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New AI model for screening gingivitis developed in Hong Kong
By Adam Ang | 11:53 pm | June 15, 2023
It detects signs of inflammation with over 90% accuracy.
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Pear Suite partners with OutCare Health to expand LGBTQ+ care
By Jessica Hagen | 02:44 pm | June 15, 2023
The nonprofit will utilize Pear's platform to empower employers, health plans and healthcare organizations to address the needs of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Emory Healthcare, DispatchHealth partner for in-home care
By Jessica Hagen | 01:21 pm | June 15, 2023
The healthcare system will utilize DispatchHealth's Acute Care, Bridge Care and ED-to-home programs for its patients.
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Northwell Holdings, Aegis Ventures welcome former Mayo Clinic CEO and more digital health hires
By Jessica Hagen | 02:29 pm | June 14, 2023
Loyal, a platform helping health systems and hospitals connect with patients, and AI-enabled pathology company PathAI adds new leadership.
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XRHealth receives patent for closed loop biofeedback in VR, AR
By Jessica Hagen | 01:26 pm | June 14, 2023
The company will first use the patent to combine the Apple Watch with Apple's new augmented reality headset Apple Vision Pro for closed loop AI-enabled treatment.
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Wesfarmers offers $90M to buy telehealth firm InstantScripts
By Adam Ang | 12:41 am | June 14, 2023
The Australian conglomerate is increasingly focusing on digital health.
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Thirty Madison buys The Pill Club's assets following bankruptcy
By Jessica Hagen | 03:24 pm | June 13, 2023
The sale comes four months after The Pill Club paid an $18.3 million settlement for alleged Medicaid fraud in California.
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Huma receives 510(k) Class II clearance for its disease-agnostic platform
By Jessica Hagen | 01:53 pm | June 13, 2023
The FDA clearance comes just three months after the company received EU MDR Class IIb certification for its configurable disease management platform.
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Uber Health adds grocery, over-the-counter item delivery
By Jessica Hagen | 11:29 am | June 13, 2023
The announcement comes just two months after the company announced it would add same-day prescription-delivery services to its platform.
Dr. Daniel Kraft, founder and chair of Digital.Health and NextMed Health and general partner at Continuum Health Ventures
Q&A: Expert says the pace of technological advancements is 'underestimated'
By Jessica Hagen | 02:54 pm | June 12, 2023
Dr. Daniel Kraft, founder of Digital.Health and NextMed Health and general partner at Continuum Health Ventures, tells MobiHealthNews how he sees rapidly changing technology shaping digital healthcare.