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It will use its fresh funds to complete a multi-site validation study across eight Asia-Pacific markets.
Psych Hub, which offers mental health educational resources, raised $16 million, clinical trial search tool Power scooped up $7 million, and real-world data startup CuriMeta announced it had raised $6 million.
A review of studies published in npj Digital Medicine found diagnostic and triage accuracy varied but was generally low, raising concerns about using symptom checkers as patient-facing tools.
According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer survival rates vary significantly between different countries.
Insurance navigator Fair Square Medicare raises $15 million, AI-enabled prostate cancer care startup Avenda Health scores $10 million, and oncology clinical trial startup Trial Library emerges from stealth with $5 million.
Also: Decentralized clinical trial startup Curebase names vice president of clinical operations, and digital opioid use disorder-treatment company Ophelia hires a chief technology officer.
Formerly known as IDx, the company received FDA De Novo clearance in 2018 for its IDx-DR system used to detect diabetic retinopathy.
Also, scientists from the University of South Australia have developed tiny fibre sensors for remote patient monitoring.
The company also has pending approvals for the device in Australia and Thailand.
The layoffs represent 13% of the AI-backed genomic and clinical data company's workforce.