Google gave an update on how it is using AI to advance science and build products at its recent Check Up event.
In a blog post, Google's chief health officer, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, said that since the company launched AI Overviews last year, people are more satisfied with their search results and are asking longer, more complex questions.
AI Overviews appear in Google Search results to allow people...
Foundation models with the ability to process and generate multi-modal data have transformed AI’s role in medicine. Nevertheless, researchers discovered that a major limitation of their reliability is hallucinations, where inaccurate or fabricated information can impact clinical decisions and patient safety, according to a study published in medRxiv.
In the study, researchers defined a medical...
Las Vegas - At HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition, Peter Eggleston, global product marketing director at GE HealthCare, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the company's recent digital offerings for healthcare.
MobiHealthNews: What innovations is GE HealthCare showcasing at HIMSS25?
Peter Eggleston: One of the biggest announcements we have this year is a new brand called Genesis, and...
Brainomix, a company offering AI-powered imaging tools for stroke and lung fibrosis, announced the completion of an $18 million Series C investment round.
The round was co-led by existing investors Parkwalk Advisors and the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund.
New investor Hostplus via the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund and LifeSci Capital participated in the round.
WHAT IT DOES
Brainomix is an...
Patient monitoring company Sibel Health, a spin-out of Northwestern University, closed a $30 million Series C equity financing round and received its seventh FDA clearance.
Steele Foundation for Hope led the round with participation by Dräger. Both organizations have been existing investors in the company.
WHAT IT DOES
Chicago-based Sibel Health's FDA-cleared ANNE One platform contains advanced...
Health-tracking ring maker Oura announced today the appointment of Dr. Ricky Bloomfield as its first chief medical officer. Prior to this, he served as clinical and health informatics lead at Apple Health, where he oversaw the launch of several features, including Apple's Health Records on the iPhone.
Dr. Bloomfield spoke with MobiHealthNews about his new role, where he will lead the expansion...
Healthtech company Flatiron Health is collaborating with NRG Oncology, a clinical research consortium in the National Cancer Institute's National Clinical Trials Network with more than 1,300 worldwide research sites, to deploy Flatiron Clinical Pipe in a multicenter NRG clinical trial.
Flatiron Clinical Pipe is an electronic health record (EHR) to electronic data capture (EDC) connector that aims...
New York-based pediatric mental health platform Fort Health announced it is partnering with AI-powered coaching platform Colleva to train therapists using AI avatar-directed, face-to-face simulations.
The partnership aims to provide pertinent and appealing made-to-order scenarios, allowing Fort Health to rapidly train its therapists using evidence-based therapeutic protocols, which may lead to...
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...
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