Health

Centivo, a healthcare company, has secured $75 million in equity and debt financing to allow the company to expand its objective of making high-quality healthcare more attainable and inexpensive. Morgan Health, (a division of JPMorgan Chase), Ingleside Investors, Cone Health Ventures, F-Prime Capital Partners, B Capital, Cox Enterprises and MemorialCare Innovation Fund participated in the round.  The aim of the …

Wider Circle, a company that works with health plans and providers to deliver community care programs, announced a partnership with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan Maryland (CareFirst CHPMD). The aim of the partnership is to have Wider Circle work with CareFirst’s Medicaid Plan to increase member engagement and make health outcomes better by promoting strong, supportive community bonds. Wider …

Respiree, Roche announces AI integration for RPM Singaporean startup Respiree has tied up with global pharmaceutical and diagnostics company Roche for technology integration. Respiree will be combining its vital sign monitoring device with Roche’s blood glucose device as a joint bedside offering. The solution is also expected to be integrated with machine learning models that predict clinical deterioration based on …

The dawn of the digital era has ushered in an unprecedented wave of innovation, particularly in the realm of mental health care.  With the increasing prevalence of mental health issues like depression, anxiety, addiction and loneliness, the traditional healthcare system, constrained by a glaring shortage of mental health professionals, struggles to meet the soaring demand for care.  Enter the realm …

ImpriMed, a precision medicine company, announced that it has expanded its services to include human oncology. The aim is to provide drug-response predictions for routine blood cancers such as newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and acute myeloid leukemia.  ImpriMed’s human precision medicine services will set their sights on complex blood cancers via a combination of genomic analysis, ex vivo drug sensitivity …

Meridian, a Michigan-based managed care organization and wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, is partnering with Mae, a digital health platform that focuses on the clinical, social and cultural requirements of underserved pregnant mothers. Mae aims to connect Meridian’s Medicaid members with its network of more than 50 Michigan-based doulas for virtual and in-person support in a variety of areas, including …

As we approach winter, it’s time for people at risk to be booked in for their free flu jab. If you’re eligible, you need to know why it matters that you take up the offer. Flu is far more than just a bad cold. For those susceptible, it can increase the risk of developing serious lung and airway infections such …

Radiology genAI unveiled Harrison.ai has recently introduced a radiology-specific vision language model.  Called Harrison.rad.1, the dialogue-based model can perform open-ended chat related to X-ray images. It can detect and localise radiological findings and generate reports, all with an emphasis on clinical safety and accuracy.  Unlike existing generative AI models trained on general and open-source data, Harrison.ai’s model has been trained …

LG NOVA announced the launch of the Partner Alliance Program, a new endeavor to further innovation through cross-sector collaboration among industries to cocreate ventures and help startups scale. The program, spearheaded by LG NOVA, LG Electronics North America Innovation Center, will focus on bringing together organizations to work with LG NOVA and its startup ecosystem to explore new concepts, validate …

Midlife women’s health clinic Midi Health announced it has added a group of female investors to its oversubscribed $63 million Series B round via a $5 million Special Purpose Vehicle.  New investors include actors and producers Amy Schumer and Connie Britton, soccer star Brandi Chastain, fashion designer/entrepreneur Tory Burch, Phenomenal Media’s Meena Harris, Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners, investor and Angel …