Telemedicine stories

Google Cloud folds Vertex AI into Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, adding governance and production tools as firms race to deploy secure AI agents.

Patient data quality becomes a crucial trust test as AI, telehealth and interoperability reshape digital healthcare.

Vertigenius secures GBP £2.2 million to accelerate US clinic rollout of its wearable vertigo sensor, with 20 sites already using the device.

DE-CIX Chief Executive Officer Ivo Ivanov says medical AI will depend on ultra-low latency links, edge computing and secure interconnection.

London mental health AI platform JAAQ raises GBP £13 million Series A to embed clinically governed support into employers' and insurers' apps.

Contrivian launches Constellation, a single LEO satellite service unifying Starlink, Amazon Leo and others for uninterrupted connectivity.

Heidi debuts a wearable Remote microphone for clinicians, aiming to improve AI scribe accuracy in noisy, offline and rural care settings.

Cellhub launches Hospitals Without Walls, using 5G, managed services and data tools to support financially strained rural hospitals.

Google has picked 14 Canadian AI startups for its latest accelerator cohort, spanning healthcare, finance, industry and agriculture.

Women hold just 28% of tech roles worldwide, a glaring gap experts warn is stifling innovation, ESG progress and global economic growth.

Unapproved peptide ads and listings have surged across online platforms since 2020, raising fresh concerns over consumer safety and oversight.

Utah tests AI to renew repeat prescriptions without doctors, promising cheaper care but sparking safety fears and regulatory questions.

FuturHealth overhauls payments with Gr4vy's orchestration tech after high failure rates, boosting approvals and stabilising checkouts.

As payers deploy always-on audits, healthcare must hardwire real-time documentation and coding checks into everyday clinical practice.

Melbourne-based Bodd raises AUD $15 million to fuel global rollout of its 3D body scanning tech across defence, aviation and healthcare.

DeepHealth secures FDA clearance for TechLive, a remote scanning system now supporting ultrasound, enhancing efficiency amid rising radiology workloads.

Huma has launched Hi Scribe, an AI tool automating clinical note-taking and billing, now used in 870 practices serving 10 million patients globally.

Huma acquires US-based Aluna to enhance its digital respiratory care offerings and partners with Eckuity Capital to boost its global healthcare M&A strategy.

MIDEO Health's video-based platform now has over 1,000 US Acute Care Solutions employees registered, enhancing advance care planning access and safety.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance has unveiled new guidelines for implementing L4S technology in Wi-Fi, aiming to enhance low-latency applications like cloud gaming and VR.