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Google has announced Gemini updates to help when users ask about mental health. When the chat indicates a potential crisis related to suicide or self-harm, Gemini will now show a “one-touch” interface to connect users to hotline resources, with options to call, chat, text or visit a website. Once activated, the card will remain visible [...]
A Utah regulatory body has greenlit San Francisco-based startup, Legion Health, to deploy an AI-powered app capable of prescribing psychiatric medications to patients in the state. According to The Verge, the AI system is limited to renewing existing prescriptions for a narrow range of drugs - among them fluoxetine (Prozac) and sertraline (Zoloft) - used [...]
AI-powered sleep technology company Sleep Cycle has announced that more than 150,000 people have registered interest in its upcoming sleep apnea risk detection solution ahead of its commercial launch. The strong early demand underscores a significant need within sleep health and supports Sleep Cycle’s strategic expansion into medical technology and scalable digital health solutions. The [...]
Anthropic is acquiring Coefficient Bio in a US$400m stock deal, according to reports, as it continues its push into healthcare. The deal was first reported by The Information and Eric Newcomer. TechCrunch also confirmed the acquisition through sources close to the deal, and Coefficient’s PitchBook page reflects the US$400m transaction as well. Anthropic and Coefficient [...]
Article produced in association with London Pregnancy Clinic Within the first few days of life, every baby born in England is offered a blood spot test, commonly known as the heel prick test. The NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme screens for nine rare but serious conditions and has been responsible for [...]
From hospital leaflets to spoken answers in dozens of languages, new research from the University of East London (UEL) suggests artificial intelligence could dramatically improve how patients learn about serious eye conditions. A research team led by UEL’s Dr Mohammad Hossein Amirhosseini and Dr Fatima Kalabi from Queen’s Hospital in London, in collaboration with Moorfields [...]
A research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reports developing a therapeutic intranasal (nose-delivered) DNA vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) that fuses two genes with the goal of directing the immune system to fight drug-tolerant bacterial “persisters” that can survive prolonged antibiotic therapy and contribute to disease relapse. [...]
Heart digital twins improved ablation outcomes for patients with life-threatening arrhythmias in the first clinical trial of the technology. The research was carried out at Johns Hopkins University in the US. Arrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms that can be dangerous or fatal. They are typically treated with ablation, which destroys tissue that triggers the irregular [...]
US users can now access blood pressure monitoring on the Galaxy Watch through Samsung’s Health Monitor app. The company said the blood pressure monitoring technology works by calibrating values and changes in blood pressure to give users an estimate of their blood pressure. Wearers can view systolic and diastolic measurements directly on their wrist. [...]
Audicin, a neurotech startup headquartered in Finland, has closed a US$1.9 million funding round as it scales its nervous system regulation platform. The raise draws on a mix of private backers, continued support from returning investors Petteri Lahtela and Virpi Tuomivaara, and a grant from Business Finland via its Deep Tech Accelerator programme. Combined with [...]
