Early-stage AgeTech venture capital firm Equitage Ventures announced the final close of a new $47.3 million fund.
The round was led by an investment team that includes Daniel Kaplan, Russell Hirsch (a cofounder of Generator Ventures) and Adam Kaplan (CEO of Solera Senior Living).
WHAT IT DOES
Equitage Ventures provides capital, distribution and advice to entrepreneurs who target senior adults'...
The White House has replaced a federal website that provided information about COVID-19 with a web page titled "Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19" that cites the controversial theory that the virus was leaked from a Wuhan lab in China.
The previous websites, covidtests.gov and covid.gov, provided information on treatment options for COVID-19, vaccinations and testing. Those sites now...
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...
According to a study published in the European Journal of Cancer, the fairness and equity of datasets for AI-driven mammogram interpretation might be jeopardized by the underrepresentation of racial and ethnic diversity.
While AI shows promise for enhancing how mammograms are interpreted, particularly in areas where resources are limited, the study's authors found warning signs regarding the...
Texas-based healthcare data analytics company MedeAnalytics announced it is collaborating with fellow healthcare data analytics firms Socially Determined and Mathematica.
The companies launched "Social Risk Insights, Measures and Outcomes," a program built on the MedeAnalytics Heath Fabric platform launched earlier this month.
Health Fabric, which is on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, allows "...
Tech-enabled food delivery company FarmboxRx launched Drivers Health (DH), a comprehensive social needs platform aimed at addressing healthcare members' continuum of social needs.
DH centers on a tailored, omnichannel experience that allows members to participate with their covered benefits and continue their overall well-being while at the same time passing critical data insights back to their...
MEDITECH, an EHR company, is joining forces with Missouri-based Citizens Memorial Hospital and Unite Us, a social care platform, to integrate MEDITECH's Expanse EHR offering with Unite Us' closed-loop referral system.
The aim of the collaboration is to help identify and deal with Unite Us' patient populations' social care requirements.
By utilizing the Unite Us platform, clinical providers at...
Humana has unveiled an agreement with value-based cancer care platform Thyme Care with the aim of providing oncology support for its Medicare Advantage (MA) members.
The agreement impacts MA members who reside in Michigan, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Eligible Humana members will have access to Thyme Care’s services, which include 24/7 virtual care...
Google has received FDA clearance for its loss of pulse detection feature available on Pixel Watch 3.
The loss of pulse detection technology checks for an individual's pulse. Once it detects signs of a loss of pulse, it activates infrared and red lights to search for additional pulse signals. A motion sensor then checks for signs of movement.
An AI algorithm then analyzes the pulse and movement...
Musician and record producer Pharrell Williams' nonprofit organization, Black Ambition, is accepting applications for the 2025 Black Ambition Prize Competition, which will provide more than $1 million in funding for up to 25 applicants focused on innovating in the healthcare, technology, AI, consumer products and services, and media and entertainment.
Early-stage underrepresented entrepreneurs...
