oncology

Panelists in the Constellation Forum 2023
By  Nathan Eddy 03:25 pm October 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence could have profound implications for the field of oncology, concluded panelists speaking to journalist and moderator Katie Couric at the Constellation Forum 2023 at Northwell Health last week. Dr. Richard Barakat, physician in chief and executive director of cancer services and research division at Northwell Health, noted that using AI in imaging will help radiologists and...
A healthcare provider with scrubs on sitting next to an oncology patient wearing a head scarf
By  Jessica Hagen 11:33 am September 26, 2023
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...
Healthcare provider talking to a patient while showing them a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 09:07 am September 19, 2023
Employer-focused cancer startup AccessHope announced it is adding Johns Hopkins Medicine's Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Care Center to its network of National Cancer Institute-designated organizational partners.  AccessHope connects employers offering self-funded health plans and employees' treating physicians with cancer-focused expertise from NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers...
Healthcare provider sitting next to a patient with a scarf on their head while looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 02:06 pm August 25, 2023
Digital oncology platform Jasper Health is partnering with employer-focused third-party administration platform Covet Health to offer its cancer care support services to Covet's members.  Jasper Health provides a hybrid digital, but human-led, cancer care platform for patients and providers that offers care navigation and guidance, data insights, remote patient monitoring capabilities, cancer...
Researcher looking at an iPad
By  Jessica Hagen 10:49 am March 2, 2023
Multinational pharmaceutical and biotech company Pfizer and AI-powered data company Tempus announced a multiyear strategic alliance to utilize AI and machine learning to inform drug discovery and development in oncology.  Pfizer will leverage Tempus' library of de-identified data to accelerate therapeutic development in oncology. It will also use Tempus' AI-driven companion diagnostic offerings...
Person and child embracing while sitting on the floor
By  Jessica Hagen 10:18 am January 20, 2023
Oncology patients saved both time and travel costs when utilizing telehealth services, reducing the cost burden associated with cancer care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The economic evaluation, conducted through Moffitt Cancer Center, estimated patient cost savings due to telehealth, including the cost of travel and potential loss of productivity due to the medical visit...
Qritive's Pantheon platform running in the background
By  Adam Ang 06:14 am January 10, 2023
Medical AI startup Qritive has pooled $7.5 million in a funding round led by MassMutual Ventures and supported by Enterprise Singapore's investment arm SEEDS Capital and Exfinity Venture Partners.  WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2017, the Singapore-headquartered company offers diagnostic support solutions that provide fast and accurate pathological interpretations "within seconds." Its digital pathology...
Oliver Bleck, Area Head of Europe South at Roche
By  Jessica Hagen 01:10 pm October 10, 2022
Roche, one of the largest pharma companies in Europe, has been expanding its ambitions in genomic and personalized medicine, emerging practices that use information about a patient's genetic profile or proteins to prevent, diagnose or treat disease.  Dr. Oliver Bleck, area head of Europe South at Roche, joined MobiHealthNews to discuss Roche's advancements in oncology, its current work in...
A cancer survivor using a laptop computer
By  Adam Ang 03:26 am August 16, 2022
Australian researchers have developed an online tool to help cancer survivors manage their fears of cancer recurrence. A research team has made a digital adaptation of a therapist-delivered treatment called ConquerFear, which was originally developed by the Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group, a national cancer clinical trial group under the University of Sydney. The treatment has been...
A cancer patient discussing with their doctor.
By  Adam Ang 02:48 am July 7, 2022
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras have come up with a new AI prediction tool that can detect cancer-causing genes in individuals. WHAT IT DOES Dubbed PIVOT, the AI tool is based on a prediction model that uses information on mutations, expression of genes, and copy number variation in genes and perturbations in the biological network due to an altered gene expression....