Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia have created a rapid method to determine whether a COVID-19 patient is likely to show severe symptoms.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The classification algorithm that was developed is based on infrared spectra of blood plasma acquired using the Agilent Cary 630 FTIR Spectrometer by...
Indian cybersecurity consultant Panacea Infosec, along with human resource R&D firm Panacea Bioedge, has collaborated with Healmed Solutions, a mental health tech company in the US, to develop an AI-powered online mental health platform in India.
WHAT IT DOES
Panacea Healmed offers a range of mental health assessment tests for individuals, healthcare organisations, corporations and...
Johnson & Johnson Vision, the eye health unit of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has revealed its three-year roadmap to develop an integrated eye health ecosystem in Singapore that focuses on data and digitalisation initiatives.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The company said in a media release that it will build a consumer-centric, experiential eye health ecosystem that seamlessly...
Holmusk, a health tech firm based in Singapore and New York, has signed deals to use patient data from the University of Texas Health Science Center and the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD to develop AI-powered analytic tools.
WHY IT MATTERS
The company will help create longitudinal patient records in both centres, which are still storing data in various legacy electronic health record...
Shanghai MediTrust Health Technology Co. has raised $308 million in a Series C financing event jointly led by Boyu Capital and Janchor Partners.
The investing round was also participated by Lily Asia Ventures, Lake Bleu Capital, Bank of China Group Investment, AIHC Capital, Everbright Limited, New Alliance Capital, CICC, among others. Previous investors also joined, such as Shanghai...
MindFi, a Singapore-based corporate health and wellness platform, has raked in SG$ 1 million ($750,000) in pre-seed funding.
The investing round was participated by venture capital firms iGlobe Partners, M Venture Partners, as well as angel investors like Singaporean businessman Koh Boon Hwee; Jeffery Tiong, CEO of innovation intelligence platform developer PatSnap; and live chat platform Zopim...
Multinational medical imaging device maker Fujifilm Corporation has received the approval of Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency for its latest AI-powered chest x-ray software.
WHAT IT DOES
The Fujifilm CXR-AID detects major abnormal findings from chest radiographs, such as chest nodule, consolidation and pneumothorax.
Based on a press statement, the diagnostic system runs on...
Malaysia-based digital health platform BookDoc has teamed up with Pfizer to launch a digital awareness campaign on mental health in the country.
WHY IT MATTERS
According to a news report by state media Bernama, the Mental Health for All campaign intends to address citizens' mental health needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while fending off the stigma associated with mental health illnesses.
The...
Hong Kong-headquartered health service firm Cigna International announced today the launch of a digital tool that can evaluate a person's stress level.
The company has partnered with AI medical technology company Ellipsis Health to develop the Cigna StressWaves Test, which is touted to be the world's first voice-activated stress test.
WHAT IT DOES
Based on a press statement, the StressWaves Test...
Melbourne-based Telstra Health, the digital health arm of Telstra Corporation, has entered into a binding agreement to purchase MedicalDirector, a general practice clinical and practice management software provider based in Sydney, for an enterprise value of A$350 million ($256 million) – still subject to customary adjustments.
The transaction is targeted to close by next year's first quarter....
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