Dec 27, 2024 · Executives across the digital health sector shared their insights with MobiHealthNews on whether mergers and acquisitions will continue to play a major role in the industry in 2025. Many pointed to factors such as shifts in the political climate, company valuations and large organizations seeking to expand their portfolios as potential drivers of increased M&A activity.

Jan 10, 2025 · In November 2021, California-based virtual reality-therapeutic company AppliedVR became the first medical extended reality (XR) company to be granted FDA De Novo clearance for a virtual reality healthcare product.. AppliedVR's RelieVRx (formerly EaseVRx) is a fully immersive VR experience designed to help individuals manage chronic low back pain and provide a non-pharmacologic option for pain ...

Jan 16, 2025 · At a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) event in San Francisco during the JPM Healthcare Conference taking place this week, panelists discussed the government's role in advancing AI technology and government oversight of the technology with the changing administration.. Micky Tripathi, assistant secretary for technology policy, national coordinator for health IT and chief AI officer for the U.S ...

Jan 3, 2025 · Julia Strandberg, executive vice president and chief business leader of connected care at Royal Philips, told MobiHealthNews that key healthcare trends in 2024 included advancements in home-based care and digital health reimbursement. While these innovations aim to improve patient outcomes, she said, challenges …

Jan 14, 2025 · Editor's note: This article has been updated with context from Philips regarding the number of helium-free scanners installed in the U.S. Shez Partovi, chief innovation and strategy officer at Philips, spoke with MobiHealthNews during the JPM Healthcare Conference about the company’s advancements in pathology and radiology and its …

Dec 31, 2024 · Executives highlighted AI's transformative potential in healthcare when asked by MobiHealthNews how they see AI's place in the sector changing in 2025.. Some expect multimodal AI and advanced diagnostic imaging to make significant strides next year, while others showcased AI's promise in improving diagnostics, addressing provider burnout, automating tasks, streamlining drug development and ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Researchers are looking to conduct a study using AI, virtual reality (VR) and AI-generated voice cloning of a patient's living or deceased loved ones to personalize pain management therapy, according to a paper published in the Journal of Medical Extended Reality. "AI-generated VR technology has the potential to modulate pain and enhance cognitive engagement through rapid design and ...

Oct 10, 2024 · Happy Health, a health technology company, has received FDA clearance for Happy Ring, a wearable device designed to combine medical accuracy with patient comfort.

Dec 19, 2024 · Precision medicine startup Promise Bio announced that it has emerged from stealth with an $8.3 million seed investment.. Awz Ventures led the round with funding from AION Lab's venture seeding track from AstraZeneca and Pfizer, which provided Promise Bio with financial backing to accelerate the development of its platform.. In addition to the funding, the company received a grant from the ...

Sep 19, 2024 · Elon Musk's brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink has received FDA breakthrough device designation for Blindsight, an implant that aims to restore vision in individuals who are blind.. Blindsight implants a microelectrode array into the visual cortex of a person’s brain. The array then activates neurons, which then provide the individual with a visual image.