The mobile application for medical emergency services in South Korea has been refreshed after over a decade.
Launched in 2014, the Ministry of Health and Welfare's 129 app now has new features to quickly book and access virtual consultations with health counsellors.
It has introduced sign language-based video consultations, which people with speech and hearing difficulties can make a reservation...
Samsung announced a joint research initiative with Stanford Medicine to enhance the Galaxy Watch's sleep apnea detection feature and create new AI-enabled innovations for proactive care.
The sleep apnea detection feature, which received FDA De Novo authorization last year, uses Samsung's Health Monitor app to detect signs of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults 22 and older.
The...
Oncology-focused digital health company Flatiron Health announced it entered into a strategic partnership with Massive Bio, a company that helps cancer patients find and enroll in clinical trials.
Flatiron Health is an oncology-focused health technology company that offers a platform aimed at optimizing the clinical trial process, including selecting trial sites and identifying patients who are...
Mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will impact the medical device regulatory process, says Ben Wolf, partner in Alston & Bird’s Health Care Group.
Wolf, an FDA attorney, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how staffing cuts at the Agency could lead to longer review times for medical device approvals...
Willow, maker of wearable breast pumps, announced it acquired British femtech company Elvie to scale the companies' maternal health platforms.
San Francisco-based Willow offers in-bra breast pumps, pumping accessories and breast care. The company most recently received FDA 510(k) clearance for its breast pump, Willow Generation 3 Breast Pump, in October of last year.
Elvie offers its own line...
3D printed orthopedic implant care company restor3d announced it raised $38 million.
Summers Value Partners participated in the round along with existing and new private investors.
WHAT IT DOES
restor3d provides joint replacements and 3D printing of osseointegrative materials, AI-based planning and design automation tools.
According to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, "...
Biotechnology and precision medicine company Caris Life Sciences announced it raised $168 million in growth capital funding.
Caris Life Sciences has now raised $1.86 billion in capital since 2018.
Braidwell LP led the round with participation from new investors Perceptive Advisors, Woodline and Ghisallo.
Millennium Management and First Light Asset Management also participated in the round.
WHAT...
Asan Medical Center has developed a voice-based clinical documentation system powered by a large language model.
HOW IT WORKS
The system automatically records and analyses conversations – including identifying symptoms and classifying diseases – between and among staff and patients in near real-time. It also creates patients' medical records on the spot which are automatically saved to AMIS 3.0,...
Editor's note: This article has been updated with context from Lark Health.
Chronic disease prevention and management platform Lark Health announced it will be available through CVS Caremark's Point Solutions Management program.
CVS Caremark customers will have the ability to access Lark's coaching programs, including the company's GLP-1 cost containment and obesity management offerings, through...
Thatch, an employer-focused health benefits platform, has secured $40 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total raise to $84.5 million.
Index Ventures led the round, with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), PeopleTech Partners, General Catalyst, The General Partnership and SemperVirens, and new investor ADP Ventures.
The company also announced the...
