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Annovis adopts Apple Watch for Parkinson's symptom monitoring $ANVS $AAPL firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7142761

DocMorris taps Google to bring genAI health companion to Europe #genAI $GOOGL firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7142691

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Drug discovery startup PerturbAI launches with massive CRISPR dataset #AI #CRISPR #genomics @perturbai_tx firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7139793

ATTD26: Glucura, Elfie show DTx can transform diabetes management #ATTD26 #diabetes #digitaltherapeutics #DTx firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7135633

OpenFold3 launch unlocks open data for drug AI @open_fold #openfold3 #AI #drugdiscovery firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7135528

WeightWatchers says coaching amplifies GLP-1 results @ww_us $WW #GLP1 #weightloss #obesity firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7133563

Lilly, Eisai veteran joins Cognito Therapeutics as head of Alzheimer's portfolio @cognitotx firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7132875

Verily, Samsung team up to bring Galaxy Watch data into clinical research @Verily @Samsung #GalaxyWatch #clinicaltrials firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7131793

Hims & Hers Health shares surge as Novo Nordisk drops GLP-1 lawsuit @wearehims @wearehers $HIMS @novonordisk #Wegovy #GLP1 $NVO firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7131035

WHOOP plans 600 hires, fueling IPO speculation @WHOOP firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7127343

At a $1.5B valuation, Eight Sleep raises $50M to expand into AI-driven preventive health @eightsleep #AI firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7127341

Merck & Co. picks Tempus' AI models for new oncology data deal @Merck @TempusAI #pharmatech #Cancer firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7125388

a16z leads $41M series A for Ease Health's AI behavioural health OS @tryeasehealth @a16z #AI #mentalhealth firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7123187

Quest Diagnostics rolls out Google-powered AI chatbot to explain lab results @QuestDX @googlecloud #AI #pathology $DGX firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7123388

Walgreens launches GLP-1 programme amid mass layoffs @Walgreens $WBA #obesity #weightloss #GLP1 firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7118105

Cera targets dementia's 'silent hours' with new research push @cera_care #dementia @AkriviaHealth @cardiffuni firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7117795

Illumina debuts TruPath Genome, spotlights multiomics cancer data at AGBT @illumina #AGBT2026 #omics firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7115744

PrecisionLife, Ovation.io report genetic markers that predict GLP-1 response @ovation_io @precisionlifeAI #obesity #diabetes #biomarkers firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7115785

Nucleus Genomics launches preconception test amid ongoing ethics debate @nucleusgenomics #fertility #IVF #genetics firstwordhealthtech.com/story/7113594