Tech giant Microsoft announced a long-term partnership with multistate healthcare system Mercy, which will utilize its Azure OpenAI Service to provide generative AI-assisted communication resources to patients and Mercy employees.
Microsoft's generative AI will be used to help patients understand lab results, schedule appointments and get answers to healthcare-related questions.
Mercy's...
Multinational biotechnology company Biogen has confirmed it will shut down Biogen Digital Health, a global unit of the biotech company, and pull out of a study with Apple. Still, the company says it will continue to integrate some digital capabilities into other functions of its business.
"As our CEO Chris Viehbacher mentioned when he announced Fit for Growth, part of the initiative is removing...
Yamaha Motors announced the launch of its new healthcare company, dubbed Tuning Fork Bio. It will use an antibody-profiling service to test and analyze people's antibodies in order to help providers prevent disease and determine proper treatments when conditions are found.
Tuning Fork Bio will utilize the Cell Handler platform, a cell picking and imaging system launched in 2017 that streamlines...
Google announced the launch of the next generation of its fitness wearable, Fitbit Charge 6, equipped with new features, including a more precise heart rate tracker, built-in YouTube Music controls, GPS capabilities, new exercise modes, and accessibility of Google Maps and Google Wallet.
"This is our most accurate tracker yet. This is due to advancements in machine learning and AI," T. J....
Virgin Pulse, a mobile-first employee wellness and engagement company, announced its intent to merge with HealthComp, a benefits and analytics platform, to create a technology and data-enabled healthcare service for employers.
The reported $3 billion deal, first reported in the Wall Street Journal, will form a combined entity that utilizes technology and an AI-enabled data platform to deliver...
Family planning platform for employees Stork Club announced it is expanding its partnership with fertility treatment and science company CCRM Fertility, a portfolio company of health management company Unified Women's Healthcare.
Thanks to the partnership, Stork Club patients will have access to expedited appointments at CCRM Fertility clinics in 37 locations in the U.S. and Canada, including...
Healthcare navigation and pharmacy benefits platform Rightway and hybrid fertility and reproductive care company Kindbody are partnering to offer employers family-building and reproductive healthcare benefits.
New York-based Kindbody offers virtual and in-person services, including contraception care, fertility testing, gynecological care, egg freezing, and virtual wellness and coaching services...
Cancer detection technology startup Adela announced it secured $48 million in funding, bringing its total raise to $108 million.
Labcorp joined the round as a new investor alongside existing investors OrbiMed, Decheng Capital, F-Prime Capital, Deerfield Management and RA Capital Management.
Adela also named Lisa Alderson as its interim CEO. Alderson has served on the company's board of...
Self-pay healthcare marketplace Sesame announced it is teaming up with Costco to provide the wholesaler's members with virtual and in-person healthcare at a discounted price through Sesame's network of providers.
Sesame's direct-payment healthcare marketplace provides consumers with access to telehealth and in-person services, including mental health consultations and urgent care visits. The...
Diligent Robotics, maker of the autonomous clinical support robot Moxi, announced it scored $25 million in new funding.
Canaan led the round, with participation from existing investors DNX Ventures, True Ventures and Next Coast Ventures, and new investor Northwestern Medicine Innovation.
Rich Boyle, general partner at Canaan, will join Diligent Robotics' board of directors.
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