Botco.ai, a Scottsdale-based artificial intelligence chatbot platform designed to support enterprise healthcare organizations, closed a $3.6 million seed round led by VamosVentures, a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles. This win is another in a string of achievements this year for botco.ai. Botco.ai will use the funds to speed up the company’s product development … Read more
Forget constant visits to sterile doctor’s offices. The integration between technology and health is letting consumers have the option of keeping in tune with their body themselves from the comfort of their own home. Check your temperature in two seconds — Thermo by Withings Consumer electronics company Withings is making its way in to the … Read more
From running errands to picking up groceries, simple tasks can become increasingly difficult for seniors. Envoy, the senior care concierge platform designed to aid in everyday duties, expanded to Phoenix. “Envoy is a family concierge service designed for seniors and their loved ones,” Envoy CEO Justin Lin said. Based on the customer’s needs, the platform … Read more
The CDC reports that about 5.1 million people (adults and children) have a history of epilepsy and about 2.9 million people have active epilepsy in the United States, with the most common causes being a stroke, brain injury, or a brain infection, among others. Neel Mehta, co-founder and chief strategy officer of EpiFinder, a diagnostic app that … Read more
Healthcare providers are taking a new approach to getting their patients the care that they need by using technology. Providers are partnering with technology-based transportation companies to drive patients to their medical appointments. Healthcare logistics company Veyo takes patients to and from their healthcare appointments. The company is hiring 1,200 drivers in the Phoenix area … Read more
Video editing contribution Xavier Smith It’s 10:00 p.m. you have a 102 degree temperature, used 10 boxes of Kleenex and have a nose that rivals Rudolph. Instead of dragging yourself off the couch and going to a germ-infested urgent care, you grab your smartphone and push a button to talk to a doctor. Jim Prendergast, … Read more
Tucson technology startup AudioEye today announced the appointment of Todd Bankofier as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Carr Bettis will remain as Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors. “Todd is a strong principled leader who cares deeply about making the web and digital content fully accessible, not only for the 5% -10% of the population … Read more
The next time a pediatrician gives your child a vision test, they might whip out a smartphone and snap a picture. Gobiquity, a mobile health company, developed the first pediatric vision diagnostic mobile app, GoCheck Kids, that enables physicians to test for Amblyopia “lazy eye” risk factors for children six months to six years in … Read more
Video contribution by Travis Arbon Forget your bad habits and create new ones with the help of MyFuelUp. This app was created with one thing in mind, “To empower people to make the most effective and efficient daily nutritional decisions through mobile technology.” Navigating through the huge Sands Expo is no easy task, but the … Read more
You’ve been there, long waits at the emergency room, sometimes four hours or more. At some point, you might reconsider the visit and find another way to deal with a minor situation. To solve this problem and avoid trips to urgent care, there’s Healthiest You — a solution that aims to be the Uber for … Read more