Health and Wellness

The Chinese University of Hong Kong research team behind Dr PAI
By  Adam Ang 06:48 am March 24, 2025
A team of engineers at The Chinese University of Hong Kong has developed an AI-based blood pressure management system featuring a large language model from DeepSeek.  HOW IT WORKS The system called Dr PAI (personalised AI doctor) integrates wearable technology with DeepSeek to enable 24/7 monitoring and tracking of dynamic blood pressure changes and heart rate variability. It also collects...
Vuno and Coreline Soft officials in their partnership signing
By  Adam Ang 08:24 pm March 23, 2025
Vuno invests $2M, sells lung AI in Japan to rival Vuno has invested in and sold its lung disease diagnosis AI technology in Japan to its rival Korean company Coreline Soft. The two companies recently entered into a strategic partnership to jointly raise their competitiveness in the growing global medical imaging AI segment.  Vuno invested 3.4 billion won ($2.3 million) in Coreline Soft, to which...
Researcher at work in a lab
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:28 pm March 21, 2025
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...
Executives conferring
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:29 pm March 20, 2025
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...
Healthcare provider sitting in an office at a desk with a computer on it
By  Jessica Hagen 12:40 pm March 20, 2025
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...
Dr. Ricky Bloomfield, chief medical officer at Oura
By  Jessica Hagen 08:00 am March 20, 2025
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...
Healthcare professional engaging in a telehealth call
By  Anthony Vecchione 04:21 pm March 19, 2025
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...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 02:13 pm March 19, 2025
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...
Person looking at their smart watch
By  Jessica Hagen 01:19 pm March 19, 2025
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...
Person on their phone
By  Jessica Hagen 01:19 pm March 18, 2025
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...