AI Medical Scribe Startup Abridge Raises $150M; Measles Cases Rising Due to Unvaccinated Children
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Abridge, an AI medical scribe startup, raised $150M at an $850M valuation to expand into more hospitals.
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Microsoft exec highlights "high value, low risk" use cases for healthcare AI like scribes, but higher risk for tools that summarize full medical histories.
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Boston Children's Hospital worked with Microsoft to create a separate cloud instance for staff to access AI models to guarantee no leaks of protected health information.
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Viking Therapeutics reported positive data showing its weight loss drug rivals Ozempic and Mounjaro in efficacy.
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U.S. is on track for the highest number of reported measles cases since 2019 due to increasing unvaccinated children.