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Medical students wearing Jolly Good VR headset
By  Adam Ang 11:45 pm November 9, 2023
Jolly Good announces new palliative care VR training module Jolly Good in the United States, in partnership with Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has developed a new VR training module in palliative care communication.  They came up with the VR module to help medical professionals acquire the necessary communication skills to provide care to terminally ill patients and their...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:05 pm November 9, 2023
Patient communication platform Artera, formerly Well Health, announced it has partnered with GPT-enabled conversational AI provider Hyro to launch Artera Care Assist, an AI-powered virtual assistant that can be embedded into health providers' websites to answer common patient questions.  Artera offers a two-way communication hub for patients and healthcare organizations to connect. The platform...
Senior residents at Allity interacting with the companion robot Abi by Andromeda Robotics
By  Adam Ang 04:24 am November 9, 2023
Sydney-based startup Andromeda Robotics has integrated generative artificial intelligence into robotics to complement the support provided in aged care. WHAT IT DOES Founded by a group of engineers in 2022, Andromeda Robotics aims to transform human-robot interactions by developing empathetic companion robots, targeting the elderly and children in hospitals.  WHAT IT'S ABOUT The prototype...
Healthcare professional listening to a pregnant person's stomach with a stethoscope
By  Jessica Hagen 02:08 pm November 7, 2023
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a comment from Philips.  Royal Philips received an additional $44.6 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, bringing its total received to $60 million, to support the global deployment of the tech giant's AI-enabled, FDA-cleared Lumify Ultrasound System. In 2021, Philips received an initial grant of $15.4 million from the Gates...
Person wearing Jolly Good VR headset
By  Adam Ang 05:31 am November 3, 2023
Jolly Good developing CBT VR for Apple Vision Pro Japanese medical VR provider Jolly Good has announced that it is developing a virtual reality-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme for the spatial computer Apple Vision Pro.  The CBT VR on the Apple Vision Pro is intended to complement chronic pain treatment using opioids or serve as an alternative non-drug therapy. Similar VR-based...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:50 pm November 2, 2023
Viome Life Sciences, maker of at-home tests for gut and immune system health, announced it has acquired digital health-and-wellness data company Naring Health, including its subsidiaries DiscernDX and Foodome.  Viome is split into two divisions, one selling consumer products like microbiome tests that provide diet recommendations and supplements, and the other focused on identifying biomarkers...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:20 pm October 27, 2023
Healthcare data and analytics and tech-enabled services will be the sectors most impacted by generative AI, according to a survey by investment firm GSR Ventures. The survey, which included responses from more than 40 healthcare technology venture capitalists, found that over 71% believe ChatGAPT/GenAI changes their investment strategy "somewhat" or "a little." In contrast, 12% say it affects...
A doctor using the Ubie Medical Navi
By  Adam Ang 11:39 pm October 24, 2023
A new generative AI tool has been made available to doctors in Japan that helps summarise long and detailed preliminary interviews of patients.  Japanese startup Ubie has recently launched a large-language model-based (LLM) feature on its AI-powered patient service platform. HOW IT WORKS The Medical Interview Summary Function is a new feature on the Ubie Medical Navi, a platform offering that...
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By  05:32 am October 24, 2023
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