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US: Health insurance giant Kaiser is set to inform millions about a data breach following the sharing of patients' data with advertisers

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Kaiser, a major U.S. health conglomerate, is alerting millions of its current and past members about a data breach after it was found to have shared patients' details with third-party advertisers such as Google, Microsoft, and X (previously known as Twitter).

Read more at TechCrunch

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US: Nurses rally against AI in hospitals (Nurse.org)

Top 20 fastest growing health tech companies globally (Insider Monkey/Yahoo Finance)

Auxa Health secures $5.2 million in seed funding, gains recognition from Nasdaq (Technical.ly)

#health insurance #insurance #kaiser permanente #kaiser #health it #cybersecurity #nurses #nursing #ai #healoth it #auxa health #health tech #medtech #health systems #data breach #featured

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Utilizing AI to enhance the diagnosis of rare genetic conditions

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Diagnosing rare Mendelian disorders remains a challenging and time-consuming task, even for skilled geneticists. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are employing artificial intelligence to streamline this process.

Read more at Baylor College of Medicine

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Other recent news and insights

WebMD Ignite unveils a new member engagement platform for payers (Fierce Healthcare)

Researchers develop an AI-driven digital imaging system to accelerate biopsy outcomes (University of Waterloo)

#health tech #medtech #health it #rare diseases #genetics #webmed #insurance #health tech insurance #insurtech #biopsy #ai #imaging #medical imaging

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AI drug discovery company Xaira emerges with $1 billion in funding

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Industry heavyweights including ex-FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Nobel Prize winner Carolyn Bertozzi, Ph.D., and former Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky, are among the prominent figures on the board of Xaira Therapeutics.

Read more at Fierce Biotech

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Other recent news and insights

New initiative launched to support health-tech innovators in Africa (Disrupt Africa)

Artificial intelligence capable of assessing cardiovascular risk during CT scans (Cedars Sinai)

#ai #drug discovery #xaira therapeutics #medtech #biotech #health tech #startups #africa #innovation #ct scan #radiology #cardiology #diagnostics #imaging

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Legrand to acquire Dutch health-tech firm Enovation for more than €500 million

- By InnoNurse Staff -

French electrical equipment manufacturer Legrand has agreed to purchase Dutch health software company Enovation from private equity firm Main Capital Partners.

The sale of Enovation, which creates digital platforms for the healthcare sector, marks the largest exit for Main Capital Partners.

Read more at Bloomberg/BNN Bloomberg

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Innovative microscopy sheds light on Alzheimer’s metabolism (UC San Diego)

Researchers in mechanical engineering at HKU develop miniaturized electric generators using hydrogels for biomedical devices (The University of Hong Kong)

An advanced brain science tool that requires no coding skills (Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres/Medical Xpress)

#enovation #private equity #netherlands #digital health #medtech #health tech #imaging #medical imaging #microscopy #biotech #hydrogel #legrand #france #brain #neuroscience #no code #computing #health it #vr #virtual reality

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Avive nets $57M for compact cardiac arrest device

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Portable defibrillator maker Avive Solutions secured $56.5 million in growth equity funding to expand its workforce and commercial initiatives.

Read more at Fierce healthcare

Header image credit: Avive Solutions

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Telehealth: Clarity Pediatrics secures $10M for addressing ADHD and other chronic conditions in children (TechCrunch)

#avive #cardiology #heart disease #medtech #health tech #digital health #defibrillator #telehealth #Clarity Pediatrics #pediatrics #adhd #chronic conditions

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Using artificial intelligence to trace the origins of metastatic cancer cells

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A large team of cancer researchers from several Chinese institutions, working with two colleagues in the United States, discovered that artificial intelligence applications can be used to track the origins of metastatic cancer cells in remote places of the body.

Read more at Medical Xpress

#cancer #oncology #medtech #health tech #china #usa #health informatics

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An AI tool utilizes data from individual cells within tumors to forecast responses to cancer therapy

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Research demonstrates the efficacy of machine learning in anticipating treatment results by leveraging comprehensive data from single-cell omics.

Read more at Sanford Burnham Prebys

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Study reveals ChatGPT's potential as a tool for medication management, potentially enhancing geriatric healthcare services (Mass General Brigham)

#medtech #health tech #ai #genomics #machine learning #oncology #cancer #digital health #chatgpt #genai #generative ai #medication #medication management #aging #geriatrics #data science

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How AI could enhance collaboration between physicians and nurses

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At Stanford Hospital, a novel artificial intelligence model supports collaboration between physicians and nurses, enhancing patient care.

Read more at Stanford Medicine

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Ransomware gang leaks patient data from Change Healthcare (TechCrunch)

Enhancing care for chronic-disease patients through remote monitoring (HealthTech Magazine)

Accelerated drug design for Parkinson's by AI increases speed ten-fold (University of Cambridge/EurekAlert!)

Improved imaging with novel mid-infrared nanoscopy (The University of Tokyo)

Netherlands: HealthSage secures €3M Seed funding for open-source AI healthcare platform (Tech.EU)

Class-action lawsuit alleges Atrium Health shared patient data with Facebook (The Charlotte Observer/Tech Xplore)

Canada: Promising technology shortens ER wait times with virtual doctor and waiting room (CBC)

Study: AI outperforms doctors in precise assessment of eye issues (University of Cambridge/Medical Xpress)

#medtech #health tech #ai #llm #generative ai #nursing informatics #nursing #cybersecurity #Change Healthcare #rpm #chronic diseases #imaging #nanoscopy #pharma #netherlands #healthsage #atrium health #privacy #facebook #big tech #social media #canada #ophthalmology #eye #er

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AI enhances the accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis in a Stanford Medicine-led study

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A study conducted by the Stanford Center for Digital Health found that deep learning-powered artificial intelligence algorithms increase skin cancer diagnostic accuracy for doctors, nurse practitioners, and medical students.

Read more at Stanford Medicine

#ai #dermatology #skin cancer #skin #medtech #health tech #deep learning #diagnostics

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UMass Chan Medical School and MITRE to create an assurance lab to test healthcare AI

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UMass Chan Medical School and MITRE have announced intentions to establish an assurance lab to evaluate healthcare AI technology.

Read more at Fierce Healthcare

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Other recent news and insights

New Aegis Ventures consortium connects nine health systems to co-develop digital solutions (Fierce Healthcare) AI makes retinal imaging 100 times faster than the manual method (NIH) AI model can detect the risk of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (NIH)

Canada: WaiveTheWait is the recipient of $250K from Sudbury Catalyst Fund (Northern Ontario Business)

#innovation #ai #medtech #health tech #health it #health systems #hospitals #vc #ophthalmology #imaging #ptsd #childbirth #women health #canada #waivethewait #mental health

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A diverse health database identifies 275 million novel genetic variants

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A $3.1 billion research initiative in the United States has already uncovered more than 275 million previously unknown genetic variants that may aid in disease prevention.

Read more at World Economic Forum

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A new atlas of mRNA variants reveals the inner workings of the brain (Weill Cornell Medicine)

AI-assisted breast-cancer screening could eliminate unneeded tests (Washington University School of Medicine)

#health informatics #diversity #dna #genetics #health it #health tech #medtech #mrna #brain #neuroscience #ai #breast cancer #oncology #women health #diagnostics #breast

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Researchers create statistical method for the genetic mapping of autoimmune disorders

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Disease genetic investigations identify regions of the genome that are responsible for the disease. To understand how those alterations contribute to disease development, it is necessary to consider how they may modify gene regulation of disease genes in cell populations thought to be driving disease.

Read more at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Medical Xpress

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Transdifferentiation with RNA sequencing helps diagnose genetic disorders (Baylor College of Medicine)

New study highlights combining prostate MRI with a blood test to avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies (Brigham and Women's Hospital)

Grow Therapy, a mental health startup, has raised $88 million and is developing measurement-based care technology (Fierce Healthcare)

#autoimmune disorder #genomics #biotech #medtech #health tech #digital health #telehealth #rna #genetics #statistics #health informatics #prostate #mri #imaging #radiology #blood test #biopsy #grow therapy #mental health

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Cardiology: Johnson & Johnson to acquire Shockwave Medical for $13.1B

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Headquartered in California, Shockwave Medical manufactures devices designed to address the leading cause of mortality in the United States. As per its official website, these devices employ shockwaves to dissolve calcified plaque within an individual's cardiac vessels.

Read more at USA Today

#Shockwave Medical #johnson and johnson #medtech #health tech #cardiology #medical devices #heart disease

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Health technology investor Glen Tullman has launched 62 Ventures, a new $100M fund

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Glen Tullman, Transcarent's current CEO, has launched 62 Ventures, a new venture fund worth around $100 million. The fund will be used to invest in firms that are not strictly focused on digital health, as his well-known fund 7wireVentures does.

Read more at STAT

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OMRON has acquired Luscii Healthtech to boost remote patient monitoring (Digital Health) Steer Health's digital kiosk aims to drive revenue, efficiency, accuracy, and patient satisfaction (Steer Health/PRNewswire)

#vc #startups #health tech #digital health #medtech #omron #Luscii Healthtech #remote patient monitoring #rpm #steer health #automation

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Eko Health receives FDA approval for a cardiology algorithm that can detect heart failure in 15 seconds

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This week, Eko Health got FDA approval for a novel AI-powered tool that helps detect low ejection fraction, a major sign of heart failure. The tool, created in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, is integrated into Eko's digital stethoscopes.

Read more at MedCity News

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Epic intends to release AI validation tool to help healthcare firms test and monitor models (Fierce Healthcare) STIs: Binx Health, a diagnostics startup, has raised $65 million to expand its point-of-care testing services (Fierce Healthcare) Startup Manifold gets $15 million for its AI-based clinical research platform (Fierce Healthcare)

#eko health #cardiology #diagnostics #medtech #health tech #digital health #sti #epic health #ai #binx health #stethoscope #manifold #clinical trials #health it

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US: ONC presents 5-year federal health IT roadmap, focusing on health equity and AI

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Federal health IT officials published a draft strategy plan outlining health technology priorities for the next five years, with a focus on health equity and artificial intelligence.

Read more at Fierce Healthcare

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The world's most powerful MRI scans first images of the human brain (Medical Xpress/AFP)

Berlin-based health technology company Recare secures €3.2 million to reduce paperwork in discharge management (EU-Startups)

Austrian health IT scale-up Xund raises seed round funding to €8 million to digitize the patient journey (Silicon Canals)

The Providence incubator invests $20 million in Praia Health which develops technology for patient portals, spins it out as separate company (GeekWire)

US government to provide $10 million to assist finding Change Healthcare hackers (TechCrunch)

#health it #health tech #ai #government #onc #usa #mri #medtech #radiology #brain #neuroscience #imaging #germany #recare #austria #xund #startups #Praia Health #Change Healthcare #hackers #cybersecurity

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A smartphone app may pave the path to therapies for frontotemporal dementia in people under 60

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A smartphone app could increase participation in clinical trials for persons with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a debilitating neurological illness that frequently appears in middle age.

Read more at UC San Francisco/Medical Xpress

#medtech #ftd #neuroscience #dementia #health tech #digital health #clinical trials #aging #mhealth #mobile health