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After adopting Qventus’ perioperative solution, Allina Health has seen significant gains in surgical case volume and operating room efficiency in just a few months of using the software. The health system's vice president of surgical services and orthopedics recommended that other health systems adopt automation technology. He said the ROI was clear, but the health system declined to provide actual dollar figures.

Allurion Technologies has developed a gastric balloon that does not require surgery. The merger deal taking Allurion public comes as the company continues global commercialization of its technology.

A Michigan Medicine study found that rural residents had higher rates of uninsurance before, during and after pregnancy than urban residents. There were also significant disparities among Hispanic and Indigenous populations, the study found.

Fort Health, a new startup built at Redesign Health, recently launched as a provider of mental healthcare services for children. The company has developed a telehealth-based mental health clinic that partners with pediatricians for referrals and health plans for coverage.

Mineralys Therapeutics upsized its IPO, raising capital to finance clinical trial plans for a molecule that could become an alternative to currently available hypertension medicines. The Mineralys molecule takes a similar approach to a drug candidate that AstraZeneca is acquiring in a $1.3 billion deal.

R&D spending rose in response to Covid-19, bringing with it higher expectations for returns on all biopharma investments. The once sky-high projections are coming down to Earth, with returns now in line with pre-pandemic levels, according to a new Deloitte report.

Suicide-related diagnoses in children and adolescents increased 14% since before the pandemic, a new Evernorth analysis shows. Female and Asian/Pacific Islander youth are especially struggling.

No matter how much data the AI has on you, missing is the personal relationship. Emerging tech, wearables—all that is great. But at the end of the day, so much of it still depends on interpersonal relationship building and leveraging, adding an intelligence layer to the loop.

The newly launched Techquity for Health Coalition from the HLTH Foundation will share findings from its first national survey of techquity at the conference. Healthcare leaders will also discuss on ways to improve health tech design, tech literacy, accessibility, workforce equity, patient trust, and equitable use of data.

In the runup to INVEST and the startup pitch contest, we highlight trends in investment and innovation across bipharma, diagnostics, medical devices, health tech: payer/provider, and health tech: consumer/employer. The deadline has been extended until February 28 and finalists will be announced March 31. Apply today!