Know What's Happening in HealthTech
Know What's Happening in HealthTech
A recent BMJ letter highlights a study showing pulse oximeters used in NHS England’s COVID Oximetry @home scheme perform less accurately on patients with darker skin tones. The author cites the U.S. FDA’s January 2025 draft guidance, which calls for larger, pigment‑inclusive clinical trials and clearer labeling. These regulatory shifts could pressure UK authorities to tighten approval criteria and boost post‑market surveillance for widely deployed medical devices. The letter urges that emerging real‑world evidence be swiftly integrated into stronger oversight frameworks.
UK researchers have launched a proton‑beam trial to treat mesothelioma, an aggressive asbestos‑related cancer with no cure. The therapy delivers high‑dose radiation precisely, aiming to lift two‑year survival from roughly 30% to 50%. About 50 patients have been enrolled so...
A Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust‑led clinical trial is testing a non‑invasive electrode‑based method to diagnose endometriosis, marking the first such study within the NHS. The technique records small‑intestine muscle activity, which researchers claim shows a pattern unique to patients with...
Dr. Ryan Ries outlines several AI deployments that are delivering tangible results in healthcare. At BreakAway Games, an Amazon Bedrock‑based virtual patient platform mimics real‑world patient variability, providing 24/7 training for nursing students and reducing reliance on standardized actors. Paynela’s...
InDrive Nigeria has teamed up with health‑tech startup Heala to embed affordable medical coverage into its driver app. Eligible Platinum drivers can subscribe to plans starting at ₦1,300 ($1) per month, granting tele‑consultations, prescriptions, pharmacy pick‑up and diagnostic services without...
Maven Clinic, known for its B2B telehealth services covering 28 million lives, has opened a beta waitlist for a new direct‑to‑consumer platform that will be available to women across the United States. The DTC offering bundles virtual access to more...
Amazon has launched Health AI, an artificial‑intelligence assistant embedded in its website and mobile app that lets shoppers check symptoms, receive possible causes, and get treatment suggestions. The tool can direct users to telehealth visits or nearby providers, extending Amazon’s...
At the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference, leaders highlighted a growing tension in digital health: rapid innovation can add complexity for clinicians and patients. They showcased Mass General Brigham’s AI‑powered ambient documentation, which after a pilot with 800 clinicians showed...
A new HIMSS‑Elisity survey reveals that 62% of health systems cannot secure unpatchable or agentless IoMT devices, while 56% struggle with basic inventory visibility. The same respondents cite microsegmentation as the preferred defense, yet 40% fear it will disrupt clinical...
At HIMSS 2026, Medicomp Systems CEO David Lareau warned that health systems are rapidly embedding generative AI into clinical documentation, coding and decision‑support workflows. While large language models promise efficiency, their probabilistic nature can introduce inaccuracies into patient records, jeopardizing...
Brainomix has rolled out its AI imaging platform, Brainomix 360 Stroke, to all 25 sites in the West Virginia University Health System. The tool provides real‑time, automated analysis of stroke scans, helping clinicians decide on treatment and transfer. The deployment aims to...
At HIMSS 2026, Buzz Health president Joseph Kleiman highlighted a fundamental shift in the prescription journey, moving from a linear claim flow to a complex, real‑time routing model that incorporates multiple pricing checks and benefit options. Advances in API‑based integrations...
MiniMed Group, Inc. received CE Mark approval for its MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system to be used with Abbott's Instinct continuous glucose monitor, adding a 15‑day wear sensor to the existing 7‑day options (Guardian 4 and Simplera Sync). The Instinct sensor is...
Microsoft reported that its consumer AI tools, including Bing and Copilot, now field more than 50 million health‑related questions each day. An analysis of over 500,000 anonymized health conversations in January 2026 showed health is the top topic on mobile devices,...
A 25-page executive overview of how six major categories of digital health devices evolved, and what their trajectories tell us about the future. If you want to understand the past decade of wearable evolution and the next decade of healthcare innovation,...
WVU Medicine announced expansion of Abridge’s ambient AI platform to over 2,800 clinicians across its 25‑hospital network. The rollout, driven by clinician advocacy, aims to alleviate physician burnout in rural West Virginia. Post‑implementation surveys of more than 200 providers reported...
The NHS Confederation’s report highlights that fragmented dental referrals are a core barrier to sustainable NHS dentistry. Digital referral optimisation, as demonstrated by NEC Rego, standardises forms, embeds clinical guidance and delivers real‑time data to Integrated Care Systems. Early pilots in...
CharmHealth has introduced CharmCopilot, an embedded multi‑agent AI assistant built directly into its electronic health record platform. The company is offering the core AI capabilities to existing customers at no additional charge, positioning the tool as a cost‑disruptive solution. Its...
Imprivata unveiled Agentic Identity Management at HIMSS26, a platform that secures and governs AI agents used in clinical documentation, prior authorizations, and triage. The solution treats AI agents as managed identities, issuing short‑lived tokens and enforcing least‑privilege access across both...
At HIMSS26, Sequoia Project’s Didi Davis unveiled the second USCDI v3 data‑usability guide, expanding coverage to all data classes and emphasizing provenance, traceability, and persistent identifiers. The 60‑page guide outlines use cases across provider‑to‑provider, provider‑to‑public‑health, and provider‑to‑consumer exchanges, aiming to curb...
Cera, Europe’s leading digital‑first home‑healthcare provider, announced it has surpassed 300 billion data points collected from more than 2.5 million patient visits each month. The dataset records symptoms, mobility changes, medication responses, nutrition, mood and behavioural signals, creating one of the world’s...
Shared Care Records (SCRs) have progressed from simple document‑exchange portals to intelligent, conversational platforms that actively assist clinicians and patients. The first generation provided read‑only visibility, while the second introduced structured, longitudinal data enabling real‑time contributions. A third phase turned...
Will be interesting to see product recommendations on Amazon for those choosing to use Health AI... -> Amazon expands its healthcare AI assistant Health AI to its website and app; the service was previously only available on the app...
Validic unveiled a new integration with Salesforce Health Cloud at HIMSS, linking remote patient monitoring and wearable data to the platform's 360-degree patient view. The partnership delivers HIPAA‑compliant, real‑time device data alongside EHR information, enabling health systems, payers, and life‑science...
Eurofins Biomnis has developed and validated a new LC‑MS/MS method to detect and quantify cereulide toxin in human stool samples. The assay meets ISO 15189 requirements, accounting for matrix effects, and delivers turnaround times suitable for routine clinical labs. Cereulide, linked...
Researchers at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, and VA Providence demonstrated that simultaneous electrical stimulation above and below a spinal cord lesion can restore both leg movement and spatial sensory feedback in people with complete spinal cord injuries. In a...
In this brief episode, John discusses how healthcare executives should respond to AI disruption, emphasizing two failing strategies: the aggressive "chainsaw" approach of cutting jobs and the passive "ostrich" approach of ignoring AI. He advocates for leaders to gain hands‑on...
Digital Health Rewired returns to the NEC in Birmingham on March 24‑25, 2026, featuring a dedicated Health Innovation Network zone where eight AI‑focused innovators will showcase solutions for cancer, mental health, and missed appointments. The agenda includes the EMAP session...
QT Imaging has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for an updated Breast Acoustic CT scanner, a 3‑D ultrasound tomographic system designed to improve visualization of posterior breast tissue. The new configuration features a tilted transmitter geometry that expands coverage near the...
Mount Sinai Health System has signed a system‑wide contract with Clear Secure to deploy facial‑recognition scanners across its seven hospitals and roughly 400 outpatient clinics, serving about five million patient visits annually. The technology, already used in airports and major...
Albanian‑Finnish startup Bliss secured €232.4k in angel funding to build culturally intelligent AI for mental health therapy. The capital, led by Keiretsu Forum, Finest Love VC and Plug and Play, will fund the launch of therapist‑trained digital companions and expansion...
Health Tech World Awards 2026 will honor innovators across life sciences, medtech, and digital health, with a dedicated AI Innovation award recognizing breakthroughs that improve diagnosis, treatment, and research. Sponsored by international law firm Osborne Clarke, the award highlights AI applications...
DexCom will unveil new real‑world evidence at ATTD 2026 showing its CGM improves HbA1c in non‑insulin‑treated Type 2 patients, reduces DKA‑related hospitalizations in Type 1 patients, and supports a safe Smart Basal insulin‑optimization system. The company also detailed a product roadmap featuring...
Australian workers rarely use traditional Employee Assistance Programs, with only about 5% engagement. To address this gap, Melbourne founders Ash Horovitz and Dean Rotenberg launched the mental‑wellbeing app mynd, offering 24/7 micro‑sessions and personalized emotional check‑ins. Since its soft launch...
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust partnered with Solventum to co‑design an AI‑enabled Follow‑Up Finder tool that screens radiology reports for venous thromboembolism (VTE). By embedding the solution in the electronic patient record, the system achieved over 99.9% sensitivity...
University Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire have become the first NHS organisations to jointly deploy AI‑powered Ambient Voice Technology (AVT). The rollout introduces Accurx Scribe for over 10,000 clinicians, automatically capturing consultations and drafting notes, summaries, and...
Russia is expanding its national genetics database by adding data from 80,000 additional individuals, focusing on patients with socially significant diseases. The first phase (2020‑2024) already catalogued over 200,000 genomes from healthy volunteers, creating one of the world’s largest variant...
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The Financial Times podcast explores a growing trend of prescribing AI companion robots, such as ElliQ, to alleviate loneliness among seniors and vulnerable groups. Real‑world pilots in New York and other jurisdictions are testing live‑in chatbots that remind users to...
Age‑related macular degeneration’s late stage, geographic atrophy, severely impairs central vision, making everyday tasks difficult. Dr. Ananth Sastry outlines a range of low‑vision aids—including optical devices, environmental modifications, and electronic tools—to help patients maximize remaining sight. Optical options such as...
Kaiser Permanente executives Surya Shenoy and Jerri Westphal urge a coordinated effort among nursing associations, academic institutions, and regulators to embed nurses in the design and deployment of clinical AI. They argue that without a unified nursing voice, AI tools...
A new Fraser Institute report finds Canada lags dramatically behind other universal‑health‑care nations in both the quantity and age of diagnostic imaging equipment. Canada ranks 27th for MRI machines and 28th for CT scanners per capita, with more than one‑third...
London Health Sciences Centre surgeons performed the world’s first pituitary tumor removal using a Hyperfine Swoop portable MRI. The low‑field 0.064 T scanner was wheeled into the operating room, delivering real‑time images of the gland and surrounding vessels. Immediate intra‑operative feedback...
The University of Toronto and the Indian Institute of Science announced a joint centre of excellence to develop AI‑driven predictive healthcare tools. The partnership, unveiled in Mumbai, is part of a broader Canada‑India Talent and Innovation Strategy and includes a...
Kindly, a Canadian‑founded tech firm, has launched a national care‑navigation platform that blends AI with licensed experts to support families caring for aging loved ones. Backed by TD Innovation Partners, Felix Health and Halo Health, the service is being offered...
Ontario’s Primary Care Action Team aims to attach every resident to a primary care provider, but OHTs face a digital infrastructure gap. An executive briefing on March 31 will showcase modular, HALO‑aligned solutions that streamline access through single sign‑on, AI navigation,...
MEDITECH announced at HIMSS26 the expansion of its Expanse AI portfolio with native ambient intelligence integrated into the Expanse Now mobile app for physicians and Expanse Point of Care app for nurses. The solution captures real‑time conversations, automatically generates visit...
A randomized controlled trial demonstrates that the digital therapy attexis leads to a clinically significant reduction in ADHD symptoms and improvements in daily functioning for adults, showing comparable effects to face-to-face psychotherapy. digitalhealth
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The post explains how Flower, an open‑source federated AI framework, pairs with Open Cluster Management (OCM) to deliver a production‑ready, enterprise‑scale solution for privacy‑preserving machine learning. Flower’s SuperLink/SuperNode architecture abstracts networking, letting developers focus on model code, while OCM’s hub‑spoke,...
