health industry – in places from Fortune 500 companies to emerging startups – to share their biggest takeaways from 2024. Their responses highlight a diverse range of perspectives and insights.
In part one of this two-part series on the biggest takeaways of the year, explore executives' thoughts on key trends, including the growing focus on...
Redesign Health, a company that builds, launches and finds funding for other healthcare startups, has closed a $175 million investment for a new fund focused on igniting the creation of healthcare companies.
Declaration Partners, Euclidean Capital and True North Advisors participated in the round.
WHAT IT DOES
Redesign has launched more than 60 health tech companies since its founding in 2018,...
Cardiovascular imaging company Cleerly announced it raised $106 million in a Series C funding round.
The round was led by Insight Partners and Battery Ventures, with participation from preexisting investors.
WHAT IT DOES
Cleerly is a digital healthcare company that offers heart disease-diagnosis solutions. It developed a standard for coronary artery disease by integrating quality clinical...
