Abridge, a generative AI platform for clinical conversations, announced it raised a $250 million Series D investment.
The round was co-led by Elad Gil and IVP, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, California Health Care Foundation, CapitalG, CVS Health Ventures, K. Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital and...
Exero Medical, a company focused on early detection of post-operative complications using tissue healing data, has secured up to $12.7 million in funding to complete its FDA trial and launch its breakthrough-designated xBar system in the United States.
The round includes $10 million in upfront funding and additional milestone-based warrants, as well as $2.7 million in non-dilutive grants.
The...
Kyruus Health, a care access platform, is partnering with Abundant Health Acquisition (aha!), a health experience company, to integrate Kyruus Health's care access platform with aha"s "low-code/no-code" platform directly within a health system's digital experience platform.
The two companies aim to deliver data-driven patient access that includes a data foundation for seamless patient access. ...
Kauvery Hospital invests in Lifesigns
Lifesigns has received undisclosed funding from Kauvery Hospital Group's investment arm, Healthcare Capital.
The new funds, based on a press statement, will "advance Lifesigns’ AI and predictive algorithm capabilities." The company offers an AI-powered remote patient monitoring system that provides alerts and predictive insights.
Lifesigns is now gearing...
Proposed legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives will allow AI and machine learning technology to prescribe drugs approved by the FDA autonomously.
The bill, H.R.238, introduced on Jan. 7, would require amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to "clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible, to...
Editors note: This article has been updated with quotes from Walgreens and Everly Health Solutions to MobiHealthNews.
A federal judge in Delaware ruled that Walgreens must pay $987 million as part of an arbitration award won by telemedicine provider PWNHealth, which also does business as Everly Health Solutions.
U.S. District Judge Richard Andrews dismissed Walgreens' argument that the...
Digital business and services company Conduent has been selected by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) to replace its legacy public health surveillance system with Conduent's Maven disease surveillance and outbreak management system.
The cloud-based platform will enable OSDH to detect, monitor, track and report public health threats and infectious disease outbreaks, transforming data...
Investment firm General Catalyst has announced the launch of the EU AI Champions Initiative, aimed at advancing Europe's AI momentum by coordinating efforts that include technology, industry, capital and policy.
The initiative brings together more than 60 European companies ranging from startups to established incumbents.
Backers of the initiative include pharma giant Siemens, and more than 20...
Vik Bajaj, managing director at venture capitalist firm Foresite Capital and CEO of Foresite Labs, which focuses on transforming healthcare through data-driven solutions, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss President Trump's recently announced $500 billion Project Stargate and AI’s role in early cancer detection and vaccine development.
MobiHealthNews: You worked in the sector of early cancer...
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...
