Publicly-traded digital behavioral health company Talkspace announced a strategic partnership with menopause-focused telehealth startup Evernow in which both companies will utilize the other's offerings to expand their portfolio.
Talkspace offers therapy for adults, teens 13 to 17, and couples, as well as psychiatric services and medication management. The platform assists individuals suffering...
At-home fertility care company Mosie Baby announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for the first over-the-counter intravaginal insemination (IVI) kit, which allows individuals to perform at-home insemination using either a fresh or cryogenically frozen donor semen sample.
Mosie's home insemination kit includes two syringes with a barrel-free tip and a slit opening, as well as two collection...
Today, a tale of two markets are seen in healthcare mergers and acquisition: the present (as reflected in the data about declining dealmaking) and the future (reflected in the increasingly positive outlook by dealmakers).
While deal data can vary according to how it is defined and who is reporting, it has declined substantially across the board since the high-water mark in late 2021 and early...
A study done by Google Research in collaboration with Google DeepMind reveals the tech giant developed an LLM with conversational and collaborative capabilities that can provide an accurate differential diagnosis (DDx) and help improve clinicians' diagnostic reasoning and accuracy in diagnosing complex medical conditions.
The LLM for DDx builds upon Med-PaLM 2, the company's generative AI...
Leaders in the digital health space relayed to MobiHealthNews what stood out to them in 2023 as the year draws to an end.
Many noted the meteoric rise of genAI in 2023 and expectations of growing adoption of the technology in 2024, emphasizing the importance of treading carefully as the tech is further implemented. Other stakeholders pinpointed bankruptcies and mergers and acquisitions as being...
Technology-enabled healthcare provider Doctor Anywhere from Singapore has raised another $40.8 million in a Series C funding extension round joined by Square Peg and Novo Holdings.
This brings its total investments since inception to nearly $200 million. It bagged $38.8 million in its previous Series C extension round.
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In a statement, the company said it will use its fresh funds...
Absci, a startup focused on developing generative AI antibody discovery technology, announced a potential $247 million partnership with pharma giant AstraZeneca to focus on expediting the discovery of novel cancer treatments with the help of genAI technology.
The project will leverage Absci's Integrated Drug Creation platform – which combines scalable wet lab technologies with AI, and facilitates...
Value-based care provider NuvoAir is partnering with the ALS Association to provide virtual pulmonary care to individuals with ALS, starting with two clinics in Texas.
ALS is a nervous system disorder that affects motor neurons, which are nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain that control breathing and voluntary muscle movement. Individuals with ALS often experience respiratory complications...
Dr. Michael Howell, chief clinical officer at Google, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss noteworthy events in 2023, the evolution of the company's LLM for healthcare, called Med-PaLM, and recommendations for regulators in constructing rules around the use of artificial intelligence in the sector.
MobiHealthNews: What are some of your big takeaways from 2023?
Dr. Michael Howell: For us,...
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