23andMe files for bankruptcy: How to delete your data
DNA testing service 23andMe filed for bankruptcy protection on March 16, sparking concerns about what could happen to the genetic data of the company’s 15 million customers. 23andMe has said…
Inspiren, which provides workflow and staffing tech and AI-based fall detection for senior living facilities, raised a $35M Series A led by Avenir (Heather Landi/Fierce Healthcare)
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Google launches new healthcare-related features for Search, Android
Google on Tuesday announced new products and features aimed at healthcare use cases, including improved overviews in Google Search for health queries, medical records APIs, and new health-focused “open” AI…
Elea AI is chasing the healthcare productivity opportunity by targeting pathology labs’ legacy systems
VC funding into AI tools for healthcare was projected to hit $11 billion last year — a headline figure that speaks to the widespread conviction that artificial intelligence will prove…
Junction, an API to link health wearables with labs, raises $18M
Medical devices, wearables — we are all familiar with them. But are they linked in any way to the healthcare system and the databases that are supposed to keep us…
Not all cancer patients need chemo. Ataraxis AI raised $20M to fix that.
Artificial intelligence is a big trend in cancer care, and it’s mostly focused detecting cancer at the earliest possible stage. That makes a lot of sense, given that cancer is…
Startup co-founded by longevity guru Peter Attia emerges from stealth
Longevity is a hot trend in Silicon Valley these days, driven by rising interest—especially among the wealthy—in preventing disease through regular testing. A new player, Biograph, has just emerged from…
UK healthcare giant HCRG confirms hack after ransomware gang claims theft of sensitive data
U.K. healthcare giant HCRG Care Group has confirmed it’s investigating a cybersecurity incident after a ransomware gang claimed to have breached the company’s systems to steal troves of sensitive data.…
US pharma giant Merck backs healthcare marketplace HD in Southeast Asia
Big Tech and pharmaceutical companies are accelerating the implementation of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry. Just last month, AWS and General Catalyst announced their partnership to speed up the…
Avelios nabs $31M led by Sequoia to fix the ailing world of healthcare IT
The race is on to build a new generation of healthcare software to replace legacy hospital systems that in some cases may not have been updated in decades. A startup…