Telstra Health names new CTO
Farhoud Salimi, eHealth NSW executive director of service delivery, is filling up the vacant CTO role at Telstra Health.
He will be assuming the position starting on 17 April, succeeding Russel Duncan who retired by the end of 2022.
"[He] brings a unique set of skills that will enhance our ability to deliver for our customers and continue to build a safe and reliable...
HealthPlix, a startup that runs one of India's biggest EMR platforms, has raised $22 million in a Series C funding round led by Avataar Venture Partners and SIG Venture Capital. The round included participation from its existing investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, JSW Ventures, Kalaari Capital, Chiratae Ventures, and Blacksoil Capital.
The HealthPlix EMR provides AI-powered...
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Nursing, together with a local telecommunications company, has developed a new mobile health management app for the elderly.
HOW IT WORKS
Based on a press release, they said the app, which connects to a wearable health monitoring device, alerts a nurse or carer once it detects abnormalities in an elderly user's vitals parameters, such as blood...
Respiree, a med tech spinoff of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research, has obtained the United States Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance for its wearable cardio-respiratory sensor device.
The RS001 device directly measures respiration in patients dealing with cardio-pulmonary diseases such as COPD and congestive heart failure.
It is part of Respiree's iRIS...
Singaporean startup develops breath test for analysing fat burning
Metanoia Sensing, a deep tech startup in Singapore, has come up with a breath analyser to help people monitor their fat burning and gain insights into their metabolic health risks.
The non-invasive device called MetaNose uses a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System acetone sensor and a proprietary signal processing algorithm to measure...
Sydney-based SimConverse has collected A$1.5 million (around $987,000) in a seed funding round led by Folklore Ventures, with participation from Artesian.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded in 2020, SimConverse is a simulation platform that uses generative AI to play the role of any patient, colleague or casualty for healthcare communications training. It is made to be adaptable and customisable to suit the...
The University of Queensland is now expanding its aphasia therapy programme to reach more patients living in rural and regional areas.
A year since it was launched at Metro North Health’s Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service in Brisbane, the Comprehensive High-Dose Aphasia Treatment (CHAT) programme will be tried out in seven hospitals and health service sites in Queensland, New South...
South Korean medtech firm Coreline Soft has obtained the United States Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance for its latest AI-powered analysis software for screening lung nodules.
The company develops AI imaging solutions for diagnosing various chest conditions, aortic disease, spinal disease, and metastatic cancer in the chest.
WHAT IT DOES
Its latest software-as-a-medical device...
Chulalongkorn University researchers develop AI to assess stroke risk
A research team from the Medicine and Engineering faculties of Chulalongkorn University in Thailand has come up with an AI-powered web app to assess patients' risk of stroke caused by heart diseases.
The tool called AICute uses AI to analyse patient's brain scans, together with their symptoms and partial history, and generate a...
TALi obtains Australia's nod for cognitive attention trainer device
TALi Digital, an ASX-listed developer of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for improving children's attention, has received the Therapeutic Goods Administration's approval for its latest product, ReadyAttentionGo!
Available on digital tablets, the software-as-a-medical device serves as a cognitive trainer that helps develop...
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