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News•Feb 26, 2026
YOU(th) Closes US$4.5m Health Screening Round
YOU(th) has secured US$4.5 million to scale its AI‑driven smartphone health‑screening platform, which evaluates over 50 digital biomarkers in under two minutes. The round was led by Callisto Health with participation from caesar., adesso Ventures, Antler, Moonstone, 1024 Ventures and notable angels. By converting everyday phone interactions—selfies, voice, typing, and step data—into passive health checks, the company aims to lower barriers such as cost, time, and hardware. The capital will accelerate product development and grow engineering, data science, and medical research teams.
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Earlier Liver Disease Detection Means Better Outcomes – and You Can Make the Difference
Chronic liver disease in the UK is often identified only after emergency admission, with more than a third of such patients dying within a year. Stigma and competing primary‑care priorities leave up to 80 % of MASH cases undiagnosed, driving rising...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Women’s HealthX Launches in Boston This December to Transform Women’s Health Through Data and Science
Women’s HealthX (WoHX) will convene 750 pharma, biotech, hospital, insurer, startup and government leaders in Boston on December 3‑4, 2026. The two‑day summit aims to close the sex‑difference data gap by showcasing evidence‑based technologies, AI tools and digital therapeutics across the...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
Brainomix Raises £18.8m for AI Stroke and Lung Tools
Brainomix announced a £18.8 million Series C extension, adding £4.8 million to accelerate its AI‑driven imaging platforms. The capital will fund rapid US deployment of Brainomix 360 Stroke, which automates acute stroke assessment, and E‑Lung, a CT‑based tool for fibrosing lung disease. The company, already...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
When Innovation Gets Stuck: Humanity at the Core
A Parallels survey of 600+ global IT leaders found 94% fear vendor lock‑in, especially in health systems where platforms now underpin clinical, security and data functions. The study shows a shift from cost‑avoidance to protecting organisational freedom, prompting hybrid and...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
Healthcare AI Shifting From Pilot to Profit, Report Finds
NVIDIA’s second State of AI in Healthcare report shows AI moving from experimentation to profit across radiology, drug discovery, medical devices and digital twins. Seventy percent of respondents now actively use AI, up from 63% a year earlier, and 69%...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
Sleep Cycle and Carnegie Mellon to Explore Sleep Data to Detect Outbreaks
Sleep Cycle and Carnegie Mellon University's Delphi Group have launched a five‑year research collaboration to test whether privacy‑preserved sleep data—particularly nightly cough intensity captured by Sleep Cycle’s Cough Radar—can augment traditional respiratory disease surveillance. The partnership will share de‑identified data...
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News•Feb 24, 2026
X-On Health Launches Omni Consult to Transform Primary Care Triage and Patient Access
X‑on Health has launched Omni Consult, an upgrade to its Surgery Connect platform that unifies patient request channels into a single, structured workflow. The solution lets patients submit requests via voice agents, web forms or staff entry, consolidating them for GP...
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News•Feb 24, 2026
MRNA Nanobodies Show Promise in Colorectal Cancer
A preclinical study published in eGastroenterology demonstrates that lipid‑nanoparticle delivery of nucleoside‑modified mRNA encoding anti‑PD‑L1 nanobodies suppresses tumor growth in mouse models of both sporadic and colitis‑associated colorectal cancer. Researchers engineered monomeric and quadruple nanobody formats; the quadruple construct showed...
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News•Feb 24, 2026
€1m Digital Mental Health Strategy for Ireland
Ireland has unveiled a €1 million digital mental health strategy that outlines a national roadmap for digital tools, shared records and technology‑enabled services. The plan builds on the 2020‑2030 "Sharing the Vision" policy and prioritises the HSE Health App, a national...
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News•Feb 23, 2026
Using Cancer Data to Improve Performance and Reduce Delays
Scotland’s cancer diagnosis pathway is lagging, with only 69.9% of urgent referrals meeting the 62‑day treatment target, well short of the 95% benchmark. The National Framework for Effective Cancer Management (2025) outlines ten steps to streamline care, but implementation remains...
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News•Feb 20, 2026
4.2m Eye Health Research Hub Set for North East
A £4.2 million Northern Ophthalmic Research and Innovation Institute (NORI) is being established in North East England to turn routine eye scans into early‑warning tools for serious illnesses. The hub, hosted by the University of Sunderland, will link eye images with...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
Sleep Trackers Flag Depression Relapse Early
A study of 93 adults in remission from major depressive disorder used research‑grade wrist actigraphy to monitor sleep and activity for up to two years. The analysis of nearly 32,000 days of data showed that increasingly irregular sleep patterns and...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
Matresa Secures £315,000 for Preventative Maternal Health Platform
London‑based startup Matresa has closed a £315,000 pre‑seed round led by SFC Capital to develop a clinical‑grade preventative maternal‑health platform. The service will deliver continuous screening and diagnostics from pregnancy through early parenthood, offering personalised support for mothers, partners, and...
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Deals•Feb 19, 2026
Matresa Secures £315,000 for Preventative Maternal Health Platform
London-based digital health startup Matresa raised £315,000 in a pre-seed round led by SFC Capital to develop a clinical-grade preventative maternal-health platform that supports mothers and partners and offers employers visibility into maternity leave. The platform aims to shift maternal...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
AI Will Make Medical Scan Reports Twice as Easy for Patients to Understand – Study
A systematic review of 38 studies covering more than 12,000 radiology reports found that AI tools like ChatGPT can rewrite scan findings in language understandable to 11‑13‑year‑old readers. Patients rated the AI‑simplified reports almost twice as easy to comprehend, while...
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Deals•Feb 17, 2026
Medica Group to Acquire Axon Diagnostics, Expanding NHS Remote Diagnostic Reporting
Medica Group announced it will acquire Axon Diagnostics, along with its sister company MITIS Health, to create the UK's largest clinical reporting network for the NHS and independent healthcare sector. The combined entity will serve over 2.5 million patients across...
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