Editor's note: This article has been updated with a comment from the NIH.
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have developed an artificial intelligence tool that predicts whether a patient will respond to cancer-treatment drugs using individual tumor cells, according to a study published in Nature Cancer.
Traditional approaches to...
Kontakt.io, an analytics company focusing on the inpatient healthcare journey, announced it secured $47.5 million in a Series C funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs).
Christian Resch, partner at Goldman Sachs, will join the company's board of directors.
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Kontakt.io uses AI and real-time Internet of Things (IoT) to garner insights into...
Digital chronic-condition management company Lark Health announced the appointment of Darren Eckberg as its new chief growth officer, who will lead the expansion of the company's AI-enabled GLP-1 cost-containment technology.
The company offers health plans and employers technology aimed at reducing the costs associated with GLP-1s, including virtual coaching for weight management and medication...
IQVIA, a global provider of advanced analytics, clinical research services and technology solutions, announced it has expanded its partnership with tech company Salesforce to help expand its customer-engagement platform for the life sciences industry.
The companies will utilize IQVIA's Orchestrated Customer Engagement Platform, including its data and analytics, and Salesforce's CRM to develop...
South Korean medical AI company Lunit has recently secured deals with hospitals in Europe, where the medical device market – the second largest after the North American market – is worth $155 billion.
It won the contract to supply a lung disease screening solution to TeleDiag, the largest teleradiology group in France.
Lunit was also chosen to provide a mammography analysis solution to the...
California-based Biolinq, a health technology company developing precision multi-analyte wearable biosensors for metabolic health, announced it scored $58 million in financing.
Alpha Wave Ventures led the round, with participation from Niterra’s corporate venture capital fund, which is jointly operated with Pegasus Tech Ventures.
Existing investors, including AXA IM Alts, Senvest Management,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it is launching S.A.R.A.H, or Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health, a generative AI assistant designed to provide information on major health topics such as healthy lifestyle habits and mental health.
The prototype health AI can communicate in eight languages and is available on any device.
Topics it touches on include cancer, heart disease, lung...
Medical AI startup AITRICS has recently raised 27.1 billion won ($20.1 million) in a Series B funding round. The funding event drew the participation of both existing and new investors, including Premier Partners, BNH Investment, BSK Investment, Bonum Investment, DS Investment & Securities, Ulmers Investment, HB Investment, Shinyoung Securities, and HRZ.
This adds to the 3.5 billion ($2.6...
Digital cardiac and lung disease health startup Eko Health announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AI-enabled cardiac tool that helps with the early detection of low ejection fraction, a key indicator of heart failure.
Eko Low Ejection Fraction Tool (ELEFT), which officially received the green light from the FDA in March, is an AI-enabled tool that allows providers to detect low...
It is not often consumers consider their refrigerator or television as a tool that gives their healthcare providers personalized health data, but LG NOVA is considering the possibility of consumer electronics becoming data collectors for preventative care measures.
Atul Singh, general manager of digital health at LG NOVA, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how the North American Innovation...
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