Posts Tagged ‘artificial intelligence’
AI-powered Woebot raises $90M to scale up digital self-therapy platform
‘Digital therapist’ Woebot perks up with $90M for AI-powered mental health platform (FierceBiotech): In news sure to excite even the most melancholy of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots, mental health platform Woebot has closed its series B funding round with a whopping $90 million.
Read MoreTip for digital health start-ups: To navigate regulatory gray areas, “engage early and engage often” with the FDA
FDA’s enforcement discretion for digital health is more ambiguous than ever in 2021 (MobiHealthNews): The digital health ecosystem has swelled to encompass a broad range of products over the years. On one end of the spectrum is software-as-medical-devices (SaMD) and prescription digital therapeutics, product categories for which a comprehensive regulatory strategy and engagement with the FDA…
Read MoreHappify Health raises $73M to deepen partnerships with pharmaceutical companies and insurance payers
Happify Health raises $73M to expand its digital therapeutic care delivery capabilities (MobiHealth News): Founded in 2012, Happify is best known for digital programs that provided automated self-guided support across various areas of mental health and wellness, such as stress management for employees or health plan members. Should the user need additional support, the platform…
Read MoreStudy: Artificial intelligence program identifies linguistic markers that predict, with 70% accuracy, who gets Alzheimer’s Disease years later
Alzheimer’s Prediction May Be Found in Writing Tests (The New York Times): … the researchers looked at a group of 80 men and women in their 80s — half had Alzheimer’s and the others did not. But, seven and a half years earlier, all had been cognitively normal.
Read MoreThe latest on brain health, neurotechnology, artificial intelligence and “never stop wondering”
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring a life well lived, the latest news on brain health and innovation, and some brain teasers in honor of International Brain Teaser Month. #1. Thank you, Sharon. We won’t. “Never stop wondering” — Sharon Begley, science journalist, RIP #2. Write injuries in sand, kindnesses in ____________. Milk the…
Read MoreFDA releases first Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulatory plan to promote responsible digital health innovation
FDA Releases Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Action Plan (FDA press release): Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the agency’s first Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan. This action plan describes a multi-pronged approach to advance the Agency’s oversight of AI/ML-based medical software … The AI/ML-Based Software as a…
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