One Biosciences Chooses Albany, NY, as Its U.S. Location
Paris‑based One Biosciences, backed by Institut Curie, announced its first U.S. hub in Albany, New York, where it will build a high‑complexity laboratory and computational analytics operation. The state’s Empire State Development agency will provide up to $525,000 in performance‑based Excelsior Jobs tax credits in exchange for 42 new life‑science jobs and an $18 million investment over five years. The company will deploy its AI‑driven single‑cell profiling platform to help pharma, biotech and academic collaborators characterize tumor ecosystems. Governor Kathy Hochul highlighted the move as a boost to New York’s life‑science ecosystem and future medical breakthroughs.
IHS Leaders Tie Cybersecurity Directly to Patient Care
At the 2026 Splunk GovSummit, Indian Health Service leaders declared cybersecurity a core component of patient care. Serving 2.7 million patients across 37 states, IHS ties security to clinical continuity, emphasizing real‑time monitoring and resilience in remote and urban facilities. The...
Scaling Cheap In‑Vivo Causal Testing for Age‑Related Diseases
AI has made hypothesis generation in bio cheap. Anyone can get an answer to ‘could this play a role in my disease’, but how do we go from ‘could’ to ‘does’? The scarce resource now is causal evidence to test hypotheses...
Genomic Tool Untangles How Microbes Spread—Even when They Look Almost Identical
Researchers unveiled TRACS, a new genomic algorithm that pinpoints how microbes spread by detecting minute genetic differences. Published in Nature Microbiology, the tool successfully mapped transmission of SARS‑CoV‑2, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Plasmodium falciparum across diverse cohorts. By distinguishing recent direct...
Continuous Glucose Monitors Aid Weight Loss in Non‑Diabetics
The effects of wearing a continuous glucose monitor are generally studied in participants with diabetes, but this new study on non-diabetics shows great promise for CGM’s when it comes to successful weight loss: https://t.co/cvlYi7bdo5 https://t.co/1LLnf2FAWp
Providence Launches 12 Epic AI Tools
Providence, a 51‑hospital system, upgraded its Epic electronic health record in April and launched 12 AI‑driven tools across inpatient, ambulatory and revenue‑cycle workflows. The suite includes an AI Text Assistant that converts clinical notes into patient‑friendly language, Inpatient Insights that...
Care Coordination Trumps Workflow Efficiency for Better Outcomes
Strong SNF workflows matter. But care coordination matters even more. Shweta Shanbhag from PointClickCare explains why improving post-acute outcomes requires both workflow efficiency and cross-continuum collaboration. 🔗 https://t.co/AmjfZ0G5Ii @PointClickCare #VBC #HITSM https://t.co/y5OPrxUfvB
Beyond the Scale: How Imaging Can Help Determine GLP-1 Efficacy
The GLP‑1 drug class now reaches roughly 12% of U.S. adults, making it one of the fastest‑adopted therapies in recent history. Critics argue that weight alone is an inadequate measure of success, prompting Hone Health to partner with imaging startup...
Eliminating Patient Hold Times: Catholic Health’s Rapid Deployment of Voice AI
Catholic Health tackled low MyChart adoption and costly call‑center inefficiencies by deploying Notable’s voice AI in its Help Desk. The AI agents lifted call containment from a 30% target to 64%, cutting monthly call costs by $60,000 and projecting $360,000...
AI Heralds a Golden Era in Medicine
Are we entering a “golden era” of medicine? ☀️ Dr. Ruben Amarasingham explains how AI is transforming everything from clinical notes to revenue cycle management. 👇 https://t.co/Kx90jn9qlj #SmarterTechnologies #ViVE2026 #HITSM
Building a Better Delivery System for Gene Editing Machines by Re-Engineering the Cellular Factory
A genome‑wide knockout screen conducted by the Whitehead Institute revealed specific producer‑cell genes that govern the assembly and potency of virus‑like particles (VLPs) used for gene‑editing delivery. Disabling a single brake gene dramatically increased guide‑RNA loading, boosting particle potency across...
ChatGPT for Clinicians: The Trap Sprung
OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT for Clinicians, a free GPT‑5.4‑powered assistant for verified U.S. physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and pharmacists. The tool offers peer‑reviewed literature search, reusable workflow templates such as referral letters and prior authorizations, deep journal research, and built‑in...
Edwards Raises 2026 Forecast as TAVR Sales Surge
Edwards Lifesciences raised its full‑year 2026 sales‑growth outlook to 9‑11% after reporting a 16.7% jump in first‑quarter revenue to $1.65 billion, driven by a 14.4% increase in TAVR sales to $1.2 billion. The company also lifted its TAVR growth forecast to 7‑9%...
Researchers Launch APOLLO, a 25‑Billion‑Event AI Model to Forecast Disease
Scientists at Mass General Brigham introduced APOLLO, a transformer‑based foundation model trained on 25.2 billion medical events from 7.2 million patients. The system outperformed existing tools on 322 clinical tasks, including a 0.92 AUROC for schizophrenia onset, signaling a new era for...
AI Smart Glasses Will Help Visually Impaired Runners Take on the London Marathon
Visually impaired runners are using AI‑powered Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses to navigate the London Marathon, receiving live audio cues about landmarks, distance and pace while still hearing their human guides. The glasses combine a front‑facing camera, AI analysis and...
Pressure Points: Aristeia on Its New Battlefield Tourniquet
Aristeia introduced its Generation 8 battlefield tourniquet, aimed at military, parapublic and civilian agencies. The new device features a slimmer polymer‑composite band, a single‑hand pull‑to‑apply mechanism and visual placement cues, delivering about a 30 % faster application than the previous model. Independent...
HIMSSCast: Medicaid as a Health IT Innovation Engine
Dr. Christopher R. Cogle argues that Medicaid, covering over 80 million Americans, functions as a powerful health‑IT innovation engine. Designing systems for the most complex, vulnerable populations has spurred advances in data infrastructure, managed‑care oversight, and population‑health analytics. The HIMSSCast episode...
AI May Be Approaching a New Phase in Healthcare, on Two Fronts
Physicians are adopting Anthropic's agentic AI tool Claude Code to build custom clinical applications, signaling a shift toward doctor‑led software development within health systems. The latest frontier model, Claude Mythos, can identify code vulnerabilities, prompting security leaders to warn of...
Health Plans Adopt Standardized Approach to Prior Authorization
Health plans, including UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna, Humana and major Blue Cross entities, announced a voluntary initiative to use a standardized electronic prior‑authorization (e‑PA) format beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The new standard will cover common services such as orthopedic surgery, CT scans and...
J&J Lands CE Mark for Surgical Stapler that Works with Ottava Robot
Johnson & Johnson has secured a CE mark for its Ethicon 4000 surgical stapler, enabling European surgeons to use the device in open and laparoscopic procedures now. The stapler is engineered to work with J&J’s upcoming Ottava robotic platform, which has...
Voices: Brittney Jaskowiak, SVP, Client Success, Dragonfly Health
Dragonfly Health is positioning its integrated DME‑and‑pharmacy platform as a strategic solution for hospice providers facing mounting pressure to improve visibility, cut operational friction, and leverage utilization data. By unifying two of hospice’s largest cost centers under a single, technology‑driven...
Lantern Pharma to Debut Public Demonstration of withZeta.ai – A Platform to Conquer Rare Cancers on April 30 Following AACR...
Lantern Pharma announced a public, unscripted demonstration of its withZeta.ai AI co‑scientist platform on April 30, 2026. CEO Panna Sharma will lead two live sessions—morning and afternoon ET—to showcase real‑time drug‑discovery workflows for rare cancers. The event follows the platform’s...
Flexibility Is Key to Future-Ready Hospital Design
Hospital leaders are moving away from permanently installing equipment toward modular, reconfigurable spaces that can evolve with emerging technologies. Cleveland Clinic CIO Sarah Hatchett emphasizes that flexibility enables rapid adoption of AI, digital health tools, and new treatment modalities. The...
Reimagining the Smart Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Style
Cleveland Clinic’s chief information officer, Sarah Hatchett, says a truly smart hospital hinges on orchestrating a seamless, longitudinal patient journey rather than simply installing the latest devices. At HIMSS26, the health system showcased how AI‑driven analytics pull in pre‑admission data...
Medicare AI Prior Authorization Pilot Delaying Care in Washington: Report
A Medicare pilot that uses artificial‑intelligence‑driven prior authorizations—known as the WISeR model—has stretched approval times in Washington from roughly two weeks to four‑to‑eight weeks. The delay, documented by the Washington State Hospital Association, is forcing providers to add staff and...
Interoperability Governance Gaps Put Pressure on Nationwide Exchange Networks
Health Gorilla CEO Bob Watson warns that nationwide health‑information exchange networks are being asked to govern data at a scale they were never designed for. He recommends a federally overseen, industry‑funded credentialing authority to standardize onboarding, reduce fraud risk, and...
New Antibody Drugs Target Disease From Within
Researchers have used AI to redesign antibody binding fragments, creating more than 600 stable intracellular versions. By adjusting charge distribution, these fragments remain soluble inside cells and retain target specificity, enabling direct binding to disease‑driving proteins such as those implicated...
Flexpa Flux Turns Raw Health Data Into Usable Insight
“access to healthcare data isn't the same as access to usable healthcare data, and Flexpa Flux is the work in between.” - @flexpa has built and is continuing to build the coolest shit in health tech. absolutely wild stuff
What Makes AI a Friend, Foe or Time Thief in Radiology?
Artificial intelligence is reshaping radiology, but its value depends on how hospitals manage it after FDA clearance. Emory’s Dr. Patricia Balthazar warns that post‑deployment monitoring, workflow integration, and governance are critical to avoid performance drift. She highlights recent server‑routing glitches...
Precision Delivered: How Radiopharmaceuticals Are Reshaping Cancer Care
Radiopharmaceuticals, especially alpha‑emitting agents, are emerging as precision tools that deliver high‑LET radiation directly to cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. Building on decades of beta‑emitter use, alpha therapies generate dense DNA damage and are less dependent on tumor oxygenation....
Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing Cuts Weight Regain After Ozempic Stop, Trial Shows
A blinded, sham‑controlled trial presented at Digestive Disease Week 2026 shows duodenal mucosal resurfacing (DMR) reduces weight regain after discontinuing GLP‑1 drugs like Ozempic. In 45 participants, those receiving DMR kept over 80% of their loss, while sham controls regained...
Hospitals Are Leading the Way to a Healthier America
More than 1,000 hospital and health‑system executives gathered in Washington for the American Hospital Association’s 2026 Annual Membership Meeting, pressing lawmakers to safeguard access to high‑quality, affordable care. Speakers highlighted hospitals’ unique position to advocate for patients and to lead...
Modified CRISPR Tool Targets Down Syndrome Mutation
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School have engineered a modified CRISPR system that inserts the long non‑coding RNA XIST into one copy of chromosome 21, silencing the extra genetic material that causes Down syndrome. The new...
All of This Has Happened Before
The author compares four high‑profile digital‑health failures—Olive AI, IBM Watson Health, Carbon Health and Babylon Health—to reveal a repeatable playbook of overpromising and underdelivering. In each case, bold claims were funded before any independent proof, with elite investors and government...
Oracle AI Cuts AtlantiCare Documentation Time by 40%
With Oracle AI Agents, the @AtlantiCareNJ team can transform their clinical operations, staffing, patient engagement, and more. @OracleHealth Clinical AI Agent is already helping them reduce documentation time by 40%—looking forward to more stories like these. https://t.co/YBqTaTyUOV
G2 Speech Achieves Self-Certified Supplier Status on NHS England AVT Registry
G2 Speech has been accepted as a self‑certified supplier on the NHS England Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) Registry. The designation confirms that its SpeechAmbient platform meets NHS safety, data‑security and performance standards. By joining the registry, G2 Speech can more...
Wearable AI Brings New Promise and New Risks to Emergency Response
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation released a report touting wearable AI—smart glasses, watches, helmets, and rings—as a transformative layer for emergency responders. It argues these devices can deliver real‑time data, health monitoring, navigation and facial‑recognition capabilities, improving safety and...
This Artificial Retina Doesn't Just Aim to Restore Sight—It Opens a Hidden Channel of Vision
Researchers at Yonsei University and the Institute for Basic Science have unveiled an implantable artificial retina that detects near‑infrared (NIR) light and converts it into electrical pulses to stimulate surviving retinal ganglion cells. The device combines a phototransistor array with...
AI Translates Lab Results Into Plain English, Saves Time
Blood labs arrive in a portal. A wall of abbreviations. Reference ranges you can't decode. I paste mine into Claude and get a plain-English briefing and a ranked list of questions for my doctor. Fifteen minutes is plenty now. https://t.co/V6hjnDkJRX
Heidi Health Enters SA Market as Clinician-Led AI Grows
Heidi, an AI‑driven clinical care platform, has officially launched in South Africa after organically attracting more than 15,000 local clinicians. The service now powers roughly 1.5 million consultations each month, with weekly active usage climbing 500% year‑on‑year. By offering offline‑capable, multilingual...
New Scoring Tool Shows Radiation Can Reprogram Pancreatic Tumor Environment
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center introduced the Harmonic Output of Stromal Traits Factor (HOST‑Factor), a composite scoring system that quantifies the functional state of the pancreatic tumor microenvironment. Using the tool, they showed that pulsed low‑dose‑rate (PLDR) chemoradiation reprograms...
Why Accountability in Medicine Must Guide Health Care AI
Healthcare AI is exploding, with ambient scribes and large‑language‑model chatbots promising faster documentation and patient interaction. Yet the authors argue that accuracy alone is insufficient; without built‑in accountability, harmful errors become opaque. They call for a shift from generative AI...
Concierge Medicine Was Built For The Few. Here’s How To Open It To The Many
Concierge and direct primary care models, long limited to affluent patients, are gaining traction as a solution to primary‑care capacity constraints. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services introduced Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) codes in January 2025, offering per‑patient,...
Real‑time CGM Cuts HbA1c in Large Type 2 Diabetes Trial
Researchers led by Dr. Emma Wilmot and Dr. Lala Leelarathna reported that real‑time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) significantly improved glycemic outcomes for 303 adults with type 2 diabetes on basal insulin, outperforming traditional finger‑prick testing. The findings, published in The Lancet...
VA’s $10 Billion EHR Swap Falters, Highlighting Enterprise Health‑IT Risks
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ $10 billion contract to replace its home‑grown VistA system with Oracle‑Cerner’s electronic health record has reached only 10 hospitals—6% of the network—after eight years. The stalled deployment has driven staff turnover, a GAO warning, and...
Therapy Company Mixes Emotional and Artificial Intelligence to Top Ranking
Grow Therapy, founded in 2020, has vaulted to the top of the FT/Statista Fastest‑Growing Companies 2026 list with a 455.6% compound annual growth rate, expanding revenue from $3.6 million in 2021 to $617.4 million in 2024. The company leverages AI‑enhanced chat tools...
The Royal Marsden Launches World’s First Fully Integrated Multiple Myeloma Patient Pathway
The Royal Marsden has unveiled MyTrack™ Myeloma, the world’s first fully integrated patient pathway for multiple myeloma, merging cutting‑edge diagnostics with specialist clinical input. The service combines SKY92 gene‑expression profiling, clonoSEQ next‑generation sequencing for measurable residual disease, and the EXENT...
Health-Care AI Is Here. We Don’t Know if It Actually Helps Patients.
Healthcare providers are rapidly integrating AI tools such as ambient scribes and predictive analytics into clinical workflows. Early studies suggest these systems can reduce clinician burnout and speed up tasks, but researchers like Jenna Wiens and Anna Goldenberg warn that evidence linking...
Adaptability Is Key: The Health Squad in Durham Uses Health Diagnostics’ Flexible Software to Tackle CVD and Health Inequality in...
County Durham’s Health Squad, a mobile outreach program partnered with Health Diagnostics, deployed its flexible Health Options® CS platform to deliver physical and mental health checks to 500 vulnerable residents over six months. The software’s configurable dashboards enabled real‑time tracking...
FLEX Vascular Presents 12-Month Real-World Data for FLEX Vessel Prep System at CX Symposium 2026
FLEX Vascular unveiled 12‑month real‑world outcomes from its FLEX FIRST AV Registry at the Charing Cross Symposium 2026. In a cohort of 130 hemodialysis access patients, the FLEX Vessel Prep System showed zero serious adverse events at 30 days and durable...