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A review of studies published in npj Digital Medicine found diagnostic and triage accuracy varied but was generally low, raising concerns about using symptom checkers as patient-facing tools.

According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer survival rates vary significantly between different countries.

Insurance navigator Fair Square Medicare raises $15 million, AI-enabled prostate cancer care startup Avenda Health scores $10 million, and oncology clinical trial startup Trial Library emerges from stealth with $5 million.

Dozee's sensor-based technology uses AI to track vital parameters.

Also: Decentralized clinical trial startup Curebase names vice president of clinical operations, and digital opioid use disorder-treatment company Ophelia hires a chief technology officer.

Formerly known as IDx, the company received FDA De Novo clearance in 2018 for its IDx-DR system used to detect diabetic retinopathy.

One of the projects will develop a digital navigator to support people with chronic conditions.

It will be used to accelerate collaborations with pharmaceutical firms.

It will use its latest funds for its global expansion.

Also, scientists from the University of South Australia have developed tiny fibre sensors for remote patient monitoring.