EpiWatch, the Apple Watch-based epilepsy management company spun out from Johns Hopkins, announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its continuous seizure monitor platform that utilizes the popular wearable to detect and alert for tonic-clonic seizures.
Tonic-clonic seizures, or grand mal seizures, are a type of seizure that affects the whole brain and can cause violent muscle contractions...
Women's telehealth company Wisp and female pelvic floor and physical therapy company Origin announced a partnership to allow their members to access each other's services.
Wisp offers same-day appointments for women seeking treatment for sexual and reproductive health tools. Patients can connect with a licensed medical provider and, if needed, obtain a prescription for same-day in-person pickup...
Brain.space, the maker of an EEG helmet, announced an $11 million Series A funding round led by Toyota Ventures, with participation by Mangrove Capital Partners and The Group Ventures.
The company also received a $3.5 million non-dilutive grant from the Israel Innovation Authority.
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Brain.space's EEG database allows brain activity to be more easily shared with researchers,...
Health technology company Hyperfine is collaborating with Silicon Valley giant NVIDIA to leverage NVIDIA's AI expertise and rapid computing to strengthen Hyperfine's portable imaging technology, the Swoop system.
AI-powered portable magnetic resonance (MR) technology is used at the point of care. The aim is to deal with critical healthcare gaps that conventional MRI systems cannot fill.
The Swoop...
Implantation of a brain-computer interface (BCI) into tetraplegic participants allowed for consistent control of a robotic arm and hand for reaching and grasping, according to a study performed at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and published in Cell.
Tetraplegia, or quadriplegia, is the paralysis or loss of sensation or function in the cervical area of the spine that affects...
Pediatric health system Connecticut Children's is expanding its partnership with Xerox by introducing an AI-powered offering aimed at streamlining care delivery while improving patient outcomes.
Hartford-based Connecticut Children's is utilizing AI to allow emergency department nurses to prepare more effectively for procedures and use predictive analytics to reduce heart-associated risks in...
The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and Google Health launched a free online course for medical professionals, researchers, administrators and innovators to learn the fundamentals of generative AI, large language models (LLMs) and the technologies' use cases in healthcare.
The Generative AI for Healthcare course gives stakeholders an understanding of LLMs and their applications in healthcare....
Medibank now owns telehealth platform Medinet
ASX-listed private health insurer Medibank has completely acquired telehealth company Medinet.
The company initially made a A$10 million ($6 million) investment in the latter in 2022.
"The team at Medinet has some incredible capabilities in health system interoperability which will be pivotal to the connected experiences that we know will have a big...
At HIMSS25, healthcare data analytics company Arcadia showcased its CareJourney acquisition and introduced AI Factory, a predictive analytics platform.
Luke Hansen, chief medical officer at Arcadia, spoke with MobiHealthNews post-conference about the expanding role of generative AI in healthcare, emphasizing its impact on value-based care, clinical decision-making and operational efficiency. He...
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