Prof. Shafi Ahmed Wins Best Healthcare Leader | MedTech World Middle East 2026
Professor Shafi Ahmed, named Best Healthcare Leader at MedTech World Middle East 2026, said he was honored and surprised by the award while attending the conference in Dubai. He outlined his newest initiative, Purpose Tech Capital, a fund based in Central and Eastern Europe that will invest in early-stage health-tech companies to help them find sustainable business models and revenue. A practicing surgeon and self-described “digital surgeon,” Ahmed highlighted a shift from analog to digital surgery driven by AI, extended reality, remote collaboration, telesurgery and wearable sensors that are transforming surgical practice and training.
Dr. Amel Havkic Wins Best Rising Star in the Industry | MedTech World Middle East 2026
Dr. Amel Havkic was named Best Rising Star in the Industry at MedTech World Middle East 2026 in Dubai, marking rapid recognition after her participation at MedTech World Europe in Malta last year. She framed the award not as a...
Edge Medical Ventures Wins Best MedTech Venture Capital Firm | MedTech World Middle East 2026
Edge Medical Ventures was named Best MedTech Venture Capital Firm at MedTech World Middle East 2026, a recognition the firm says reflects years of work and recent commercial successes. The firm’s partners highlighted a 25-year personal track record and a...
Mediclinic Group Wins Best Healthcare Provider & Strategic Partner | MedTech World Middle East 2026
Mediclinic Group was named Best Healthcare Provider & Strategic Partner at MedTech World Middle East 2026, a recognition the company says reflects its long-standing commitment to health‑tech collaboration. Executives stressed that technology is central to the group’s future strategy and...
Sukhdeep Sachdev Wins Lifetime Achievement Award | MedTech World Middle East 2026
Sukhdeep Sachdev was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at MedTech World Middle East 2026, capping a 43-year career that began in 1990. He described the accolade as a tribute to his 300-team leaders, customers and partners, and expressed humility...
Director-General Dr Tedros, Prince Harry and Meghan Visit Hospital in Jordan for Children From Gaza
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros, accompanied by UN teams and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, toured a WHO‑supported specialty hospital in Jordan that is caring for children evacuated from Gaza. The visit highlighted the scale of the medical evacuation programme,...
TT3A: Minimally Invasive Aortic Solution | MedTech World Middle East 2026
TT3A, led by CEO Alexandro Pito, is developing a transcatheter combined valve-and-stent graft to treat pathologies of the ascending aorta—an area currently treatable only by complex open-heart surgery. The startup says its minimally invasive device could halve mortality and hospitalization...
LIVE: WHO Meeting on 2026-27 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccine Composition
The World Health Organization convened an information meeting to finalize the composition of the 2026‑27 Northern Hemisphere influenza vaccine. Senior officials, including Dr. Chikui Hikawazu and Dr. Maria Van Kokov, highlighted the critical role of the Global Influenza Surveillance and...
Is Value-Based Payment Failing U.S. Healthcare? | Andrew Ryan
In a Health Affairs interview, Brown University researcher Andrew Ryan critiques the promise of value‑based payment (VBP) as a solution to Medicare’s affordability crisis. Drawing on a recent article he co‑authored, Ryan argues that empirical evidence—particularly a Congressional Budget Office...
The Role of Connected Care in Providing a Full Picture of Patient Health
The video discusses the growing emphasis on connected care, a framework that links patient information across every point of interaction within the health system. By stitching together records from primary clinics, hospitals, and government programs, providers can see a complete,...
Stephanie De Avila Montaña, MPH '26, Aims to Support Reproductive Justice in Latin America
Stephanie De Avila Montaña, MPH ’26, is dedicating her graduate studies to advancing reproductive justice for women in Latin America, with a particular focus on Colombia, a region she describes as overlooked and underserved. A Colombian‑Canadian raised in Calgary, she...
"From Punched Cards to SNOMED-CT" - Clinical Terminology in the NHS with Denise Downs
The episode of Everything Digital Health features Denise Downs, a SNOMED‑CT specialist who spent over a decade at NHS Digital driving clinical terminology adoption. She recounts how she moved from a maths teaching career in the punch‑card era to a...
Healthy Hydration: Beverage Choices and Cancer Risk
The Harvard Chan School panel examined how everyday beverage choices—particularly alcohol—affect long‑term cancer risk. Speakers highlighted that while water, coffee, milk and sugar‑sweetened drinks each have distinct health profiles, alcohol remains the most contentious, being labeled a Group 1 carcinogen...
Walk With Me: Joseph Wu, Cardiologist Studying Stem Cells and Heart Disease
Joseph Wu, a Stanford professor of medicine and radiology, leads the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute in developing patient‑specific cardiac cells derived from a person’s own blood. By reprogramming blood cells into pluripotent stem cells and then coaxing them to become beating...
Ambulatory Fall Prevention
Ambulatory Fall Prevention video, presented by Wendy Alderman, senior risk management consultant at Pro Assurance, highlights that falls remain a leading patient‑safety issue in outpatient settings such as medical offices, surgery centers, imaging and mental‑health clinics. CDC data shows unintentional...
What Microneedling REALLY Does for Skin Aging
The video examines whether microneedling delivers on its promise to reverse skin aging, tracing the technique from a 1997 scar‑treatment paper to today’s at‑home derma rollers and professional pens. Clinical evidence shows measurable benefits: a 480‑patient trial reported 60‑80 % self‑assessed improvement...
How to Start Translating Science Into Real-World Health Advice
The episode examines how translational research converts complex scientific findings into practical health advice. It highlights the friction between academic rigor and real‑world healthcare delivery, noting that overly cautious guardrails can impede clear communication. Listeners learn why conveying nuance is...
Why Adult ADHD Is so Hard to Diagnose | Hyperfocus
The video examines why diagnosing ADHD in adults remains a contentious and unresolved challenge, emphasizing that unlike pediatric assessments, there is no universally accepted gold‑standard test for adults. Experts Dr. Jessica Rosenfeld and Dr. Renee Kerian explain that current criteria stem...
China Could Further Open up Healthcare Sector to Foreign Investors as Population Ages
Chinese policymakers are signaling a possible further opening of the healthcare sector to foreign investors as the nation confronts rapid population aging. People over 60 already represent about 23% of the population and are projected to exceed 30%—more than 400 million—by...
Your Health System's AI Strategy Might Be Solving the Wrong Problem - NEW
The video tackles the growing optimism among health‑system executives about artificial intelligence and warns that enthusiasm can outpace reality. Speakers argue that leaders must temper expectations, moving the conversation from speculative “magic” to concrete augmentation, and adopt the term “augmentative...
The 229 Podcast: AI Governance Webinar with Dr. James McCabe, Dr. Ben Hohmuth, and Kristen Myers
The 229 Podcast episode convened senior clinicians from Jefferson Health, Geisinger and Northwell Health to map an enterprise‑wide AI governance playbook. Panelists described how their CEOs have elevated artificial intelligence to a strategic imperative, linking it to cost reduction,...
Health Compass | Season 3
Season 3 of Stanford Medicine’s Health Compass podcast, hosted by Dr. Maya Adam, examines how scientific discoveries move from the lab to patient care. Episodes pair engineers, data scientists, and clinicians to unpack translational hurdles in rare genetic diseases, stroke,...
Butterfly Skin: Caring for Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa | Ep.1: Health Compass Podcast
The Health Compass podcast’s first episode spotlights epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic skin disorder often called “butterfly skin,” that makes even light touch painful. Stanford clinicians Jean Tang, MD, PhD, and Peter Marinkovich, MD, discuss how decades of research are...
A New Spin on Stroke Treatment | Ep.3: Health Compass Podcast
A stroke caused by a blocked artery demands immediate, precise intervention, as minutes dictate outcomes. At Stanford, radiologist Jeremy Heit and mechanical engineer Renee Zhao have joined forces to redesign clot removal using image‑guided, minimally invasive technologies. Their work leverages...
How a Winding Path Led to a Life-Saving Test | Ep.2: Health Compass Podcast
Purvesh Khatri, a Stanford professor with a background in electronics, software, and computational immunology, unveiled a rapid blood test that detects sepsis within minutes. The assay shortens diagnosis time dramatically, enabling clinicians to start targeted therapy far earlier than traditional...
Healthcare Software Is Entering Its Rapid-Iteration Era.
The video marks a pivotal shift in health‑tech, declaring that generative AI and autonomous agents have reignited a wave of innovation previously dormant in the sector. Speakers argue that the industry is moving from a maintenance mindset to one focused...
Responsive Neurostimulation for Epilepsy | Mass General Brigham
The video introduces responsive neurostimulation (RNS), a minimally invasive neuromodulation therapy approved by the FDA in 2014 for adults with medication‑resistant epilepsy. Unlike traditional drugs or resective surgery, RNS functions as a brain‑pacemaker, continuously monitoring electrical activity and delivering targeted...
Neurotechnology’s Role Beyond Drugs in Treating Brain Disorders
The video spotlights neurotechnology as a burgeoning alternative to pharmaceuticals for brain‑disorder treatment, emphasizing its capacity to directly modulate neural activity without crossing the blood‑brain barrier. Speakers highlight that synchronized light and sound—so‑called sensory ramps—can activate brain circuits, while brain‑computer interfaces,...
590 - From Patient Flow to Operational Efficiency: Optimising Workflows at the Enterprise Level
Talking Health Tech’s latest episode spotlights Roland’s enterprise‑level Concentric Care platform, designed to streamline patient flow and boost operational efficiency across hospitals. Executive Director Steve Gomes explains how a 25‑person engineering team in Victoria has built a middleware layer that...
Doctor Mike on the Latest Health Trends and Becoming a Scientist Content Creator
Doctor Mike, a board‑certified family physician and social‑media star with over 30 million followers, recently spoke at Yale School of Public Health about leveraging digital platforms to improve health outcomes. He explained how his short‑form videos translate clinical evidence into engaging...
Sub-Q Bionics Company Showcase | MedTech World Middle East 2026
At MedTech World Middle East 2026, Sub‑Q Bionics CEO Jordan Pollack unveiled a “bionic lymph node,” an implantable microporous device with an integrated pump that continuously drains excess lymphatic fluid. The system syncs to a cloud‑based platform that applies AI...
Inside the OR: Evidence-Driven Innovation & Navigation | MedTech World Middle East 2026
At MedTech World Middle East 2026, a forward‑looking panel examined how AI, robotics, augmented reality and smart navigation are reshaping the operating room. The discussion, led by Mare Lensvelt and featuring Prof. Shafi Ahmed, Dr. David Laith Rawaf and Habeel...
Trust Layer: Data Governance & Patient Safety in GCC HealthTech | MedTech World Middle East 2026
At MedTech World Middle East 2026, a panel titled “The Trust Layer: Data Governance & Patient Safety for Scalable HealthTech in the GCC” examined how robust data governance and cybersecurity underpin rapid digital health growth in the Gulf. Experts from...
Malta as a Living Lab for Precision Oncology | MedTech World Middle East 2026
At MedTech World Middle East 2026, Prof. Christian Scerri unveiled a plan to turn Malta into a living lab for precision oncology, leveraging its single national health system, compact ecosystem, and EU‑aligned regulatory framework. He outlined a roadmap that includes...
AI in Healthcare: From Hype to Hospital-Ready Solutions | MedTech World Middle East 2026
At MedTech World Middle East 2026, a panel titled “AI in Healthcare: From Hype to Hospital‑Ready Solutions” examined how artificial intelligence is moving from experimental pilots to real‑world clinical deployments. Moderated by IBM’s Dr. Avi Mehra, speakers from Mediclinic, Cignpost...
GCC MedTech Boom: Market, Funding & Scaling | MedTech World Middle East 2026
At MedTech World Middle East 2026, a panel of GCC health leaders highlighted the region’s rapid shift from a pure healthcare consumer to a burgeoning hub for MedTech, biotech, and digital health innovation. National visions and transformation strategies are driving...
AI, Robotic Surgery & Malta’s Healthcare Vision | MedTech World Middle East 2026
At MedTech World Middle East 2026, Malta’s Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela outlined the island’s ambitious health‑tech roadmap, highlighting rapid expansion of robotic surgery and AI‑driven diagnostics. Despite a population of just over 500,000, Malta leverages historic medical education roots...
Executive Interview: Nursing's Biggest Challenges and the Tech Closing the Gap with Allison Morin
Healthcare leaders are confronting a deepening nursing crisis, with burnout and staffing shortages threatening patient care. In a recent interview, Allison Morin, Symplr’s Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, highlighted how technologies such as AI‑driven scheduling, staffing automation, and ambient listening can...
Nurses Are Burning Out—And the Shortage Is Real EXE
The episode highlights a deepening nursing crisis, with burnout rates soaring and staffing gaps widening across hospitals. Front‑line nurses report chronic fatigue, emotional exhaustion, and intent to leave the profession. Healthcare leaders cite staffing shortages as a direct threat to...
Why the Future of Patient Safety Starts with Staff Safety
The webinar hosted by Centrak focused on how hospitals can improve staff safety amid rising workplace violence, burnout, and mental fatigue, emphasizing that protecting caregivers is a prerequisite for patient safety. Speakers highlighted stark statistics: healthcare workers face six‑times higher risk...
The Surprising Impact of Drug Price Negotiation on Clinical Trials
The podcast examines a new Health Affairs paper that tracks how the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare drug‑price negotiation provision has affected biopharmaceutical clinical‑trial activity. Dr. So Young Kang and co‑authors compare industry‑sponsored trial initiations from 2015‑2024, focusing on firms directly hit...
Reclassifying Cannabis? Implications for Recreational/Medical Marijuana Use, Research, Drug Policy
The Harvard‑hosted webinar examined the federal effort to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Panelists traced the historical attempts—legislative bills, lawsuits, and recent executive actions—highlighting President Trump’s 2025 executive order and Attorney General Merrick...
How I Became a Biology Lecturer: Richard's Story
Richard describes how his master's at LSHDM launched a seven‑year malaria research stint in Tanzania, which formed the core of his PhD. He worked under Professor Mark Roland, trapping mosquitoes in rural villages, identifying species, and measuring infection rates to...
Insight From Srinivas Velamoor on Next-Gen Engagement...
Srinivas Velamoor outlined a two‑pronged strategy to modernize patient engagement, arguing that health‑care must move from a fragmented, step‑by‑step model to a holistic, whole‑person journey. He likened the shift to the way physicians now rely on AI‑assisted tools, proposing an...
The Case for NHS-Owned, Open Software
The episode of Digital Health Unplugged focuses on the NHS’s retreat from a publicly documented open‑source policy, highlighted by the sudden disappearance of policy pages after the NHSX merger into NHS England. Host Jordan Soloff and GP‑turned‑digital‑health advocate Marcus Bore...
How the Health Technology Access Programme (HTAP) Operates?
The World Health Organization’s Health Technology Access Programme (HTAP) is designed to close the gap between high‑income manufacturers and low‑ and middle‑income countries that struggle with limited production capacity, skilled workforces, and costly health products. By convening technology owners, local...
FDA Direct: Combating Rare Diseases at the FDA
The FDA Direct town hall marked Rare Disease Day with a candid conversation between FDA leaders Jim and Elizabeth, who both have personal ties to rare‑disease advocacy. Their discussion highlighted the agency’s growing focus on rare‑disease patients, the establishment...
Why This Organization Refused to Pay the Ransomware Demands - UNH
The video recounts how a university‑level organization chose not to pay a $1.25 million ransomware ransom after a protracted negotiation with the LockBit gang. Executives, including the president, CFO, and legal counsel, weighed the threat, the alleged data volume, and the...
UnHack the Podcast Inside a Real LockBit Attack - Lessons From Fighting Ransomware with Zach Lewis
Zach Lewis, CISO and CIO at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, answered a 3 AM outage call that revealed a LockBit ransomware intrusion. Despite an A‑minus security rating, regular board briefings, FBI connections, and established frameworks,...
Closing the Revolving Door in Severe Mental Illness | Insights on Psychiatry
The podcast examines NYU Belleview’s strategy to stop the revolving‑door cycle that traps patients with severe mental illness, homelessness, and addiction. By extending the hospital’s footprint into the community—through the Bridge to Home transitional housing program and assertive community treatment (ACT) teams—the...