Hack at UnitedHealth’s tech unit impacted 100 mln people, US health dept says – ET HealthWorld

Hack at UnitedHealth’s tech unit impacted 100 mln people, US health dept says – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: The February hack at UnitedHealth‘s tech unit Change affected the personal information of 100 million people, the U.S. health department‘s website showed, making it the largest healthcare data breach in the country. UnitedHealth has previously said that hackers potentially stole a third of Americans’ data in one of the worst hacks to hit the … Read more

GE HealthCare gets $44 mln grant to develop AI-assisted ultrasound tech – ET HealthWorld

GE HealthCare gets  mln grant to develop AI-assisted ultrasound tech – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: GE HealthCare Technologies Inc has received a grant of more than $44 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop AI-assisted ultrasound technology, the company said on Monday. The grant will facilitate development of AI-assisted ultrasound imaging auto-assessment applications and tools to help address maternal and fetal health and respiratory diseases. The … Read more

Tencent-backed Helium Health raises $30 mln to fund Africa expansion – ET HealthWorld

Tencent-backed Helium Health raises  mln to fund Africa expansion – ET HealthWorld

Abuja: Helium Health, West Africa’s largest electronic medical records provider, has raised $30 million in new funding to scale up operations and expand credit in Africa’s healthcare sector, it said on Monday. Investment managers AXA IM Alts co-led the Series B funding round, with participation from Capria Ventures, Angaza Capital and US based Flatworld Partners. … Read more

Tencent-backed Helium Health raises $30 mln to fund Africa expansion – ET HealthWorld

Tencent-backed Helium Health raises  mln to fund Africa expansion – ET HealthWorld

Abuja: Helium Health, West Africa’s largest electronic medical records provider, has raised $30 million in new funding to scale up operations and expand credit in Africa’s healthcare sector, it said on Monday. Investment managers AXA IM Alts co-led the Series B funding round, with participation from Capria Ventures, Angaza Capital and US based Flatworld Partners. … Read more

Philips makes $631 mln provision for recall litigation costs – ET HealthWorld

Philips makes 1 mln provision for recall litigation costs – ET HealthWorld

Amsterdam: Philips, a Dutch health technology company on Monday said it had set aside 575 million euros ($631 million) for possible litigation costs related to its global recall of respiratory machines. Amsterdam-based Philips is grappling with the fallout of a global recall of millions of respirators used to treat sleep apnoea, announced in June 2021 … Read more