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8 investors discuss what’s ahead for reproductive health startups in a post-Roe world

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The role venture capital must play in all of this is becoming clearer: There has been a push to fund more reproductive health companies , include healthcare access in ESG investments , and reevaluate the safest places to open a business for women employees. Access to healthcare is a right; it’s not politics,” she said. The Dobbs v.

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Garner Health raises $45M Series B for ‘totally objective’ doctor review service

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When you shop for a holiday gift, you probably read at least one review. Garner Health’s bet is when you look for a doctor, you’ll want to do the same thing — but you’ll find that existing reviews aren’t enough to go on. . The end result, per Reber, is a “totally objective” review system.

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When your AI chatbots mess up

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Barely a year after the release of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools, 75% of surveyed companies have already put them to work, according to a VentureBeat report. AI systems can also overlook complex bugs or security issues that only a developer would catch and resolve. In IT organizations, gen AI glitches wreak havoc in other ways.

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6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech

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The survey also covers the implications of U.S We spoke with: Robert Mittendorff, M.D , general partner and head of healthcare, B Capital. general partner and head of healthcare, B Capital. How has due diligence in this space changed in 2022? James Coates , health and human performance principal, Decisive Point.

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Employees detail rising tensions at Ro as healthcare unicorn struggles to grow beyond first win

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Ro , one of the most valuable privately owned health tech startups, isn’t subtle about its mission to deliver vertically integrated, affordable healthcare with consumers in mind. These employees detailed a low-morale work environment, due in part to the way that leadership sets frantic strategy and refuses basic feedback.

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Southeast Asia health tech platform Speedoc raises $28M

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Speedoc is currently participating in the Ministry of Health Office for Healthcare Transformation’s Mobile Inpatient Care@Home initiative, and its hospital partners include National University Health System (NUHS), the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

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“Cloud adoption momentum in the GCC will gain further impetus in 2024”

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A lot of organizations started exploring a variety of GenAI-enabled business use cases, and especially large organizations (with more than 500+ employees) have been more enthusiastic about adopting this new technology, mainly due to the competitive pressure, availability of financial resources, and skills to support.