Portal Access, an oncology-focused medical device startup, closed a $7 million Series A financing round. The company said that more than 80% of the round was led by U.S. physician investors, including oncologists, interventional radiologists, cardiologists and vascular surgeons. Additional investors include a partnership from an unnamed U.S.-based venture capital fund. WHAT IT DOES The […]

Jing Wang, dean of Florida State University’s College of Nursing, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the role nurses play in implementing AI and the mistrust and lack of AI education that exists among nurses that hinders adoption. MHN: What is the benefit of AI for nurses? How has the technology changed how nurses practice?

Talkspace, a virtual behavioral healthcare provider, is collaborating with Amazon Pharmacy to streamline the pharmacy encounter for Talkspace members, allow for medication management and offer support for providers. The alliance will enable Talkspace members to fill prescriptions from their Talkspace provider via Amazon Pharmacy.  Both new and returning Talkspace customers will be able to select

Chronic care management company Omada Health is seeking a valuation of about $1.1 billion with its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol OMDA. It will offer an aggregate of 7.9 million shares of its common stock and plans to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to 1.185

Indian medical imaging AI company Qure.ai has developed a new AI-powered co-pilot for optimising resources in resource-constrained primary care settings. Called AIRA, this tool for community health workers is powered by large language models trained on data from the health systems in low and middle-income countries. It assists users by automating the collection of patient

Camden, New Jersey-based Cooper Health System was informed of a data security incident that could have impacted data belonging to “certain current and former patients.” In a notice posted on its website, the three-hospital Southern NJ health system said that on March 26, 2025, it learned that certain personal, protected health information was “accessed  and

AssistIQ, which offers hospitals computer vision technology for supply chain management, has secured $11.5 million in Series A funding.  The round was led by Battery Ventures, with participation from existing investor Tamarind Hill.  Brandon Gleklen, principal at Battery Ventures, will join the company’s board of directors.  WHAT IT DOES The Montreal-based company offers hospitals AIQ

Finland-based Surgify, a medical technology company specializing in bone surgery, raised €7 million ($7.9 million) in Series A funding. The round was led by Zeiss Ventures, with participation from the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund). Lednil and Cascara Ventures participated in the round.  WHAT IT DOES The company’s flagship product, Surgify Halo, is a

Brooklyn Health, a neuroscience technology company, secured $6.5 million in seed funding.  The round was led by HealthX, with participation from Metrodora Ventures, Story Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, Laconia Capital, Everywhere Ventures, Hypothesis Studio and Blue Falcon Capital. WHAT IT DOES Brooklyn Health measures mental health outcomes in clinical trial participants. According to Brooklyn Health, central

Marcel Botha, CEO and founder of 10XBeta, a MedTech innovation firm and venture studio, joined MobiHealthNews to discuss the widespread and unintended consequences of tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on the MedTech supply chain. Botha states that these tariffs will impact not only final medical products but also critical components and subassemblies, thereby hindering