ASX-listed health tech firm CardieX announced it acquired Silicon Valley-based Blumio, a developer of cardiovascular sensor algorithms and data analytics tools.

CardieX focuses on hypertension, cardiovascular health and other arterial health disorders, while Blumio develops wearable-sensor technologies focused on capturing cardiovascular data, including blood pressure measurements. 

The acquisition follows a three-year collaboration between the companies, which determined Blumio’s sensor technology was compatible with CardieX subsidiary ATCOR’s SphygmoCor arterial technology that measures the central aortic pressure waveform.

CardieX will also utilize Blumio’s assets to improve its Arty Heart Health Analytics Platform in its CONNEQT Pulse and for its CONNEQT Band devices.

“Blumio brings a suite of capabilities in wearable sensor development, signal processing and big data analytics expertise that will benefit both of our ATCOR and CONNEQT brands, especially in relation to the ongoing development activities surrounding our CONNEQT Band. This acquisition is a natural extension of our core solutions that

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Women's Fitness GymEntering into shape has by no means been extra enjoyable in terms of women’s exercises. Our facility is a clear and secure space for all girls to meet up and construct community and relationships while assembly their health and fitness goals. What about if you can’t back squat? What in case you have an harm or a limitation that makes barbell squatting problematic? You can do body weight squats, squats holding dumb bells, goblet squats, curtsy squats, box squats. Probably other squats too, haha. There are also a myriad of other superior leg exercises as effectively. In case your mobility and range of motion are limited (meaning, you may’t sit deeply into your squat and preserve good posture), then I really advise you NOT to squat with a barbell in any respect and just work on growing your vary of motion safely. So do body weight squats, goblet squats and …

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AI-enabled care facility automation platform care.ai announced it raised $27 million in funding led by multi-asset investment firm Crescent Cove Advisors. 

WHAT IT DOES

The Florida-based company’s Smart Care Facility Platform includes a network of sensors spread through a care facility that monitors patients using AI, which allows a facility to collect real-time behavior data for clinical and operational insights.

The funds will help the company help grow the company and deliver “ambient intelligence to healthcare.” 

“The physical, emotional, and economic burden on our caregivers has never been more challenging. Processes remain manual and time-consuming, and care teams are bogged down with burdensome tasks and documentation – and unfortunately, clinicians and patients suffer the consequences,” Chakri Toleti, CEO and founder of care.ai, said in a statement.

“Our mission is to enable the transformational promise of a smart care facility, providing a level of care the world has never seen. We’ve

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Israeli startup AEYE Health announced last week it had received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AI-based screening tool for diabetic retinopathy.

The AEYE-DS system, which received the agency’s green light earlier this month, uses images from each eye to detect signs of more-than-mild diabetic retinopathy, a complication from diabetes that can lead to blindness or other serious vision problems. 

It’s currently cleared to use images obtained by the desktop retinal camera Topcon NW-400. AEYE said it was working to receive clearance to use the system with a portable camera, and that it’s studying use for screening glaucomatous optic neuropathy.

“The time has finally come for autonomous screening technology to exceed the efficacy of the human expert,” AEYE board member Dr. Sean Ianchulev said in a statement. “The implications are that it can be practical for deployment on the front lines of population health – the primary care offices,

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Denver-based in-home care provider DispatchHealth raised $330 million in funding, with the equity raise led by Optum Ventures. This brings the company’s total raise to over $700 million.

New investors Blue Shield of California, Olayan Group, Adams Street Partners, Pegasus Tech Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank joined in funding. Existing investors supported the round, including Humana, Questa Capital, Oak HC/FT and Echo Health Ventures.

Silicon Valley Bank and K2 HealthVentures led the debt raise. 

The funds will be used to continue building the company’s proprietary platform, called the Last Mile Health Care Technology Platform, aimed to help with care delivery via logistics, clinical support and coordination with other parties in its ecosystem. 

The latest funding round was initially reported by Home Health News.

The recent raise comes after the in-home care provider announced it scored $200 million in Series D funding in early 2021, which brought the company’s total

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