A large language model-powered AI assistant developed in Hong Kong has demonstrated high accuracy in thyroid cancer staging and risk classification.
A team of researchers from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), the InnoHK Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine conducted the study which built what...
A program to screen women for cervical cancer using AI has been launched in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
Community organisation Ho Chi Minh City Public Health Association (HPHA) partnered with listed Australian company TruScreen and its local distributor Gorton Health Services to run the community-based program, which aims to screen 260,000 women in the city over five years.
The partnership...
San Francisco-based Hinge Health, a digital musculoskeletal care platform, announced it is partnering with Cigna Healthcare to offer the health insurance company's self-insured clients access to Hinge's digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care platform.
Hinge offers individuals with MSK conditions access to a multidisciplinary care team, including health coaches, orthopedic surgeons and physical...
Biolinq, a health technology company developing precision multi-analyte wearable biosensors for metabolic health, announced it secured $100 million in Series C funding.
Alpha Wave Ventures led the round with participation from existing investors AXA IM Alts, M Ventures, LifeSci Venture Partners, RiverVest Venture Partners, Hikma Ventures, Taisho Pharmaceutical, Features Capital and Aphelion...
Technology company Leidos is pouring $10 million into a plan to use AI to detect and manage diseases.
The company is working with the University of Pittsburgh's Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence (CPACE) on a five-year plan to develop AI-powered tools for faster detection of diseases, including heart disease and cancer, as well as reduced diagnostic turnaround times, allowing...
$2M funding for carers of CALD people with dementia
Independent non-profit National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has received federal grant funding for its project enabling digital support for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people with dementia.
It obtained A$2.9 million ($1.8 million) from the Medical Research Future Fund for its five-year project, which will trial the iSupport...
Coreline Soft announces first China partnership
South Korean medical AI company Coreline Soft has entered into its first partnership in China.
It signed a memorandum of understanding with Suhai Information Technology, which reportedly runs a network of medical institutions in China. Coreline Soft will tap into this network to collect clinical data, which will help tailor its AI software...
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...
Solace, a healthcare navigation platform, announced it scored $60 million in Series B funding.
Menlo Ventures led the round with participation from existing investors Inspired Capital, Torch Capital and Craft Ventures, and new investor SignalFire.
WHAT IT DOES
Solace matches patients with advocates who help them navigate their healthcare journey, whether through navigating a new diagnosis,...
During a town hall in Wisconsin streamed live on YouTube on Monday, Elon Musk announced that his brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink will perform its first human implant of Blindsight, aimed at restoring vision in individuals who are blind, by the end of 2025.
Musk was asked by an audience member when he envisioned "solving blindness and bringing that to the masses."
"Neuralink has...
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