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mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
hellocare.ai, which offers AI-enabled virtual care delivery for smart hospital rooms, has secured $47 million in an oversubscribed funding growth round. HealthQuest Capital led the round with participation from several health systems and digital health investors, including UCHealth, Bon Secours Mercy Health, LRVHealth and OSF Ventures.
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mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
, a digital platform offering clinical nutrition care, is partnering with Adventist HealthCare Physician Alliance to give the clinically integrated network's members access to Culina's registered dietitians. New Jersey-based Culina Health connects individuals online to registered dietitians, who can provide coaching and tailor a care plan around a person's weight loss needs. The dietitian can also coordinate with one's healthcare team and specialist.
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1 week ago | 
mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
Phantom Neuro, a neurotechnology company that offers a muscle machine interface for controlling prosthetic limbs and robotic exoskeletons, announced an oversubscribed $19 million Series A funding round, bringing its total raise to $28 million.
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mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two memos directed to the heads of all executive branch departments and agencies establishing policies on federal AI use and purchase of AI in government. The memos, which align with an Executive Order President Donald Trump signed in January, replace Biden's previous guidance (M-24-10 and M-24-18) but maintain some of the same recommendations.
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1 week ago | 
mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
Bipartisan Senators introduced the Health Tech Investment Act (S. 1399), which would establish a Medicare reimbursement pathway for FDA-cleared medical devices that utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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2 weeks ago | 
mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
Neuranics, a Scottish deep-tech semiconductor company, has secured $8 million in seed funding for its magnetic sensing technology. Blackfinch Ventures led the round, with participation from Archangels, Old College Capital, the University of Glasgow, Par Equity and the University of Edinburgh's venture investment fund.
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2 weeks ago | 
mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
announced a joint research initiative with Stanford Medicine to enhance the Galaxy Watch's sleep apnea detection feature and create new AI-enabled innovations for proactive care. FDA De Novo authorization last year, uses Samsung's Health Monitor app to detect signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults 22 and older.
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2 weeks ago | 
mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will impact the medical device regulatory process, says Ben Wolf, partner in Alston & Bird’s Health Care Group. Wolf, an FDA attorney, sat down with to discuss how staffing cuts at the Agency could lead to longer review times for medical device approvals and his advice to streamline the process and minimize delays. What is your background in medical device regulation?
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2 weeks ago | 
mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
, maker of wearable breast pumps, announced it acquired British femtech company Elvie to scale the companies' maternal health platforms. San Francisco-based Willow offers in-bra breast pumps, pumping accessories and breast care. The company most recently received FDA 510(k) clearance for its breast pump, Willow Generation 3 Breast Pump, in October of last year. Elvie offers its own line of breast pumps, pelvic floor care and a smart bouncer and bassinet for babies, Elvie Rise.
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2 weeks ago | 
mobihealthnews.com | Jessica Hagen
, an employer-focused health benefits platform, has secured $40 million in a Series B funding, bringing its total raise to $84.5 million. Index Ventures led the round, with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz ( a16z), PeopleTech Partners, General Catalyst, The General Partnership, SemperVirens, and new investor ADP Ventures. The company also announced the appointment of former CEO of UnitedHealthcare Pacific Northwest, Gary Daniels, as its new chief growth officer.
