StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups

StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups

Join Kismet Health on January 24 at 3pm ET for a 30-minute webinar, Integrating the Latest Evidence on Drawing into Pediatric Telehealth. This webinar will focus on research by Dr. Chethan Sarabu, of Stanford Medicine, on children’s drawings in a general pediatric setting. His paper entitled “Drawing Play: A Content Analysis of Children’s Drawings of … Read more

Nation’s Biggest Hospital Landlord Suffers New Losses

Nation’s Biggest Hospital Landlord Suffers New Losses

Medical Properties Trust, the country’s largest hospital landlord, said it would record about $350 million of write-downs related to its largest tenant, which had fallen behind on its rent, and hired a well-known restructuring adviser.  MPT, which had long supported Dallas-based Steward Health Care System, said more write-downs are possible. The news, released Thursday after … Read more

A New Way to Treat Chronic Back Pain Starts in Your Brain

A New Way to Treat Chronic Back Pain Starts in Your Brain

Listen to article (2 minutes) What if the best way to treat your chronic back pain is by retraining your brain? That’s the premise of a novel approach to chronic pain. Many people feel pain even after a physical injury has healed or when doctors can’t find a physical cause. The approach, called “pain reprocessing … Read more

How Are AI Companies Reacting to HHS’ New Transparency Requirements?

How Are AI Companies Reacting to HHS’ New Transparency Requirements?

The use of AI in healthcare fills some people with feelings of enthusiasm, some with fear and some with both. In fact, a new survey from the American Medical Association showed that nearly half of physicians are equally excited and concerned about the introduction of AI into their field. Some key reasons people have reservations … Read more

HHS Launches New Medicaid Care Model To Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

HHS Launches New Medicaid Care Model To Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a new care model on Friday that aims to help state Medicaid agencies improve maternal health outcomes. The 10-year payment and care-delivery model is called the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model. It will “support participating state Medicaid agencies (SMAs) in developing and implementing a whole-person approach … Read more

Matthew Perry’s Death Darkens Ketamine’s Startup Glow

Matthew Perry’s Death Darkens Ketamine’s Startup Glow

By Rolfe Winkler and Brianna Abbott Dec. 16, 2023 9:00 pm ET Matthew Perry’s death from the effects of ketamine brought new scrutiny to the booming business to prescribe the powerful anesthetic to patients in clinics and online.  Perry was receiving ketamine infusions for depression and anxiety before he was found unresponsive in the pool … Read more

StartUPDATES: New Developments for Healthcare Startups

StartUPDATES: New Developments for Healthcare Startups

Alpha Sophia announces an upcoming change to its pricing structure for the Growth Plan, effective from January 1, 2024. To better align with the usage patterns of its valued customers, Alpha Sophia will increase its annual price to $4,800 and include three users by default. The cost for additional users to the platform will remain … Read more

Ketryx Rakes In $14M to Speed Up Medical Device Development & Quality Assurance

Ketryx Rakes In $14M to Speed Up Medical Device Development & Quality Assurance

The FDA recalled 60 medical devices last year, and the running total for this year is 56. The good news is that there’s a startup working to make future totals lower. The startup, named Ketryx, announced the close of a $14 million Series A funding round on Tuesday. The round, which brings the company’s total … Read more

Integrated Technology Helps Nurses Make Time for the Moments That Matter

Integrated Technology Helps Nurses Make Time for the Moments That Matter

Fulfilling a patient’s wish of getting to meet his newborn granddaughter before he passed. Comforting a cancer patient as she navigated a difficult treatment journey. Acting quickly to save a newborn during a labor emergency while helping the mother stay calm. These are just some of the moments that exemplify the incredible impact of nurses. … Read more

AWS, Hoppr Launch Model to Accelerate Generative AI Tools in Medical Imaging

AWS, Hoppr Launch Model to Accelerate Generative AI Tools in Medical Imaging

AI startup Hoppr teamed up with AWS to launch a new foundation model to help bring more generative AI solutions into medical imaging, the companies announced on Sunday at RSNA 2023, the annual radiology and medical imaging conference in Chicago. The new product, named Grace, is a B2B model designed to help application developers build … Read more