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Signos has raised US$20m to expand its glucose tracking platform for weight management as demand grows for weight loss tools. The company has also announced a distribution deal that will make its subscription plans available through Dexcom’s direct-to-consumer website, Stelo.com. Founded in 2018, Signos created an AI-powered glucose monitoring platform for weight management and became [...]
Garner Health has secured US$100m in Series E funding for its digital care navigation platform for employers. The funding values the company at US$2.74bn. Founded in 2019, Garner helps employers and employees identify healthcare providers through data and analytics, then creates financial incentives for patients to use those providers. Nick Reber, chief executive [...]
Neurovalens has received FDA approval for its PTSD device, paving the way for the Northern Irish company to expand sales in the US. The Belfast group has secured De Novo approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its technology designed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The system works by using low-level [...]
Briya, the healthtech AI company enabling evidence-driven discovery for life sciences and medical research, has announced that it has appointed leading pulmonary physician and epidemiologist Professor Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS, as chief epidemiologist. In this role, Prof. Samet will lead the integration of epidemiological methodology directly into the Briya AIRE research engine, supporting Briya’s [...]
A skin-like AI patch can analyse health data on the body in milliseconds without sending information to an external computer. Unlike current wearables that track signals such as heart rate or movement, the device carries out AI calculations directly on the body. Researchers said that could matter in cases such as ventricular fibrillation, where even [...]
Music and technology leaders at Tuned Global, Endel and Bluesound Professional discuss intersection of art, tech, wellness and music. The intersection of music and wellness is not new, but the shape of it is changing quickly. Fitness platforms, AI soundscape apps, and hardware manufacturers are each building different pieces of the same ecosystem, and the [...]
Nourish has secured US$100m funding to scale its nutrition-first care platform for chronic disease and metabolic health. The Series C round brings the company’s total funding to US$215m and values it at US$1.75bn. Nourish combines registered dietitians with AI-powered care agents to tackle chronic disease and improve long-term outcomes. Co-founder Aidan Dewar said: [...]
Briya and InterSystems have partnered on health AI to help researchers turn large healthcare datasets into evidence for research and patient care. The collaboration integrates Briya’s end-to-end AI research platform with InterSystems’ data connectivity infrastructure. The companies said the partnership is intended to help healthcare and life sciences organisations translate large volumes of raw data [...]
Boston Scientific Corporation has announced positive results from the pivotal FRACTURE Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trial evaluating the use of the SEISMIQ 4CE Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter to treat patients with severely calcified coronary artery disease (CAD). The study met its primary safety and effectiveness endpoints, demonstrating high rates of freedom from major adverse cardiac [...]
Forus has raised more than US$160m to expand its AI platform linking doctors, payers, pharmacies and biopharma companies. The company, formerly known as Tandem, says its system is designed to help more patients access prescribed treatments after a clinical decision has been made. Sahir Jaggi, chief executive and founder of Forus, said: “Drug [...]
