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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 [...]
TympaHealth has secured a £2m loan from Innovate UK to support the rollout of its hearing tech platform, Tympa Assist, for ear and hearing care. The funding will also support development of clinical diagnostic functions intended for community settings. TympaHealth develops ear and hearing health technology for providers including pharmacists, care services, audiologists and GPs. [...]
NEX Health Intelligence has raised €1m in pre-seed funding to develop AI that predicts hospital infection spread before it moves between patients and wards. The company applies artificial intelligence and advanced mathematical modelling to help hospitals detect, predict and prevent highly resistant infections before they spread between patients and wards. Founded in 2022 [...]
System C has today set out a 12-month artificial intelligence (AI) strategy that will extend ambient AI into emergency care this autumn and maternity services soon after, building on tools already cutting social care documentation time by half across 15 local authorities. Announced to more than 500 customers at the company's annual UserCon conference, the [...]
Visium SA, the AI and data partner for enterprises in highly regulated industries, has announced the successful close of its first institutional funding round. The round was co-led by Columbus Venture Partners and Concentric, with participation from a curated syndicate of unicorn founders. The amount raised is not being disclosed. With this funding, Visium is [...]
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 [...]
One in seven people are using AI chatbots for health advice instead of seeing their GP, a UK poll has found. Doctors said the findings were “highly concerning” and warned that patients could be put at risk if they rely on chatbots rather than trained professionals. The study analysed responses from more than [...]
A new blood test aims to improve depression treatment by matching patients to antidepressants more likely to work. The test can evaluate how a patient’s brain will respond to different antidepressants without the patient having to take them first. Depression treatment still often relies on trial and error, with patients trying several medicines [...]
