Samsung, Stanford Medicine collaborate on Galaxy Watch sleep apnea feature
Samsung announced a joint research initiative with Stanford Medicine to enhance the Galaxy Watch's sleep apnea detection feature and create new AI-enabled innovations for proactive care.The sleep apnea...
View ArticleSouth Korea revamps mobile medical emergency app
The mobile application for medical emergency services in South Korea has been refreshed after over a decade.Launched in 2014, the Ministry of Health and Welfare's 129 app now has new features to...
View ArticleNeuranics raises $8M for touchless magnetic sensing technology
Neuranics, a Scottish deep-tech semiconductor company, has secured $8 million in seed funding for its magnetic sensing technology.Blackfinch Ventures led the round, with participation from Archangels,...
View ArticleBill proposes Medicare reimbursement for AI-enabled medical devices
Bipartisan senators introduced the Health Tech Investment Act (S. 1399), which would establish a Medicare reimbursement pathway for FDA-cleared medical devices that utilize artificial intelligence and...
View ArticleWhite House releases guidance on federal AI use and procurement
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two memos directed to the heads of all executive branch departments and agencies establishing policies on federal AI use and purchase of...
View Articlehellocare.ai scores $47M for AI-enabled virtual care for smart hospitals
hellocare.ai, which offers AI-enabled virtual care delivery for smart hospital rooms, has secured $47 million in an oversubscribed funding growth round. HealthQuest Capital led the round with...
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HIMSS25 Changemaker Awardee built healthcare IT career with passion
Thumbnail: Tags: healthcare qualityHIMSS25Categories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Keisuke Nakagawa, UC San Diego Health's director of strategic impact, discusses his journey from startup...
View ArticlePope Francis dies at 88 after urging the use of technology to heal, not harm
The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, passed away on Easter Monday, less than one month after releasing a video revealing his prayer intention for April in which he requests prayers that new...
View ArticleWhite House new COVID-19 page promotes Wuhan lab leak theory
The White House has replaced a federal website that provided information about COVID-19 with a web page titled "Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19" that cites the controversial theory that the...
View ArticleBiolinq raises $100M for intradermal glucose sensor for type 2 diabetes
Biolinq, a health technology company developing precision multi-analyte wearable biosensors for metabolic health, announced it secured $100 million in Series C funding. Alpha Wave Ventures led the...
View ArticleHinge Health, Cigna Healthcare partner amid IPO push
San Francisco-based Hinge Health, a digital musculoskeletal care platform, announced it is partnering with Cigna Healthcare to offer the health insurance company's self-insured clients access to...
View ArticleNourish raises $70M as Trump tariffs put pressure on healthy food prices
Nourish, a virtual nutrition counseling platform, announced it secured $70 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total raise to $115 million.J.P. Morgan Private Capital's Growth Equity...
View ArticleBlue Shield of California shared private health data of 4.7M members with...
Healthcare insurer Blue Shield of California has notified 4.7 million individuals of a potential data breach after unknowingly sharing patients' protected health information with Google since 2021. "On...
View ArticleExclusive: Wolters Kluwer Health announces expanded partnership with Epic
Global clinical technology company Wolters Kluwer Health is extending its partnership with electronic health record (EHR) company Epic to allow UpToDate Enterprise customers and their patients access...
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Direct patient feedback brings big changes to health system
Thumbnail: Tags: patient engagementHIMSS25Categories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Banner Health's "Text the CEO" initiative allowing patients and families to give leaders their feedback...
View ArticleHims & Hers, Novo Nordisk partner to offer weight-loss drug Wegovy
Direct-to-consumer virtual care company Hims & Hers is partnering with Novo Nordisk to allow Americans to access a bundled offering that includes the pharma giant's obesity drug Wegovy and a Hims...
View ArticleTrump's Project Stargate is considering international expansion
President Donald Trump's Project Stargate, an at least $500 billion investment to build the physical and virtual infrastructure to power AI construction, is considering investment overseas, according...
View ArticleNeuralink brain implant allows ALS patient to communicate
Elon Musk's startup Neuralink has successfully implanted its brain-computer interface into a man named Brad Smith, who has ALS and is completely non-verbal, allowing him to communicate now using...
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Despite patient acceptance, virtual care faces reimbursement challenges
Thumbnail: Tags: telehealthHIMSS25Categories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: While telehealth remains popular with patients after the pandemic, Scott Wilson, AVP of enterprise care...
View ArticleSonde Health partners with Saaya Health for blue collar care
AI-enabled voice technology platform Sonde Health announced it is partnering with Saaya Health, a virtual mental health and well-being platform, to extend its combined offerings to large blue-collar...
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