MedStar Health, Withings Bring Connected Devices to Concierge Medicine Program
MedStar Health is scaling its Signature concierge primary‑care program by partnering with Withings Health Solutions to supply patients with cellular blood‑pressure cuffs and scales. The collaboration leverages MedStar’s existing telehealth and remote‑patient‑monitoring infrastructure to collect real‑world physiologic data outside the clinic. Withings brings consumer‑grade, medical‑quality devices and a data‑sharing framework, while MedStar focuses on integrating the data into its workflow without deep EHR integration. The initiative aims to enhance patient engagement, improve outcomes, and create a model that could extend to broader value‑based care settings.
Altera Digital Health Names Sean Sykes as Executive Vice President for Ventus
Altera Digital Health announced the appointment of Sean Sykes as Executive Vice President for its Ventus portfolio, which delivers integrated revenue cycle and administrative solutions. Sykes brings more than 20 years of experience building high‑performing sales and customer‑success teams in...
Triplemoon Appoints Dr. Caroline Carney, CEO of Magellan Health, to Board of Directors
Triplemoon announced that Dr. Caroline Carney, CEO of Magellan Health and dual board‑certified psychiatrist‑internist, has joined its Board of Directors. The appointment coincides with a $3.5 million seed round led by Activate Venture Partners and LiveOak Ventures aimed at scaling its...
Medtronic’s RDN System Receives New Reimbursement Approval
Medtronic’s Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system has secured reimbursement approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, expanding coverage for resistant hypertension. The therapy, which uses radio‑frequency energy to ablate renal nerves via a single catheter, was previously approved...
New Mexico Hospital Deploys AI Platform Enterprisewide
San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico, has rolled out Wellsheet’s AI documentation platform across its entire enterprise. The solution, already active in more than 100 U.S. hospitals, promises physicians 90‑120 minutes of daily documentation savings and a...
FDA Issues Early Alert on Trividia Glucometer Issue Linked to 114 Injuries
The FDA issued an early alert after linking Trividia Health’s True Metrix glucometers to 114 injuries and one death. The alert cites an E‑5 error code that appears when blood glucose exceeds 600 mg/dL or when a test‑strip fault occurs, potentially...
Deregulation Must Preserve Interoperability, AI Access, and Bulk FHIR Metrics
SMART Health IT team submitted formal comments on HTI-5. Feel free to read and borrow language. Briefly: Deregulation should not mean losing sight of whether interoperability is actually working. (HTI-5 risks eliminating the instrumentation ASTP/ONC needs to steer a successful...
Sleep Trackers Flag Depression Relapse Early
A study of 93 adults in remission from major depressive disorder used research‑grade wrist actigraphy to monitor sleep and activity for up to two years. The analysis of nearly 32,000 days of data showed that increasingly irregular sleep patterns and...
Health Systems Must Connect with Patients in More Meaningful Ways
Health systems are accelerating digital transformation post‑COVID, with HIMSS research showing that hospitals possessing advanced digital maturity are 3.25 times more likely to earn higher safety grades and experience lower infection and adverse event rates. The pandemic also shifted patients from...
Imaging Data Liquidity: The Foundation of Multimodal Medical Intelligence
Healthcare’s imaging assets—radiology and digital pathology—are evolving from isolated diagnostic tools into a strategic, enterprise‑wide intelligence layer. Current PACS and VNA infrastructures were built for episodic access, limiting data recombination, longitudinal analysis, and outcome linkage. The article argues that achieving...
AI Scribes Should Aid Notes, Not Replace Trainee Assessments
Should residents and med students get access to AI scribes? Or does it risk critically de-skilling them? My 7 thoughts: 1/ Students are increasingly using scribes in all aspects of their life. I’m not in school anymore but I suspect many...
Tech Fails in Fee‑For‑Service, Aledade Shows Value‑Based Solution
What happens when you drop great tech into a fee-for-service system? Farzad Mostashari has a blunt answer—and it’s worth hearing. See what Aledade is doing to make the math work for value-based care: https://t.co/iMKzsdQSrl @AledadeACO #ValueBasedCare #HITsm https://t.co/lL49Ha2UHC
How Medplum Secured Their Healthcare Platform with Docker Hardened Images (DHI)
Medplum, an open‑source headless EHR serving over 20 million patients, migrated its production containers to Docker Hardened Images (DHI) with just 54 lines of code changes across five files. The switch replaced custom hardening scripts with Docker’s secure‑by‑default base images, eliminating...
Blood P‑tau217 Test Predicts Alzheimer’s Symptoms 20 Years Ahead
Predicting when symptoms of Alzheimer's disease will occur with elevated p-tau217 blood test and a person's age, even 20+ years in advance @NatureMedicine https://t.co/EYaGglBh1H
Profusa Enables Real‑Time Tissue Biochemistry Monitoring
👍Profusa is my pick for 2026. Fascinating technology to measure real time tissue biochemistry. This is a fundamental shift from blood to tissue to shine a new light on cellular status and metabolism. https://t.co/gfduGvgJTX @ProfusaInc #medicine $PFSA #diabetes
4 Ways a Technology-Enabled Medical Center Can Improve Your Weight Loss Journey
Obesity affects over 42% of U.S. adults, prompting a surge in weight‑loss solutions. Technology‑enabled medical centers combine clinical expertise with digital tools to deliver data‑driven, personalized programs. By continuously monitoring biomarkers, body composition and activity, they adapt nutrition and exercise...
FNIH Biomarkers Consortium Study Shows “Clock Model” Blood Test Can Predict Onset of Alzheimer’s Symptoms Years in Advance
The FNIH Biomarkers Consortium unveiled a “clock model” that uses a single blood test to forecast Alzheimer’s disease symptom onset 3‑4 years before clinical presentation. The model aggregates plasma biomarkers into a temporal trajectory, and a new web‑based visualization tool...
SEQSTER Launches 1-Click Data Refinery™ to Power Scalable AI Across Clinical Trials
SEQSTER PDM, Inc. unveiled its 1-Click Data Refinery™ – an enterprise‑grade engine that converts raw, patient‑consented EHR data into clean, structured, AI‑ready records. The platform normalizes, deduplicates and harmonizes data across health systems, delivering longitudinal patient views suitable for rapid...
GekkoVet and Royal Canin Enter Latin America with Mexico Launch, Opening a New Continent in Their Global Partnership
GekkoVet and Royal Canin have launched their AI‑driven veterinary decision‑support platform in Mexico, marking the first rollout of the partnership in Latin America after a successful Asian pilot. The integration equips clinics with real‑time diagnostics, treatment recommendations, and drug information within...
Blackbird-Backed Telehealth Startup Eucalyptus Sells for $1.6 Billion to US Listed Rival
Australian telehealth startup Eucalyptus is being acquired by NYSE‑listed Hims & Hers for $1.15 bn, valuing the company at A$1.6 bn. The deal includes an upfront $240 m payment and deferred cash or stock plus earn‑out provisions through 2029. Eucalyptus reports an ARR north...
Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Use Has Increased 2,000% Among Medicare Population
Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) utilization among Medicare beneficiaries surged 2,000% between 2013 and 2023, climbing from 529 to 12,395 IV administrations. The study identified a 37% compound annual growth rate, with diagnostic and interventional radiology delivering 45.2% of services and nuclear...
Who’s the Agent? Building the Identity Layer Healthcare AI Actually Needs
The episode explains that traditional user‑centric identity systems are insufficient for autonomous AI agents in healthcare, which need a dedicated agentic identity layer to manage fine‑grained PHI access, audit trails, and delegation across humans and machines. It highlights the regulatory...
FDA Clearance Sets Stage for U.S. Commercialisation of Eyonis LCS
Median Technologies has named veteran imaging executive Oran Muduroglu as President of its U.S. subsidiary, Median eyonis Inc., to spearhead the commercial launch of eyonis LCS, an AI‑powered lung‑cancer‑screening SaMD that recently received FDA 510(k) clearance. The rollout will leverage a defined Medicare reimbursement...
This Smart Ring Pays You Crypto for Working Out
CUDIS unveiled its second‑generation Sporty Series smart ring, a 3‑gram titanium device that tracks over 30 sports, offers AI‑driven health coaching, and pays users in $CUDIS cryptocurrency for meeting wellness goals. The ring features interchangeable silicone bands in 12 colors...
Anthropic: It’s “Critical” To Bring Company Products to EHR
Anthropic is pushing its Claude AI model into electronic health record (EHR) systems, arguing that integration is essential for real‑time clinical value. The company highlighted a roster of 25 healthcare partners, including Abridge, Novo Nordisk, Genmab and Banner Health, to showcase both...
Scotland’s First Photon-Counting CT Scanner Set to Advance Multi-Organ Research and Enhance Patient Diagnosis & Care
The University of Edinburgh has installed Scotland’s first photon‑counting CT scanner, the Siemens Healthineers NAEOTOM Alpha, funded jointly with the British Heart Foundation. This technology captures each X‑ray photon, delivering ultra‑high‑resolution, spectral images that surpass conventional CT capabilities. It will...
Osaka Hospital Launches Project to Safely Utilise Generative AI
Japan Community Healthcare Organization Osaka Hospital has partnered with Fujitsu Japan, Fortience Consulting and Microsoft Japan to launch a generative‑AI programme across all medical operations. The pilot, slated for June 2026, will automate roughly 16,000 discharge summaries and support nursing...
Prevention Is Turning a Corner as Public Demand Surges – but NHS Digital Infrastructure Is Still Lagging Behind
Public demand for preventative health in the UK is surging, with NHS App registrations now at 33.6 million – roughly twice the nation’s Netflix subscriber base. A PA Consulting survey shows eight‑in‑ten NHS leaders believe digital tools can cut health inequalities,...
Verily Launches Self-Serve Access to Pre Platform with New Segmed and RefinedScience Datasets
Alphabet’s Verily has introduced a free, self‑serve Standard tier for its Pre precision‑health platform, allowing researchers to access the Exchange catalog and Workbench environment with just a Google account. The rollout adds three high‑impact datasets: a single‑cell AML cohort from...
Hana Health by DSS Imagetech Partners with Overture Life to Bring World-First Automated Egg-Freezing Technology to India
Hana Health by DSS Imagetech has signed an exclusive agreement with Overture Life to launch DaVitri, the world’s first automated egg‑freezing platform, in India. The system standardises the vitrification step of IVF, cutting variability and enabling clinics to handle more...
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Boosts Imaging Productivity and Resilience Following Major CT Upgrade
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed a major CT upgrade, standardising imaging across Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover with a unified fleet of Canon Aquilion ONE/PRISM and Aquilion Prime SP scanners. The project introduced a dedicated cold‑site CT in Basingstoke,...
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Chooses EBO’s Patient Portal
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out EBO’s Intelligent Patient Portal (IPP) as part of its digital transformation, offering a conversational AI interface that guides patients through appointment management and care tasks. The portal is built on...
ElliQ Robot Tackles Loneliness, Featured in NYT
“A robot with soul” ElliQ from @intuitionrobo can help address loneliness & isolation in the @nytimes https://t.co/ydLLNCwnHS
NHS Transformation Directorate Launches Best Practice and Content Guidance for Patient Messaging
The NHS Transformation Directorate has issued best‑practice and content guidance to help NHS staff decide when and how to message patients via NHS Notify, the NHS App, text, email or letters. The guidance combines clinical safety, governance and digital best...
Zyphra Releases ZUNA: A 380M-Parameter BCI Foundation Model for EEG Data, Advancing Noninvasive Thought-to-Text Development
Zyphra unveiled ZUNA, a 380‑million‑parameter foundation model for EEG signals that uses a masked diffusion auto‑encoder to fill missing channels and boost spatial resolution. The model leverages a novel 4D rotary positional encoding to treat EEG data as spatiotemporal points,...
Elsevier ClinicalKey AI Adds NEJM, The Lancet, and HIPAA Compliance
Elsevier has upgraded its ClinicalKey AI platform by adding full‑text access to more than 130 top‑tier medical journals, including NEJM and The Lancet, and by integrating clinical guidelines from leading societies. The new version introduces real‑time traceability, linking AI‑generated answers...
Master Bond Debuts UV26DCMed Dual-Cure Adhesive
Master Bond introduced UV26DCMed, a single‑component, dual‑cure adhesive for medical device assembly that combines UV light for rapid fixturing with a heat bake for full polymerization. The formulation tolerates repeated sterilization methods—including steam autoclave, ethylene oxide, glutaraldehyde, and hydrogen‑peroxide—while meeting...
Extending Scientific Rigor From Bench to Boardroom
Researchers who launch biotech startups often abandon evidence‑based decision‑making once they enter the boardroom, falling prey to technology myopia, base‑rate neglect, and confirmation bias. Their lack of formal training in commercialization, financial modeling, and competitive analysis amplifies these pitfalls, leading...
Scientists Develop the World’s Tiniest Wireless Brain Implant
Scientists at Cornell University have created a wireless brain implant so small it can sit on a grain of salt, yet still record and transmit neural activity. The device uses light‑based optics for power and data, eliminating bulky wires and...
Bone Marrow Cell Atlas Created for Improved Leukemia Research
Researchers at the Princess Máxima Center have produced the first multimodal single‑cell atlas of healthy pediatric bone marrow, profiling nearly 91,000 cells from nine donors aged two to 32. The atlas reveals that children’s marrow differs markedly from adult marrow in...
UK Medical Device Testing Hits Record High as MHRA Backs Growth in Brain and AI Technology
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency reported a 17% rise in approved clinical investigations for 2025, setting a record high. Average approval times fell to 51 days, outpacing the 60‑day target, while neurotechnology now accounts for roughly a...
Grail Inc (GRAL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Grail reported Q4 2025 revenue of $36.2 million, a 26% year‑over‑year rise, driven by 45,000 Gallery tests sold—a 39% volume increase. The company completed a $325 million private placement, boosting cash to roughly $850 million, and announced a strategic partnership with Samsung that...
Blood Test Holds Promise for Predicting when Alzheimer’s Symptoms Will Start
Researchers have developed a blood test that quantifies an abnormal form of tau protein, acting as a molecular clock to predict not only the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease but also the timing of symptom onset. The study, published in Nature...
Tandem Diabetes Care Inc (TNDM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Tandem Diabetes Care reported record 2020 results, generating roughly $500 million in revenue—a 38% year‑over‑year increase—and shipping more than 90,000 insulin pumps. The company now serves over 200,000 customers worldwide and has expanded its Control‑IQ automated insulin‑delivery algorithm, which has driven...
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[Therapeutics] Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
Adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) introduces real‑time modulation of stimulation amplitude by tracking subthalamic beta activity, shifting Parkinson's therapy from fixed to physiomarker‑guided. Clinical trials report superior motor improvement, reduced stimulation‑related side effects, and markedly lower energy consumption compared with...
Researchers Develop RNA-Activated Implant to Stimulate Nerve Regrowth After Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers at RCSI have created a 3‑D biomaterial implant that releases PTEN‑targeting siRNA to injured spinal cord neurons, reactivating growth pathways. The scaffold replicates spinal cord mechanical properties and delivers RNA particles directly to the lesion site, silencing the PTEN...
Solera Health Launches Behavioral Health Network with Calm and Lyra
Solera Health announced a new behavioral health network that links its HALO platform with Calm Health and Lyra Health. The service directs members to self‑guided apps or therapist‑led care based on their reported needs, expanding support beyond anxiety and depression...
'Revolutionary' Mobile Imaging Pilot Program Excels at Preventing Unnecessary ED Visits
A pilot program in Ashford, England uses portable Fuji Xair imaging at patients' homes after falls. A radiographer and an advanced paramedic review 999 calls, travel to the scene, capture X‑rays and transmit them instantly to a hospital for interpretation....
AI Skill Automates Faxing Healthcare Requests in 2026
It's 2026, so... I just wrote a Claude Skill that faxes a request form to my healthcare provider.
AI Automates Cytology, Streamlining Cell Pre‑Screening
AI automates cytology, which is a laborious, manual, human subjective task, for pre=screening cells for abnormalities and making initial diagnoses today @Nature https://t.co/ZI3F2pkMxE https://t.co/WsUcRjkHFN https://t.co/mdz1DM6xs7