artificial intelligence

Two people in lab looking a tablet
By  Emily Olsen 01:18 pm October 15, 2021
PathAI, maker of AI-enabled pathology products, announced Friday it was partnering with pharma and diagnostics giant Roche. The strategic partnership will allow PathAI to develop and distribute its AI pathology tech through Roche’s uPath enterprise software, a workflow platform for labs.   The collaboration will begin with distributing PathAI’s research-use-only algorithms through the cloud...
The DreaMed diabetes device
By  Emily Olsen 11:12 am October 7, 2021
Israel-based DreaMed scored another FDA clearance, expanding the availability of its AI-supported diabetes care platform to Type 2 patients.  The Advisor Pro Al Clinical Decision Support System helps healthcare providers manage the insulin needs of patients who use insulin pumps or injections and monitor their glucose levels using a continuous glucose monitor and/or blood glucose meters. The...
A close up of a woman using the Flo app
By  Emily Olsen 11:23 am September 9, 2021
Period-tracking app Flo closed a $50 million Series B financing round, bringing the company’s valuation to $800 million.  The round was led by VNV Global and Target Global. London-based Flo said the latest round brings its total raise to $65 million. Flo said it will use the capital to improve personalization and give users more advanced insights into their cycles and symptoms. The company also...
Medical professionals using computer in hospital
By  Emily Olsen 12:11 pm September 3, 2021
As the delta variant continues to drive COVID-19 infections, some hospitals are being overwhelmed with patient surges as they try to balance virus cases with incoming emergencies and other care. Kristin Molina, business leader for patient engagement and healthcare analytics at Philips, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how predictive analytics and artificial intelligence can help providers...
A doctor talks to a man and his loved one at a hospital
By  Emily Olsen 11:35 am August 19, 2021
Net Health, a software and analytics tools developer for specialty healthcare providers, released two AI-powered capabilities within its EHR to reduce the risk of amputations and predict how quickly wounds will heal. The company’s Risk of Amputation Indicator uses predictive analytics to tell clinicians how likely it is that a wound could lead to an amputation, and the Wound Healing Velocity...
A pregnant women and her partner talking to a Maven provider.
By  Emily Olsen 01:31 pm August 17, 2021
Maven Clinic, a virtual women’s and family healthcare provider, announced Tuesday it raised $110 million in Series D funding, bringing the clinic’s funding total to more than $200 million. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Lux Capital, with participation from BOND, Oprah Winfrey and existing investors Sequoia, Oak HC/FT and Icon Ventures. Maven said it plans to use the funding...
A piggy bank next to a pile of coins and a stethoscope.
By  Emily Olsen 12:04 pm August 16, 2021
Ultromics, maker of AI-supported cardiac imaging tools, announced Monday it has raised $33 million in Series B funding.  The funding round was led by Blue Venture Fund, a group of Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and venture capital firm Sandbox. Optum Ventures, GV and existing investor Oxford Sciences Innovation also participated. The UK-based health tech...
Panelists at the AI and ML Leadership Panel
By  Mallory Hackett 03:06 pm August 9, 2021
Disruption in healthcare has been a long time coming, and for many organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic acted as the catalyst to adopt innovative technologies. For instance, even some of the most cutting-edge health systems only had artificial intelligence and machine learning programs for a few years prior to the onset of the pandemic. “Children’s Hospital of Colorado has a rich history of...
Heart health
By  Emily Olsen 11:41 am August 3, 2021
Abbott landed FDA clearance for its imaging software, which employs artificial intelligence to give doctors a clearer look at blood flow and blockages in heart vessels. The Ultreon 1.0 Software pairs optical coherence tomography with AI to help physicians make decisions about next steps for treatment. "As cardiologists continue to adopt OCT and move away from traditional imaging methods such as...
By  Adam Ang 03:11 am July 19, 2021
Sapio Smart Healthcare, a division of Indian government advisory firm Sapio Analytics, has developed a chatbot that assists patients from rural and remote areas in India. Based on a press statement, the AKS Sapio Med Bot was designed to understand the "local and personal" concerns of a patient, while assisting them in seeking treatment before getting medical consultations. The chatbot is named...