Life Sciences

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By  Anthony Vecchione 02:21 pm January 8, 2025
Validic, a digital health and personalized care technology company, announced the integration of physical activity data from wearables and smartwatches into electronic health record (EHR) clinical workflows. The multi-device platform, accessible in Epic and Oracle Health EHR systems, adds daily insights from more than 350 wearable device models from leading consumer brands, such as Apple, Fitbit...
Pharmacist with a dog
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:07 pm January 8, 2025
GoodRx, a prescription savings platform, has launched GoodRx for Pets, which aims to offer a more affordable and convenient method for people to access pet medications. With GoodRx for Pets, pet owners can save money on medications, according to the company, and have pet medications delivered to their door.  Through GoodRx for Pets, pet owners can access medications that are available at more...
Pulse oximeter
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:52 pm January 7, 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published new draft guidelines aimed at improving the accuracy and performance of pulse oximeters by considering the range of skin tones. The guidance, Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes - Non-Clinical and Clinical Performance Testing, Labeling, and Premarket Submission Recommendations, refers to pulse oximeters intended for medical purposes that are...
Health care professional consulting with patient
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:39 pm January 7, 2025
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...
Technician looking at PC screen
By  Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 01:30 pm January 3, 2025
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...
Man and woman looking at a computer with a diagnostic image on the screen
By  Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 09:00 am January 2, 2025
When asked by MobiHealthNews how they see AI's place in the sector changing in 2025, executives explained how the focus of AI will shift from what it can do to what it does, and the role the technology can play in extending current provider capacity via clinical decision support, ambient charting, inbox management and streamlining care operations. Some leaders said AI will revolutionize how...
Scientist in a lab looking at a test tube
By  Jessica Hagen 11:32 am December 31, 2024
San Francisco-based data intelligence and AI provider Databricks has raised $10 billion of expected non-dilutive financing in a Series J funding round, completing $8.6 billion to date. The new funding brings the company's valuation to $62 billion.  Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, WCM Investment Management, Insight Partners and DST Global coled the round, with participation from existing...
Doctor in scrubs standing in front of computer screens
By  Jessica Hagen 08:00 am December 31, 2024
Executives highlighted AI's transformative potential in healthcare when asked by MobiHealthNews how they see AI's place in the sector changing in 2025.  Some expect multimodal AI and advanced diagnostic imaging to make significant strides next year, while others showcased AI's promise in improving diagnostics, addressing provider burnout, automating tasks, streamlining drug development and...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 02:41 pm December 30, 2024
Digital health products and solutions are increasing in scope and function to assist in patient diagnosis, treatment and monitoring, according to a new report by the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.  The report found that more solutions are now centered on specific diseases, and that commercial attraction has increased as developers build offerings that bring value to providers. In...
PhnyX representatives demonstrating the genAI chatbot Cheiron
By  Adam Ang 07:02 pm December 29, 2024
An AI startup supported by conglomerate SK Group has introduced what could be the first pharmacy-specific platform powered by generative AI in South Korea.  Intended for use by professionals in the pharmaceutical industry, including researchers and pharmacists, the search platform called Cheiron is the flagship AI solution by PhynX Lab, a Silicon Valley-based venture under SK Networks.   HOW IT...