Healthcare technology and enablement company Fabric announced it has acquired virtual care provider TeamHealth VirtualCare, a virtual care provider that is part of physician practice group TeamHealth.
Fabric is a care-enablement company that uses conversational AI to help identify patients' symptoms, then navigate them to the ideal care setting, such as urgent or virtual care and helping...
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink has received FDA breakthrough device designation for Blindsight, an implant that aims to restore vision in individuals who are blind.
Blindsight implants a microelectrode array into the visual cortex of a person’s brain. The array then activates neurons, which then provide the individual with a visual image.
According to Musk, the...
Amino Health, a healthcare navigation platform, and Motive Practicing Wisely Solutions, a provider of analytics solutions for the healthcare industry, unveiled this week Amino Motivate, an accountable care organization (ACO) optimization solution that integrates data-driven physician performance analytics and consulting services.
The aim of Amino Motivate is to provide detailed analysis that...
Venture capital firm General Catalyst announced the formation of the General Catalyst Institute, an organization that will work with governments and public policy leaders globally to facilitate the adoption of new technologies to create global resilience.
"We believe humanity is entering an era where instability will be the new normal. This will manifest itself acutely in our supply chains,...
About a million possible cases of atrial fibrillation, a known risk for stroke, go undetected in Japan. A local startup is introducing an innovative AI targeting this growing danger.
Founded in 2019, Cardio Intelligence develops a range of AI-powered solutions for continuous heart monitoring called SmartRobin AI.
The SmartRobin AI series is based on "explainable AI," which processes a huge...
After opening up its specialty database to researchers globally, the Australian not-for-profit organisation Crohn’s Colitis Cure is now working to reach more people by developing and implementing a mobile application for individuals dealing with inflammatory bowel disease.
Early this year, CCCure launched subscription-based access to its IBD database – said to be one of the largest in the world...
Digital mental health company Headspace announced last month that it was partnering with Spring Fertility, a network of fertility clinics, to create “Support For Your Fertility Journey,” content collection features that provide guided meditations and mindfulness exercises to individuals navigating the fertility journey as well as audio conversations and a docu-style video series.
Dr. Jenna...
Digital healthcare technology company mPulse announced that it has acquired healthcare-focused consumer engagement technology company Zipari.
The deal aims to combine mPulse's Health Experience and Insights (HXI) technology with Zipari's capabilities that enable healthcare organizations to drive "highest-value customer engagement actions" while simplifying back-office workflows.
According to...
Teletherapy company Talkspace announced it is partnering with Amazon Health Services to help the tech giant's customers check their eligibility for and enroll in Talkspace's mental health services.
When Amazon customers search for terms such as "family therapy," "sleep help" or "stress relief" on Amazon.com, they will discover therapy and psychiatric services that can assist with these issues and...
Connected health technology company Withings announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Sleep Rx Mat, a noninvasive, contactless device designed to diagnose sleep apnea at home.
Among the Sleep Rx Mat features, a pneumatic sensor measures respiratory rate, body movement and continuous heart rate, along with sleep cycles, duration and interruptions, while sound and motion sensors...
