Tag: Health Solutions

New Guideline Aims to Transform Obesity Care for Children and Adolescents
Global

New Guideline Aims to Transform Obesity Care for Children and Adolescents

First Canadian update in nearly 20 years prioritizes improvements in health and quality of life over weight loss outcomes.  Press Release – April 14, 2025 – EDMONTON, AB – Healthcare providers and families have a new roadmap to support collaborative, fully-informed, evidence-based care for children and adolescents living with obesity, thanks to a new clinical practice guideline published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.  The … Continue reading New Guideline Aims to Transform Obesity Care for Children and Adolescents

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Yisak Birhanu Bule Became an AI Expert Against All Odds Sticky Post
Africa

From Rural Ethiopia to Zindi Data Science Champion: How Yisak Birhanu Bule Became an AI Expert Against All Odds

In the quiet village of Lisana, Ethiopia, where electric light was a rare luxury and internet access a futuristic dream in early 2000s, a young boy was assembling toy cars and tinkering with rudimentary electrical circuits. That boy, now 24-year-old Yisak Birhanu Bule, would grow up to become one of Africa’s rising stars in data science – using artificial intelligence to tackle some of the … Continue reading From Rural Ethiopia to Zindi Data Science Champion: How Yisak Birhanu Bule Became an AI Expert Against All Odds

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Freed's co-founder & CEO Erez Druk and his physician-wife, Gabi Meckler. (Photo: Business Wire)
United States

Freed Secures $30M Series A Led by Sequoia Capital to Free Clinicians from Administrative Burdens with AI Assistant

This latest round of funding fuels Freed’s rapid expansion beyond AI note writing, building a next-generation AI clinician assistant as the company surpasses 17,000 paying clinicians Press Release – March 05, 2025 – SAN FRANCISCO – Freed, an AI clinician assistant designed to reduce the burdens of medical documentation, today announced it has raised $30 million in Series A funding, led by Sequoia Capital with … Continue reading Freed Secures $30M Series A Led by Sequoia Capital to Free Clinicians from Administrative Burdens with AI Assistant

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Philips advances imaging innovation with remote scanning capabilities across Europe
Europe

Philips advances imaging innovation with remote scanning capabilities across Europe

News Release – Feb 25, 2025 Vendor-agnostic, multi-modality Radiology Operations Command Center connects technologists, radiologists, and imaging experts in real time EU Medical Device Regulation certified remote scanning capability helps to improve the operation of radiology workflows Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that Philips Radiology Operations Command Center Console has received its EU Medical Device Regulation … Continue reading Philips advances imaging innovation with remote scanning capabilities across Europe

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Kamel Ghribi
Global

Kamel Ghribi Impact Pioneer in Health Innovation & Infrastructure

Distinguished entrepreneur and visionary, Kamel Ghribi, has significantly transformed healthcare delivery across the Middle East through his pioneering smart clinics. As the Chairman of GKSD Healthcare, Ghribi has seamlessly integrated innovative healthcare solutions with sustainable practices, setting a new benchmark in the region. The Success of Smart Clinics in the Middle East Under Ghribi’s leadership, GKSD Healthcare has expanded its footprint across the Middle East … Continue reading Kamel Ghribi Impact Pioneer in Health Innovation & Infrastructure

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
United States

Johnson & Johnson Strengthens Neuroscience Leadership with Acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.

Acquisition includes CAPLYTA® (lumateperone), the first and only U.S. FDA-approved treatment for bipolar I and II depression as an adjunctive and monotherapy; also approved for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults sNDA submitted to U.S. FDA for CAPLYTA® as adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder; if approved, CAPLYTA® has potential to become a standard of care for most common depressive disorders CAPLYTA® adds to Johnson & Johnson’s robust lineup of … Continue reading Johnson & Johnson Strengthens Neuroscience Leadership with Acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.

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American Cancer Society
United States

American Cancer Society BrightEdge Annual Report Reveals Impact of $43 Million Deployed to Advance Innovation and Healthcare Access

Oct 28, 2024 – ACS Impact Venture Fund (AIVF)’s active portfolio of 16 companies is transforming the fight against cancer through impact investing BOSTON, Oct. 28, 2024 – BrightEdge LLC, the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) venture capital and impact investment arm, has published its most recent annual report highlighting progress in the fight to end cancer as we know it. Since inception through EOY 2023, BrightEdge has invested … Continue reading American Cancer Society BrightEdge Annual Report Reveals Impact of $43 Million Deployed to Advance Innovation and Healthcare Access

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Gruppo San Donato
Europe

Smart Clinic SpA is born: a joint venture between Gruppo San Donato, GKSD and Generali Italia for the health of the future 

The new company envisages the development of a network that will include a hundred structures by 2030 and will be chaired by Vito Cozzoli and led by CEO Bonifacio Moroni Press Release – The closing of the strategic agreement between San Donato Group, GKSD e Generali Italy: born Smart Clinic SpA, The company joint venture which aims to create, by 2030, a network of approximately 100 healthcare facilities across the entire Italian territory. … Continue reading Smart Clinic SpA is born: a joint venture between Gruppo San Donato, GKSD and Generali Italia for the health of the future 

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Iridex
United States

Iridex Appoints Patrick Mercer as Chief Executive Officer

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Iridex Corporation (Nasdaq: IRIX), a worldwide leader providing innovative and versatile laser-based medical systems, delivery devices, and procedure probes for the treatment of glaucoma and retinal diseases, today announced the appointment of Patrick Mercer as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President effective October 1, 2024. Previously Mr. Mercer served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and President. David Bruce, the Company’s prior Chief Executive … Continue reading Iridex Appoints Patrick Mercer as Chief Executive Officer

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