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A pig kidney transplant kept a man off dialysis for nine months, the longest reported dialysis-free survival after the procedure in a living human. The genetically modified organ functioned for 271 days before the patient moved to short-term dialysis and later received a human donor kidney. The case also marked the first transition from a [...]
Oura's revenue rose to US$1.2bn in the nine months to 30 June as the wearable maker moves towards a US IPO. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday showed revenue increased from US$697m in the same nine-month period a year earlier. Oura has previously said it generated US$500m in revenue in 2024 [...]
Elucid has raised US$55m in Series D financing to expand its AI cardiovascular imaging platforms and advance BioIntegrated FFR-CT through FDA clearance. The Boston-based medical technology company said the oversubscribed round brings its total funding to approximately US$185m. The funding will support commercial expansion of Elucid's clinical platforms, further research and development, clinical studies and [...]
AI models developed using one million health-related Reddit threads matched human raters, suggesting they could support faster mental health triage. Researchers spent two years building a database of mental health narratives and training two AI models, PaLM 2 and AutoML, to analyse real-world accounts shared on Reddit. They linked language used in the posts to [...]
Onos Health has raised US$17m in Series A financing as it expands an AI platform designed to help health plans assess behavioural health care. The San Francisco company develops clinical intelligence technology for payers, using artificial intelligence to analyse healthcare claims, utilisation and clinical documentation. Its platform is designed to give health plans greater visibility [...]
Brain scans have identified two previously unreported psychosis subtypes, suggesting structural differences may reflect separate illness mechanisms. The findings suggest that variation in psychosis symptoms, treatment responses and long-term outcomes could reflect separate illness mechanisms and developmental pathways. Researchers analysed structural brain scans from 381 people diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders or bipolar disorder with [...]
Selena Gomez has asked a court to dismiss a fraud lawsuit brought by investors in mental health startup Wondermind, calling the allegations legally deficient. Gomez, 34, filed the motion on Wednesday in Delaware federal court after being named in a lawsuit earlier this month alleging fraud and breach of contract. The complaint also names her [...]
Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman have launched Luffu Link, an LTE-enabled health and safety band designed to work without a nearby phone. The US$250 wearable is available for pre-order and is expected to begin shipping in early 2027. It comes in halo gold, onyx black and sterling blue. Luffu Link combines all-day health [...]
Sword Health is set to acquire Headspace as it expands further into behavioural health, according to public documents. The acquisition is due to take effect on September 14. Details of the transaction remain limited and neither company had responded to requests for comment. New York-based Sword Health began in musculoskeletal care and has since expanded [...]
By Dr Neil Panchal, co-founder & CMO, Longevitix One of my patients, a 52-year-old training for her first triathlon, had fourteen months of wearable data on file. Every value sat within normal range. The AI layer in our platform flagged what a range check would never catch: a slow rise in resting heart rate alongside [...]
