Kin Health raises $9M to build an AI notetaker for patients
The market for AI notetaking devices has exploded in the U.S., with the category generating over $600 million in revenue last year, according to a Menlo Ventures report. And as…
OpenAI’s o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of emergency room patients using electronic records and a few sentences from nurses, vs. to 50-55% for triage doctors (Robert Booth/The Guardian)
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Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records
Practice by Numbers, the developer of a patient management software used in thousands of dentist’s offices, has fixed a security flaw that exposed the private health records of patients on…
How The Ottawa Hospital reduced clinician burnout using Microsoft’s DAX Copilot, which captures conversations with patients via an app and drafts clinical notes (Taryn Plumb/VentureBeat)
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AI could transform medicine by helping doctors and medical students improve their empathy and bedside manner before they interact with real patients (Kate Pickert/Bloomberg)
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Solace, a healthcare navigation service matching patients with advocates, raised a $60M Series B led by Menlo Ventures; it raised a $14M Series A in August 2024 (Jessica Hagen/MobiHealthNews)
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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…
Lucrecia Kormassa Koiyan AKA Cresha Malu: Twerked On Patients
Lucrecia Kormassa Koiyan, known online as Cresha Malu, an Atlanta healthcare worker, is now facing charges after reportedly going viral on TikTok. Malu has been accused of posting various videos…
This MIT spinout wants to spool hair-thin fibers into patients’ brains
You can’t start a company without a healthy dose of daring, and that’s certainly the case with NeuroBionics. The MIT-spinout thinks it could one day improve the lives of millions…
Orakl Oncology combines data and biology to bring new drugs to cancer patients
Cancer incidence is on the rise, particularly among younger adults, but most new drug compounds fail to progress through clinical trials. According to French entrepreneur Fanny Jaulin (on the right…