AI

Representatives of NTU Singapore spin-off Gray Matter Solutions and Osler Group showing the application-based early dementia detection tool
By  Adam Ang 03:00 am February 11, 2025
A new AI-based tool that gamifies the screening of mild cognitive impairment has been incorporated into a comprehensive health screening service in Singapore. ReCOGnAIze is a neuroscientific game application developed at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) of Nanyang Technology University, Singapore. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Powered by a proprietary algorithm, ReCOGnAIze comprises four...
A radiologist reviewing an AI-generated chest X-ray analysis
By  Adam Ang 01:08 am February 10, 2025
Harrison.ai has received A$32 million ($20 million) in equity investment from the Australian federal government's National Reconstruction Fund Corporation. WHAT IT'S FOR The multi-million dollar investment, which forms part of Harrison.ai's Series C funding round, will help the medical AI company secure a wide base of hospitals and health facilities in Australia while also seeking expansion...
A patient in a virtual consultation with a doctor
By  Adam Ang 10:47 pm February 6, 2025
Healthengine allows direct booking from Google Primary care booking platform Healthengine has added a new booking pathway in partnership with Google. The Reserve with Google feature allows patients to book appointments directly from a practice's Google Business profile upon search. "This can help to boost online visibility, reduce drop-offs and increase appointment volumes," Healthengine said...
A doctor synchronising a patient's smartwatch with their mobile app
By  Adam Ang 10:44 pm February 6, 2025
MediBuddy developing IoT devices with Japan's ELECOM Virtual care company MediBuddy has started collaborating with Japanese electronics maker ELECOM to develop health IoT devices.  In a media release, MediBuddy said it will develop products for daily health management and leverage the collected health and medical data to generate personalised health insights and preventive care programmes. "In...
AI robot digital image
By  Jessica Hagen 05:48 pm February 6, 2025
The European Union has released Guidelines to provide legal clarity on the prohibited uses of AI within the EU AI Act to ensure effective, consistent and uniform application and protect European citizens' rights and safety. The EU AI Act, which outlines regulations for the development, market placement, implementation and use of artificial intelligence in the European Union, came into effect in...
Two healthcare professionals looking at diagnostic images
By  Jessica Hagen 12:59 pm January 30, 2025
California-based Rad AI, a generative AI radiology workflow company, has secured $60 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round, which brings the company's total raise to more than $140 million and bumps up its valuation to $525 million. Transformation Capital led the round with participation from existing investors Cone Health, World Innovation Lab, Khosla Ventures, Kickstart Fund,...
A person using PanopticAI's mobile application in a showcase in Hong Kong
By  Adam Ang 06:35 am January 28, 2025
Hong Kong-based startup PanopticAI has obtained regulatory approval in the United States for its contactless pulse rate measuring application.  It received the US Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance for the PanopticAI Vital Signs app on iOS devices.  Based on PanopticAI's proprietary remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) algorithms, the app transforms the cameras of iOS devices into...
Two healthcare professionals looking at a computer screen with data on it
By  Jessica Hagen 12:03 pm January 27, 2025
Manas AI, an AI-driven drug discovery platform, has launched with $24.6 million in seed funding in a round co-led by General Catalyst and LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman.  Greylock and other strategic investors participated in the round.  LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman and Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, an oncologist, researcher and author, founded Manas AI. WHAT IT DOES  Manas AI is a drug discovery...
Ashkan Afkhami, managing director and senior partner and global leader of healthcare at BCG X
By  Jessica Hagen 12:35 pm January 24, 2025
Boston Consulting Group's Ashkan Afkhami, managing director and senior partner and global leader of healthcare at BCG X, sat down with MobiHealthNews outside of the JPM Healthcare Conference to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of America's health system – and his take on the importance of trust, governance and iterative development with the rise of AI adoption. MobiHealthNews: Where does the...
Person standing in a data center
By  Jessica Hagen 01:37 pm January 22, 2025
At a press conference on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced the formation of Project Stargate, an at least $500 billion investment to build the physical and virtual infrastructure to power AI construction, including "colossal data centers" and campuses nationwide in America, with one of its goals to improve health outcomes. Trump announced Stargate alongside three partners of the project:...