Emerging Technologies

XRHealth, HTC Vive and Nord-Space Aps engineered the Vive Focus 3 headset to withstand microgravity conditions to help treat astronauts' mental health in space.

Also, new AI-powered mobile apps in Hong Kong support at-home stroke rehabilitation and the mental health of parents of children with special education needs.

The acquisition combines IKS Health's tech-enabled ambulatory care offerings with AQuity's acute care solutions pertaining to clinical documentation.

The company also finalized its acquisition of fellow AI-powered radiology quality assurance company CoRead.

Cognito Therapeutics announced healthcare industry veteran Christian Howell joined its team as chief commercial officer.

The White House plan for "safe, secure and trustworthy" artificial intelligence wants the Department of Health and Human Services to have a mechanism in place to collect reports of "harms or unsafe healthcare practices," and act to remedy them.  

Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical, discusses the company's commercial version of its surgical robotics system that has recently assisted laparoscopic surgeons in France.

A GSR Ventures survey revealed 71% of investors believe the tech is changing their investment strategy "somewhat," and 17% say it changes their strategy "significantly."

The ultrasound maker will codevelop a whole-brain neural interface with Forest Neurotech, a research company building a device for brain imaging and stimulation.

Ubie has recently introduced an LLM-based feature that provides an automated summary of patient pre-interviews.