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Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDIO), an AI-driven precision cardiovascular medicine company today announced that the Company’s PrecisionCHD and Epi+Gen CHD tests have received final pricing determinations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Following the preliminary pricing determination made by CMS in August 2024, CMS finalized the ‘gapfill’ pricing determination for both PrecisionCHD and Epi+Gen CHD. This decision will be effective for claims with dates of service on or after January 1, 2025, and will allow Medicare contractors to determine pricing for PrecisionCHD and Epi+Gen CHD based on actual cost data from Cardio Diagnostics. The Medicare contractors will report to CMS preliminary gapfill pricing for calendar year 2025 by April 1, 2025.

QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN, Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) Interpret, a new feature designed to simplify and accelerate the interpretation of complex biological data.

Canon Medical Systems USA is proud to announce the launch of its AI-powered Automation Platform, an advanced, zero-click solution that leverages deep learning technology to streamline clinical workflows. Designed to deliver fast, actionable results, this innovative platform integrates seamlessly from scanner to clinical decision-making, empowering healthcare providers with precise tools to help with patient triage and confident treatment planning.

Artificial intelligence continues to reshape healthcare, but a new study highlights the challenges of integrating AI tools into medical practice. ChatGPT-4, an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, outperformed doctors in a diagnostic accuracy study, raising questions about how effectively physicians can use such technology.

Sheba Medical Center’s innovation arm, Accelerate, Redesign, and Collaborate (ARC), has partnered with Roche to advance the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by leveraging AI.

SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, and Bioinformatics Solutions Inc. (BSI), provider of next-generation, deep learning proteomics and AI-driven biotechnology solutions, advance their collaboration with the co-development of PEAKS 12.5. This new software launch is fully compatible with the ZenoTOF 7600+ system, offering exclusive commercial support of ZT Scan DIA for proteomics applications.

Prenetics Global Limited (NASDAQ: PRE), a leading health sciences company, today announced that Tencent has made a strategic US$30 million investment in Insighta, a Hong Kong-based early cancer detection company. This investment values Insighta at US$200 million and underscores Tencent’s endeavor to advancing AI-powered innovations in healthcare.

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, announced today at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 39th Annual Meeting in Chicago the commercial launch of several software, hardware, and imaging innovations. These enhancements are designed to advance AiBLE™, the Medtronic smart ecosystem of innovative navigation, robotics, data and AI, imaging, software and implants that enable more predictable outcomes in spine and cranial procedures. In line with its commitment to increasing the quality of care for patients with spinal conditions, Medtronic also announced a partnership with Siemens Healthineers to explore opportunities to further expand access to advanced pre- and post-operative imaging technologies for spine care.

Artificial intelligence firm Stratipath announced Monday that it has entered into a nonexclusive collaboration with Roche to distribute Stratipath's breast cancer risk stratification digital pathology solution.