AI

Genomic testing company Variantyx raised $20 million in debt financing, and mental health provider Mindful Care scooped up $7 million.

An AI-driven application and wearable devices can help with healthcare equity, according to Victor Brown, founder and CEO of Xcellent Life.

Its mobile app is slated to be released in late 2023.

It uses voice records of people uttering three sounds that are similar to a Hindu meditation chant.

The startup builds machine learning tools that aim to understand speech, feelings and nonverbal cues like sighs, laughs and gasps.

A review published in JAMA Network Open evaluated 41 RCTs of machine learning interventions. None of the studies fully followed CONSORT-AI standards, a set of guidelines developed for clinical trials evaluating medical interventions that include AI.

Also, Point Robotics from Taiwan has received a US FDA 510(k) clearance for its surgical robot system.

Also, a new research centre at the University of Melbourne will use AI to advance breast cancer screening.

The startup's first product asks patients questions about their concerns and provides a summary with recommendations for follow-up to the physician.

Kaleidoscope, Surge, Optellum, Cionic and Arcascope also announce funding rounds.