Diagnostics – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:19:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Magnetar Raising $400 Million for Healthcare Fund as Private Money Piles into Industry /magnetar-raising-400-million-for-healthcare-fund-as-private-money-piles-into-industry/ /magnetar-raising-400-million-for-healthcare-fund-as-private-money-piles-into-industry/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:19:23 +0000 /?p=14168 Magnetar Capital, which has made billions on its energy and infrastructure bets, is joining others who are seeing green lights flashing in healthcare. The $13.4 billion hedge fund is seeking to raise $400 million, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar. The Evanston, Illinois-based firm is planning to close the fundraising by mid-2020, and focus on […]

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]]> /magnetar-raising-400-million-for-healthcare-fund-as-private-money-piles-into-industry/feed/ 0 Amazon Debuts Service Enabling Doctors to Dictate Notes in Real Time /amazon-debuts-service-enabling-doctors-to-dictate-notes-in-real-time/ /amazon-debuts-service-enabling-doctors-to-dictate-notes-in-real-time/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2019 21:03:21 +0000 /?p=13992 Amazon’s latest step in using technology to make healthcare more effective is simple: A voice-technology service that enables medical providers to spend more time with patients.The service, called Amazon Transcribe Medical, enables doctors to quickly dictate their notes into accurate speech in real time without human help. Unlike some services, the physicians can speak normally […]

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]]> /amazon-debuts-service-enabling-doctors-to-dictate-notes-in-real-time/feed/ 0 How Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Fix Science /how-mark-zuckerberg-wants-to-fix-science/ /how-mark-zuckerberg-wants-to-fix-science/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2019 21:23:46 +0000 /?p=13942 Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s embattled co-founder and CEO, isn’t just interested in creating the biggest ad machine and political platform in history. He also wants to fix and accelerate the rate of scientific discovery. In a video conversation published on Monday with Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe, and Tyler Cowen, an economist from George Mason University, […]

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]]> /how-mark-zuckerberg-wants-to-fix-science/feed/ 0 Mursla Wants to Be the First Company to Sell Quantum Biology Product to Consumers /mursla-wants-to-be-the-first-company-to-sell-quantum-biology-product-to-consumers/ /mursla-wants-to-be-the-first-company-to-sell-quantum-biology-product-to-consumers/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:29:23 +0000 /?p=13866 A recent number of studies and funding rounds offered a glimpse into what the new wave of quantum biology research may offer and how the new generation of innovative solutions may take shape. Mursla, a U.K.-based startup, is an early mover tapping concepts of quantum biology for commercial applications, specializing in early cancer detection. “Our […]

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]]> /mursla-wants-to-be-the-first-company-to-sell-quantum-biology-product-to-consumers/feed/ 0 Climate Inaction Means Children Born Today Will Face Severe Health Risks, New Report Warns /climate-inaction-means-children-born-today-will-face-severe-health-risks-new-report-warns/ /climate-inaction-means-children-born-today-will-face-severe-health-risks-new-report-warns/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 21:14:51 +0000 /?p=13770 There’s no question that global warming is already affecting global health. As natural disasters displace millions of people, higher average temperatures encourage the spread of disease.  About 7 million people die annually from pollution exposure, says the World Health Organization.  But for a child born in 2019, the effects could be even more severe if […]

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]]> /climate-inaction-means-children-born-today-will-face-severe-health-risks-new-report-warns/feed/ 0 Google Aims to Own Healthcare/Wearables Space With Fitbit Purchase /google-aims-to-own-healthcare-wearables-intersection-with-fitbit-purchase/ /google-aims-to-own-healthcare-wearables-intersection-with-fitbit-purchase/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2019 21:37:40 +0000 /?p=13282 Google, scouting out opportunities at the intersection of digital technology and healthcare, is paying $2.1 billion to buy Fitbit, which will permit it to leverage its tech expertise and expand in the rapidly growing wearables market. The purchase may also help it make up for ground lost when its own Android WearOS smartwatch failed to […]

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]]> /google-aims-to-own-healthcare-wearables-intersection-with-fitbit-purchase/feed/ 0 Walgreens to Close 150 Instore Clinics as Effort to Provide Services Struggles /walgreens-to-close-150-instore-clinics-as-effort-to-provide-services-struggles/ /walgreens-to-close-150-instore-clinics-as-effort-to-provide-services-struggles/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:11:24 +0000 /?p=13164 Walgreens, still dealing with the fallout from opening Theranos Wellness Centers inside its stores, is pulling back further on in-store clinics.  Walgreens Boots Alliance by year’s end will close 150, or 40%, of the clinics located in its stores as part of a cost-cutting drive that’s already included job losses at the company’s headquarters and […]

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]]> /walgreens-to-close-150-instore-clinics-as-effort-to-provide-services-struggles/feed/ 1 Google’s Porat Sees AI as Weapon in Breast Cancer War, as CFO Discusses Her Struggle With Disease /googles-porat-sees-ai-as-weapon-in-breast-cancer-war-as-cfo-discusses-her-struggle-with-disease/ /googles-porat-sees-ai-as-weapon-in-breast-cancer-war-as-cfo-discusses-her-struggle-with-disease/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:59:26 +0000 /?p=13067 Google says it wants to be more than just a search engine for breast-cancer patients — a point  CFO Ruth Porat makes in a blog post in which she discusses her own struggles with the disease. The Alphabet Inc. company is investing in women’s health by developing artificial-intelligence tools that help with diagnosis and detection. […]

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]]> /googles-porat-sees-ai-as-weapon-in-breast-cancer-war-as-cfo-discusses-her-struggle-with-disease/feed/ 0 Caption Health Aims to Make Heart Ultrasounds More Accurate and Accessible /caption-health-aims-to-make-heart-ultrasounds-more-accurate-and-accessible/ /caption-health-aims-to-make-heart-ultrasounds-more-accurate-and-accessible/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2019 22:23:03 +0000 /?p=12498 Good ultrasound images of the heart can be especially elusive; the heart is a perpetually moving target, tucked behind the thick walls of the chest. San Francisco-based startup Caption Health is aiming to make heart sonograms more accurate and accessible, using cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Caption’s software aids the user throughout the ultrasound process. It offers […]

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]]> /caption-health-aims-to-make-heart-ultrasounds-more-accurate-and-accessible/feed/ 0 AI Matches Doctors in Correctly Diagnosing Disease, Raising Hopes for Improved Treatments /ai-matches-doctors-in-correctly-diagnosing-disease-raising-hopes-for-improved-treatments/ /ai-matches-doctors-in-correctly-diagnosing-disease-raising-hopes-for-improved-treatments/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2019 20:40:22 +0000 /?p=12387 Artificial intelligence examining medical images can correctly identify diseases with greater speed and accuracy than doctors, raising the possibility that automated diagnosis may soon be common in parts of the world where specialists are scarce. Using medical images, deep learning systems correctly identified a disease 87% of the time, compared with 86% for healthcare professionals, […]

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