Health-tracking ring maker Oura announced it closed a $200 million Series D funding round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Dexcom. The investment raises the company’s valuation to $5.2 billion.
WHAT IT DOES
The Oura Ring hosts a number of different sensors designed to monitor a wearer's health while sleeping or engaging in physical activities. They include an NTC body-...
The University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Dentistry has launched a community-based programme to detect oral health diseases among the elderly using mobile AI.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The Dental AI Community Care Project features an AI-powered mobile application for detecting gum inflammation. It will train community volunteers, comprising dental students and community residents, to provide personalised...
A South Korean manufacturer which claims to develop the world's first AI-powered doll companion for seniors has recently registered its product in the United States.
Hyodol has recently announced that its AI companion doll of the same name has been registered as a medical device with the US Food and Drug Administration.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Hyodol describes its doll, first released in 2019, as a...
Linus Health, a digital health company focused on early detection of Alzheimer's and other dementias, announced that its Core Cognitive Evaluation (CCE) platform has obtained European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation (MDR) Class IIa certification.
The certification means the cognitive impairment screening tool is safe, effective and compliant with the governing laws.
CCE aims to give primary...
Surgo Health, a technology and public benefit corporation creating a socio-behavioral analytics platform, has partnered with Melinda Gates' Pivotal and SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios to launch the Youth Mental Health Tracker, a database on youth mental health and wellbeing in the U.S.
The tracker is a data platform designed to highlight where steps need to be taken to address young people's...
Zarminali Health, a multispecialty pediatric practice group, has launched with $40 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst, which includes a venture debt facility.
WHAT IT DOES
The Chicago-based hybrid care company, founded in July of this year, integrates technology, specialists and services to provide outpatient coordinated pediatric primary and specialty care.
The company will use...
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...
New telehealth feature on MedAdvisor patient app
Pharmacy-focused MedAdvisor has announced the launch of a new telehealth functionality on its mobile patient application.
The telehealth feature allows patients to book virtual consultations with providers, receive e-prescriptions, and pre-order medications and receive purchase renewal reminders from preferred pharmacies.
Early this year, the ASX-...
OneStep, which offers a smartphone-enabled motion analysis tool, announced it has secured $36 million in funding.
Team8 and Vintage Investment Partners coled the funding round, with participation from existing investors Aleph, 10D and LionBird.
WHAT IT DOES
The New York-based company offers AI-enabled motion-analysis technology that utilizes smartphone sensors to analyze one's gait. The offering...
New upper GI endoscopy AI tested at CU Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) became the first to test Olympus' new AI-powered upper gastrointestinal endoscopy system for detecting gastric cancers.
The faculty first partnered with the Japanese medical endoscope manufacturer last year.
"The new AI endoscopic system is distinguished by its ability to...
