2024 saw the rise of many generative AI applications in various industries, including healthcare, driving work and operational efficiencies like never before.
It is also one of the technology solutions that came out of an accelerator programme by the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and 22Health Ventures. Interestingly, the clinical AI copilot might have been...
Five digital health startups recently graduated from the accelerator programme of the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and 22Health Ventures. Started as a hackathon event, the NUS Medicine Digital Advanced Technology Accelerator (DATA) supports startups to quickly scale their solutions for improving patient outcomes and clinician productivity.
"It's truly exciting...
Neuroflow, a behavioral health technology and analytics company, announced it acquired Intermountain Health's proprietary health analytics model.
The aim of the acquisition is to accelerate the enhancement of NeuroFlow's analytics and AI proficiencies and allow for the broad deployment of potent risk assessment models.
It will also provide more healthcare organizations with the behavioral health...
Circular, maker of smart ring technology, announced its next-generation wearable, the Ring 2, which includes ECG capability with its FDA-cleared AFib detection algorithm that provides real-time heart health data to wearers.
The titanium Ring 2 – available in gold, silver, black and rose gold – also includes digital ring sizing, sleep stage analysis and a wireless charging dock. Digital ring...
NeueHealth, a company that connects providers and payers with technology to enable value-based care, announced it entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of New Enterprise Associates (NEA) at a value of $1.3 billion, which, upon completion, will make NueHealth a privately held company.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, NeueHealth common stockholders will...
Alice Zheng, partner at women's health-focused venture capital firm Foreground Capital, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss women's health funding in 2025–and the changing investment environment around the sector.
MobiHealthNews: Tell me about your work in women's health and your investments.
Alice Zheng: I'm a partner at a fund called Foreground Capital, which invests exclusively in women's...
Healthcare-technology company ModMed, announced that its electronic healthcare platform EMA, has been granted Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP) certification to the Predictive Decision Support Intervention (DSI) criterion.
Located in the office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Julia Strandberg, executive vice president and chief business leader of connected care at Royal Philips, told MobiHealthNews that key healthcare trends in 2024 included advancements in home-based care and digital health reimbursement.
While these innovations aim to improve patient outcomes, she said, challenges remain in scaling care delivery and aligning incentives. However, progress in...
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea has approved the first depression diagnosis support AI software-as-a-medical device in the country.
Developed by local AI company Acryl, the product called ACRYL-D01 uses AI to analyse patient interviews to calculate their probability of having depression. It has also been designated as an innovative medical device.
Founded in 2011, Acryl...
Lotte, one of South Korea's biggest conglomerates, is liquidating its digital healthcare business this year.
Late in December, the company decided in a shareholders' meeting to close Lotte Healthcare, which it opened in April 2022 with a 70 billion won ($45 million) investment.
Alongside liquidating Lotte Healthcare, the conglomerate also decided to sell its joint venture, Theragen Health, which...
