Disease management

Two people stretching together
By  Jessica Hagen 12:53 pm November 20, 2024
Synapticure, a telemedicine company focused on people and caregivers living with neurodegenerative diseases, announced it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by B Capital.  New investors CVS Health Ventures, RA Capital Management, CommonSpirit Health and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures participated in the round, with participation from existing investors Google Ventures, Rock Health...
A discreet sexual health package by Quinn in Singapore
By  Adam Ang 08:29 pm November 19, 2024
Singapore may be technologically advanced in healthcare, however, there may be sections in the health system that have yet to catch up – including sexual health. In this small island nation-state of nearly six million people, sexual and reproductive health remains a topic too sensitive and intimate to be discussed in the open.  Access to the internet and the general acceptability of telemedicine...
SpaceGut founder and his partners during their launch in Malaysia
By  Adam Ang 07:41 pm November 19, 2024
A new company under financial investment firm SOL Partnership has launched what could be the first at-home gut health test service powered by AI in Malaysia. SpaceGut offers an at-home gut microbiome kit and a laboratory service that provides personalised recommendations for an individual's gut health. Leveraging a proprietary AI, its laboratory evaluates samples compared against a database of...
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)...
Person sitting at their computer drinking something out of a coffee cup
By  Jessica Hagen 04:51 pm November 13, 2024
Global healthcare AI company Ubie announced its AI-enabled symptom tracker will be integrated into PatientsLikeMe's patient engagement and health management platform to support patients from the first sign of symptoms through the treatment journey.    Ubie offers a free AI-powered symptom checker trained on clinical research papers. The platform is intended to accelerate disease detection and,...
Person reviewing data on a laptop
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:36 pm November 6, 2024
DarioHealth, a digital chronic-condition management platform, announced a collaboration with an unnamed pharma company that will leverage DarioConnect (formerly Twill Care) to advance its direct-to-consumer initiatives using Dario's engagement and navigation technologies. The aim of the alliance is to gather critical insights on patient outcomes and drug effectiveness with Dario Connect's...
Group of people sitting in a room in a circle
By  Jessica Hagen 11:00 am November 5, 2024
Recovery.com, a marketplace-style platform for patients and mental health professionals, has garnered $5 million in funding from Jason Krantz, the founder and executive chairman of data analytics company Definitive Healthcare. The recent funding brings Krantz's total investment in the company to $15 million. He will join Recovery.com's board of directors.  "Recovery.com is a company I cofounded...
Pharmacist conducting inventory
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:14 pm October 31, 2024
eNavvi, an online pharmacy founded by physicians, is joining forces with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) to allow physicians to prescribe medications directly via eNavvi's digital prescription pad to more than 7,000 independent pharmacies and national grocery pharmacy chains. The aim is to streamline the prescribing process, improve convenience and enhance prescription-price...
Lab technician at work
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:48 pm October 30, 2024
Israel-based AION Labs, an AI-enabled drug discovery partnership between global pharma and tech companies, has launched ProPhet, a startup using artificial intelligence to locate small molecules for drug discovery. ProPhet was established following AION Labs' startup challenge focused on AI-powered drug discovery of new high-affinity small molecules. The aim is to address the market need to speed...