Editor’s note: While Nissan Elimelech founded Augmedics and invented its foundational technology, he is no longer affiliated with or represents the company. In 2014, Nissan Elimelech founded Augmedics, the company behind an augmented reality surgical navigation platform for spine procedures. He is credited with developing the xvision Spine System, which uses a transparent near-eye display […]

In recent years, clinical documentation improvement tools have increasingly become a staple companion for doctors. This assistive tool, which is helping address clinician burnout, has evolved from just automating transcriptions during clinical encounters or consultations to also being capable of ambiently listening in the background and providing smart recommendations, all powered by AI. The adoption

InSilicoTrials, a health tech company that develops AI-based simulation to predict drug safety and efficacy in the drug development process, announced it has been accepted into the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program.  The Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program is an invitation-only program intended to accelerate the expansion of high-potential startups. It links growth-stage companies with

Anne Wojcicki, cofounder and former CEO of 23andMe, will regain control of the company after her nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, agreed to purchase nearly all of its assets for $305 million. In March, 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to facilitate a sales process.  At

Tombot, a California-based robotics company that makes a robotic puppy that serves as a companion animal for people who cannot care for a live animal, announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $6.1 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Caduceus Capital Partners with participation by new and existing investors. WHAT IT

Michael Needham, principal at Efficio, a global supply chain procurement consultancy, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how global disruptions due to the proposed and current tariffs are forcing procurement leaders to rethink sourcing strategies, improve supply chain visibility and boost supplier resilience.  MobiHealthNews: How have tariffs impacted healthcare technology? Michael Needham: In the near

Fives Faces scores A$1M Series A funding Alphalitica, which operates as Five Faces, a provider of patient experience software, has collected A$1 million ($650,000) in a Series A funding round led by the Utiliti Group.  The Queensland-based company, which started in digital signage in 2019, offers a low-code software that supports the quick digitisation of patient

A new AI model that is capable of simultaneous analysis of different skin images can potentially improve the diagnostic accuracy of both dermatology and non-dermatology professionals.  An international research team led by AI and machine learning experts from Monash University developed a multimodal foundation model, called PanDerm, designed as a clinical decision support tool in dermatology. It

Numerous Google Cloud services, including those used widely within healthcare, such as Google Vertex AI Online Prediction, Dialogflow CX, Agent Assist and Contact Center AI, were down for nearly four hours on Thursday affecting users globally. “We have identified the root cause and applied appropriate mitigations. Our infrastructure has recovered in all regions except us-central1,”

Pharmacy benefits manager LucyRx is partnering with Personify Health, a health navigation and benefits company, to provide employers with a more individualized, clinically focused strategy for managing GLP medications and weight care. The companies will provide an integrated offering that merges pharmacy benefit strategy with support from GLP-1-trained coaches, personalized care plans for medication management