Alcidion unveils genAI apps ASX-listed health IT provider Alcidion has announced new generative AI-based solutions developed in collaboration with Google Cloud. Alcidion has utilised Google Cloud’s Gemini on Vertex AI to develop a new AI-powered scribe and patient record summary application.  Based on a media release, the new scribe feature can capture and transcribe dialogue […]

Google gave an update on how it is using AI to advance science and build products at its recent Check Up event. In a blog post, Google’s chief health officer, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, said that since the company launched AI Overviews last year, people are more satisfied with their search results and are asking longer,

Foundation models with the ability to process and generate multi-modal data have transformed AI’s role in medicine. Nevertheless, researchers discovered that a major limitation of their reliability is hallucinations, where inaccurate or fabricated information can impact clinical decisions and patient safety, according to a study published in medRxiv. In the study, researchers defined medical hallucination

Over the last few years, one fitness trend has started to gain traction: walking with a weighted vest. It’s one of those simple, low-impact strategies that seems almost too good to be true—but it’s actually backed by science. Plus, it has the potential to transform the way we move and live.  Whether you’re a fitness

Brainomix, a company offering AI-powered imaging tools for stroke and lung fibrosis, announced the completion of an $18 million Series C investment round. The round was co-led by existing investors Parkwalk Advisors and the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund. New investor Hostplus via the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund and LifeSci Capital participated in the round.

Patient monitoring company Sibel Health, a spin-out of Northwestern University, closed a $30 million Series C equity financing round and received its seventh FDA clearance.  Steele Foundation for Hope led the round with participation by Dräger. Both organizations have been existing investors in the company. WHAT IT DOES Chicago-based Sibel Health’s FDA-cleared ANNE One platform

There are few things I love more than a basket full of colorful Easter eggs. Easter is important in our family and one of our favorite times of the year. However, I often find myself annoyed with the over-commercialization. I also get peeved when Easter gets turned into an excuse to let kids (and ourselves)

Health-tracking ring maker Oura announced today the appointment of Dr. Ricky Bloomfield as its first chief medical officer. Prior to this, he served as clinical and health informatics lead at Apple Health, where he oversaw the launch of several features, including Apple’s Health Records on the iPhone.  Dr. Bloomfield spoke with MobiHealthNews about his new

Healthtech company Flatiron Health is collaborating with NRG Oncology, a clinical research consortium in the National Cancer Institute’s National Clinical Trials Network with more than 1,300 worldwide research sites, to deploy Flatiron Clinical Pipe in a multicenter NRG clinical trial. Flatiron Clinical Pipe is an electronic health record to electronic data capture connector that aims

EpiWatch, the Apple Watch-based epilepsy management company spun out from Johns Hopkins, announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its continuous seizure monitor platform that utilizes the popular wearable to detect and alert for tonic-clonic seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures, or grand mal seizures, are a type of seizure that affects the whole brain and can cause