Clinical decision support

Movano Health's EvieMED Ring
By  Jessica Hagen 11:47 am December 2, 2024
Wearables-maker Movano Health announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its health-monitoring wearable, EvieMED Ring.  EvieMED Ring is a smart ring that combines medical and wellness metrics, including blood oxygen levels, heart rate and metrics related to energy, logging of mood, sleep and activity. The publicly traded company boasts that receiving FDA clearance will allow it to pursue...
Neurophet's brain MRI scan analysis AI software shown on a desktop monitor
By  Adam Ang 12:07 am November 29, 2024
South Korean medical imaging AI company Neurophet has received second clearance for its brain image analysis software in the United States. It obtained another 510(k) from the US Food and Drug Administration for the latest functionality on Neurophet Aqua that analyses multiple sclerosis and white matter hyperintensities using T2-FLAIR images.  The brain MRI scan-based analysis software, which...
A doctor analysing a chest X-ray image
By  Adam Ang 08:32 pm November 21, 2024
Vuno receives second 510(k) South Korean medical AI company Vuno has obtained a 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its chest X-ray analysis AI software. The VunoMed Chest X-ray Triage quickly screens for pneumothorax and pleural effusion in chest X-ray images.  This FDA win is a second for Vuno, who first received a 510(k) for its brain image analysis AI in...
A stained slide being prepared for AI-powered analysis
By  Adam Ang 04:22 am November 19, 2024
Lunit collabs with AstraZeneca, secures major deal in France  Lunit and AstraZeneca have partnered to develop new AI-powered digital pathology solutions that predict non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).  Based on a media release, their collaboration aims to accelerate the time-consuming process of genomic testing as part of NSCLC identification and diagnosis by leveraging Lunit's AI. The latter's...
Healthcare provider sitting at a desk while talking to someone on the computer
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:44 pm November 15, 2024
Vesta Healthcare, a virtual care company for individuals receiving home care, and Medical Guardian, a company providing medical alert devices to seniors, has entered into a partnership to address chronic care management and remote patient monitoring for Medicaid and Medicare members. Medical Guardian’s cellular-connected vitals monitoring devices and personal emergency response systems (PERS)...
Healthcare provider standing beside a patient and their loved one
By  Jessica Hagen 12:25 pm November 12, 2024
Founder and former CEO of the London-based multinational digital health giant Babylon, Ali Parsa, announced the launch of his new company, Quadrivia AI, which will offer clinicians an AI assistant to help with administrative and clinical tasks.  Quadrivia's offering, Qu, is an AI-enabled personal clinical assistant available in multiple languages designed to support clinicians with various tasks...
LADO and Neurophet officials pose after an MOU signing
By  Adam Ang 06:46 pm November 10, 2024
Neurophet sets up China JV Medical imaging AI company Neurophet from South Korea has established a joint venture in China.  It recently signed an exclusive deal with LADO, one of the leading medical software providers in China, to market its AI-based software for quantifying levels of Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in PET images.  The deal, which also establishes a joint venture with LADO, aims...
AITRICS VitalCare software
By  Adam Ang 08:11 pm November 4, 2024
South Korean medical AI company AITRICS has obtained clearance from the Ministry of Health, Vietnam for its AI software for predicting patient deterioration. VitalCare utilises AI to analyse 19 types of EMR data of patients in general wards to predict possible death, ICU transfer, and cardiac arrest within six hours. It can also predict sepsis within four hours, cardiac arrest within 24 hours, as...
Physical therapist working with a patient
By  Nathan Eddy 02:17 pm October 29, 2024
Healthcare tech company Medbridge announced the acquisition of AI-powered motion capture startup Rehab Boost, which provides real-time body movement analysis and feedback to help patients and providers undergoing rehabilitation treatment. Medbridge, based in Seattle, will reposition Rehab Boost as Medbridge Motion Capture, which will form a core element of the company’s AI-driven movement...