Suki, an AI-backed voice tool for healthcare, introduced a new feature that will generate and stage prescription orders from ambient visits.
The new feature will be available as part of the company's flagship product, Suki Assistant, which uses generative AI to automatically create clinical documentation by ambiently listening to patient-clinician conversations.
Suki said it will initially roll...
Diet weight loss company Noom has entered into an agreement with Eli Lilly's LillyDirect pharmacy provider Gifthealth to help improve access to FDA-approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) single-dose vials for Noom's members with an on-label prescription from a doctor.
The integration with the LillyDirect pharmacy provider expands Noom's approach to weight management by allowing an option for members...
Unlearn, an AI-enabled company creating digital twins of clinical trial participants, announced a partnership to advance ALS research with biotechnology company Trace Neuroscience, which creates genomic therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.
Unlearn, founded in 2017, uses machine learning to create digital twins of clinical trial participants before being randomized in a controlled trial.
The...
Eargo, which makes tech-enabled hearing aids, and hearX, maker of Lexie hearing aids, announced they have merged to form a new company, LXE Hearing.
Eargo is a direct-to-consumer hearing aid company, while hearX markets a suite of digital, mobile technologies for hearing loss detection and diagnosis.
LXE Hearing received $100 million in financing from Patient Square Capital.
The company touts...
A federal judge in Texas ruled that the FDA overstepped its authority when it issued its Final Rule: Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests in May of last year, which said laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) should be regulated as medical devices.
In a 450-page lawsuit filed by the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA), molecular testing laboratory for infectious diseases...
Drug design and development company Isomorphic Labs announced it raised $600 million in its first external funding round.
Thrive Capital led the round, with participation from GV (Google Ventures) and existing investor Alphabet.
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Isomorphic Labs, launched in 2021 with Google DeepMind, unveiled its newest joint AI offering AlphaFold 3, an AI model that was developed by Isomorphic Labs...
Thermo Fisher Scientific announced that it has entered into a technology alliance agreement with the Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging (CZ Imaging Institute) to develop technologies that allow researchers to better visualize human cells that could advance scientific research and discovery.
In a statement, Thermo Fisher Scientific explained that cryo-electron microscopy (...
Workforce management technology company Hallmark announced a strategic integration with CareRev, an on-demand workforce platform for acute care.
The joint alliance aims to give Hallmark customers instant access to CareRev's network of 35,000-plus qualified per diem nurses.
CareRev provides access to a flexible workforce by allowing nurse managers to pull from a pool of experienced clinicians who...
Employee health benefits management platform Collective Health is partnering with digital healthcare platform and weight loss company Noom's enterprise division, Noom Health, to deliver Collective Health + Noom Med with SmartRx, an enterprise weight management platform with an integrated GLP-1 drug program that will be accessible to Collective Health employer customers.
The partnership will...
Infusion and chronic care management company Uptiv Health announced a partnership with the automation platform Lamar Health to implement AI-powered automation for referral intake and prior authorization processes.
Uptiv offers infusion therapy for patients with chronic conditions via a hybrid model that merges customized in-clinic care with a digital platform.
In addition to traditional infusion...
