Sartorius Addresses Structural Manufacturing Bottlenecks with Launch of Eveo Cell Therapy Platform
Sartorius is launching the Eveo Cell Therapy Platform, an integrated, modular system that consolidates cell selection, activation, gene editing, expansion, washing, concentration and formulation into a closed, compact footprint. The platform can process eight autologous patient batches simultaneously, boosting annual output from roughly 100 to over 350 doses and cutting manufacturing costs by about 90%, while fitting into existing facilities and lower‑classification cleanrooms. Developed with CDMO ElevateBio, the system passed pilot testing and will be available for order in September 2026 with deliveries slated for 2027.
What the Evolving Microbial Nomenclature Means for the Clinical Microbiology Lab
Rapid advances in whole‑genome sequencing are prompting frequent revisions to microbial taxonomy and nomenclature, creating operational challenges for clinical microbiology labs. While some updates—such as recognizing Staphylococcus pseudintermedius—enhance antimicrobial‑resistance insight and enable species‑specific susceptibility breakpoints, other changes driven mainly by...
Reaching for Workflow Efficiencies in Urinalysis
A CAP TODAY roundtable examined how artificial intelligence can streamline urinalysis workflow, particularly through AI‑driven reflex testing that merges urine chemistry and microscopy results with electronic health‑record data. Participants from Sysmex America and Beckman Coulter noted that adoption has been gradual...
Revolutionizing Data Capture Through Integrated Patient Experience Platforms
Clinical trials are adopting integrated eCOA platforms that connect medical devices directly to digital systems, eliminating manual data entry and improving data quality. Interoperability enables real‑time monitoring and AI‑driven insights, reducing patient burden especially in long‑duration obesity studies. The obesity...
Colliding Currents Can Target the Deep Brain without Surgery
Temporal interference (TI) stimulation uses two high‑frequency electrical currents that intersect to generate a low‑frequency envelope capable of modulating deep‑brain activity without surgery. Early human pilots have reported seizure suppression and better sleep in epilepsy, improved motor learning after stroke,...
Clinical AI Gains Ground in a Resource-Constrained Hospital
San Juan Regional Medical Center, a rural hospital serving the Four Corners region, has implemented Wellsheet, a clinical AI platform that embeds UpToDate evidence directly into the electronic health record. The adoption, launched in January 2026, is driven by chronic...
Global Resource Developed for Osteoporosis Self Management
The International Osteoporosis Foundation has launched Build Better Bones, a multilingual, user‑centered website that supports self‑management for people with osteoporosis and their caregivers. Developed through design‑thinking and agile methods, the platform offers evidence‑based guidance on exercise, nutrition, home safety, and...
Chronilogix Announces Safety-First AI Architecture for Mental Health and Chronic Care Coaching
Chronologix unveiled a safety-first AI architecture designed for mental health and chronic care coaching. The platform embeds multi‑layered guardrails that monitor user behavior, detect distress signals, and trigger escalation to professional resources. It deliberately avoids providing medical diagnoses, focusing instead...
Australia: Building the Future of Care Through Digital Health
A University of Queensland review of 230 international studies found telehealth consultations clinically effective and operationally robust, even for sensitive care such as voluntary assisted dying (VAD). Australian federal law still classifies certain remote counselling as unlawful, creating legal uncertainty...
Telehealth Helps Breast Cancer Patients Adhere to Treatment: Study
A recent study in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship found that breast cancer patients who used telehealth were 58% more likely to stay adherent to endocrine therapy than those who did not. Researchers examined claims data for over 1,100 commercially...
10 Healthcare IT Solutions Helping Patients Navigate GLP-1 Medication Costs
Patients using GLP‑1 drugs such as semaglutide face steep out‑of‑pocket costs, but a growing suite of healthcare IT tools is easing the financial burden. The article highlights ten solutions, from the dedicated Meagain tracking app to telehealth platforms like Teladoc,...
AHA Responds to RFI on Diagnostic Imaging Interoperability From ASTP/ONC
The American Hospital Association (AHA) replied to the Assistant Secretary for Health Information Technology/Office of the National Coordinator’s request for information on diagnostic imaging interoperability. The AHA endorsed the shift from physical media to electronic data exchange and asked for...
HIMSS26: Understanding Clinical Care Resilience as an Ongoing Process
At HIMSS26, healthcare leaders emphasized that clinical care resilience must be an ongoing process, not a one‑time fix. Amazon Web Services highlighted the limitations of reverting to paper charting during EHR outages, noting many clinicians lack training. Sentara Health described...
As HHS Looks to Speed up AI in Clinical Care, the Big Questions Are Burden, Trust and What Comes Next
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has closed a major request for information (RFI) to gather public input on speeding AI adoption in clinical care. The initiative follows the OMB’s AI guidance and HHS’s own AI Strategy,...
Nvidia Releases Open Physical AI Models for Healthcare Robotics
At its GTC conference, Nvidia unveiled a suite of open physical AI models tailored for healthcare robotics. The models provide pre‑trained control frameworks for surgical robots, enabling faster integration of AI into operating rooms. Early adopters include surgical robotics firms...
Agilent Launches S540MD Slide Scanner System
Agilent Technologies introduced the S540MD slide scanner, a whole‑slide imaging system now on sale in select European markets. The scanner holds up to 540 slides, supports continuous loading, standard rack compatibility, automated scanning modes, and AI‑assisted tissue detection. It is...
IDT Unveils NGS Portfolio
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) announced a new next‑generation sequencing (NGS) portfolio that includes the DNA EZ v2 library preparation kit, the xGen Exome v2 Hyb spike‑in panel, a 1,536‑member set of full‑length unique dual‑index adapters, and an upgraded whole‑genome sequencing system. The suite targets...
Illumina Launches Software for Multiomic Analysis
Illumina unveiled Illumina Connected Multiomics, a cloud‑based platform that unifies single‑cell, spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, and methylation data for large‑scale analysis. The system aggregates thousands of samples from Illumina and third‑party assays, delivering reproducible results through DRAGEN secondary analysis. AI‑driven tools...
FDA Clears Cepheid Xpert GI Multiplex PCR Test
Cepheid’s Xpert GI panel received FDA clearance, offering a multiplex PCR test that identifies 11 bacterial, viral, and parasitic gastrointestinal pathogens from a single stool sample. The assay delivers results in roughly 74 minutes and operates on the existing GeneXpert...
FDA Clears Copan PhenoMatrix Software
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted 510(k) clearance to Copan Group’s PhenoMatrix, an AI‑driven image‑assessment tool that runs on the WASPLab automation platform. Classified as a class II device, the software automatically sorts and evaluates bacterial culture plate images across...
AI and Genomics: A New Era of Personalized Medicine
Artificial intelligence is reshaping genomics by speeding up sequencing and uncovering patterns that traditional tools miss, enabling truly personalized medicine. AI models can predict disease risk, suggest optimal therapies, and guide tumor classification, especially in oncology and emerging mRNA vaccine...
How Synergy Spine Engineered Its New Cervical Disc for Mobility and Alignment
Synergy Spine Solutions secured FDA pre‑market approval for its Synergy Disc, the first artificial cervical disc that simultaneously improves spinal alignment and preserves full range of motion. The device features a patented interrupted‑articulation geometry that creates a low‑energy, lordotic position...
Could AI Improve Available Treatments for Geographic Atrophy?
Geographic atrophy (GA) management is poised to benefit from AI‑driven OCT analysis, which can quantify ellipsoid zone (EZ) loss, EZ‑RPE ratio, and EZ thickness with micron‑level precision. In Europe, imaging tools like the Topcon GA Monitor are approved, while the...
Imaging Evaluations and PCI Planning: Heartflow Announces ‘Tremendous Progress’ for AI Portfolio
Heartflow announced that its AI‑enabled Plaque Analysis software will be highlighted in three ACC.26 presentations, showcasing data from a 15,000‑patient CCTA registry that predicts major adverse cardiovascular events. A separate DECIDE registry of nearly 3,800 patients demonstrated that AI‑guided care...
HIMSS26: The Risks and Rewards of Agentic Artificial Intelligence
At HIMSS26, healthcare leaders highlighted the promise of agentic artificial intelligence to automate routine tasks such as prior authorizations, scheduling, and patient outreach. They warned that the technology’s independent decision‑making can introduce workflow risks if left unchecked. Effective deployment hinges...
Smartwatch Data Can Be Used to Assess Early Diabetes Risk
Researchers at Google used AI to analyze smartwatch data from 1,165 users, combining heart‑rate, sleep and activity metrics with routine lab results to detect insulin resistance. The model identified the condition with 76% accuracy using only clinical data, rising to...
Medical Lasers Need Rare Earths for Precision Healing
Medical lasers rely on rare earth elements for their core components, enabling precise wavelength-specific energy delivery that reduces bleeding and speeds recovery. Elements such as neodymium, erbium, holmium, ytterbium and yttrium are doped into laser crystals, while dysprosium, terbium and...
Beyond the Hype: Subtle HIMSS Wins over Flashy Demos
HIMSS had a cat pit, a robot hand on someone's head, and an AI announcement from basically every vendor alive. But we liked other subtler stories: @HeyEpic soft-launching a pharmacy network product that perhaps could eventually take on @Surescripts, a...
Scaling Health Tech: 6 Lessons From Launching a Second Brand
In 2022 32Co launched as a premium orthodontic aligner platform, then expanded in 2026 with Aerox Health, a dedicated sleep‑medicine brand. The company leveraged an existing dentist network to address the under‑served UK sleep‑apnoea market, applying the same clinical engine...
AI's Role in Healthcare Explained in 100 Q&A
Introducing "100 Questions and Answers About Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare" - your essential guide to understanding the integration of AI and medicine. - Explore 100 essential questions, each offering concise yet insightful answers supported by research and real-world examples. - From the...
Medicine Needs Blended Intelligence, Not AI vs Doctors
AI can read the chart. But it can’t read the room. Today a patient’s story revealed something the algorithm didn’t flag. The future of medicine isn’t AI vs doctors. It’s Blended Intelligence, or “BI.” We need both. More in the video below 👇 https://t.co/7iwPleaAJD
Serenity Engage
Serenity Engage, now rebranded as Serenity Connect, is a HIPAA‑compliant communication platform that links senior living communities, healthcare providers, and families. The solution consolidates messaging, photo sharing, and real‑time updates into a single concierge‑style interface, often paired with voice‑AI assistants...
AI's Limited Impact on Cancer Explained
F Cancer Why has AI had so little impact on Cancer? New essay, link below. https://t.co/cLsoh7c7do
Reengineering High-Volume Imaging Workflows with Gleamer AI
« @RadNetImaging CEO Howard Berger, MD, said it has become increasingly critical to #reengineer high-volume #workflows. This is particularly pertinent in X-ray, ultrasound and mammography, where @gleamer_ai holds expertise. » 👌 🚀 https://t.co/wSqNyHlkXj
Rezūm Water Vapour Therapy Outperforms Drug Combination for BPH Symptom Relief, Trial Shows
Boston Scientific announced that its Rezūm Water Vapour Therapy outperformed standard combination drug therapy in a 12‑month VAPEUR trial for symptomatic BPH in sexually active men. The study of 151 patients showed a 4.6‑point greater reduction in IPSS scores and...
GenAI Predicts Insulin Resistance Using Wearables and Routine Labs
Innovation with genAI, predicting insulin resistance from wearable device data (for steps, heart rate, sleep) integrated with demographics and routine blood parameters. Without CGM. @aametwally1 @GoogleResearch @NatureMedicine https://t.co/PRZPLGjuxZ https://t.co/ShbFyO55qP
AI-Driven Analytics Personalize Diet Interventions for Those Who Need Them
There is an opportunity to strengthen this whole #diet and #nutrition area by showing how data, AI, and predictive analytics could identify who most needs these interventions and personalize them. #health #wellness https://t.co/X1HwREhhdS
SOLVE-TAVI: Patient Sex, for the Most Part, Doesn’t Sway Outcomes by Valve Type
The five‑year SOLVE‑TAVI trial shows that self‑expanding and balloon‑expandable transcatheter aortic valves deliver comparable long‑term efficacy and durability in both men and women with severe aortic stenosis. Stroke incidence was markedly lower in women receiving the self‑expanding valve (0.9% vs...
Multi-Ancestry Polygenic Score Predicts T2D, Obesity, GLP‑1 Need
A polygenic risk score that predicts Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and likelihood for requiring a GLP-1 drug. Across 6 ancestries. https://t.co/5hTVv8kqlK https://t.co/IgXhx8vFA6
Proposing Real‑Time API National Provider Directory to End Data Hide‑and‑Seek
The U.S. still plays “Where’s Waldo?” with provider data. @HeyEpic ’s new concept paper lays out how CMS and partners can build a real-time, API-driven national directory. 🌐 https://t.co/URsJiyAhMm #Interoperability #FHIR #HealthIT #DigitalHealth #HITSM
Kent and Medway Mental Health Introduces Tools to Capture Peer Support Outcomes in EPR
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has added three digital tools to its electronic patient record (EPR) to capture peer support outcomes, including the Hope, Agency and Opportunity (HAO) measure, a dedicated peer‑support tab, and a specific SNOMED activity...
AI-Driven Digital Biology Delivers Custom Cancer Vaccine for Dog
The era of digital biology, exemplified by making a bespoke and effective vaccine for cancer in a dog, is taking off. Access to the AI-Coscientist. A new feature @NatureMedicine https://t.co/AR9lqne7E1
NeoGenomics’ PanTracer LBx Receives Medicare Coverage, Expanding Access to Comprehensive Liquid Biopsy Profiling
NeoGenomics announced that its PanTracer™ LBx liquid biopsy test has received Medicare coverage under CMS’s MolDX program. The CLIA‑certified assay profiles more than 500 genes, including MSI and blood‑tumor mutational burden, with a seven‑day turnaround. Coverage allows Medicare beneficiaries to...
Blockchain Smart Contracts Enable Trusted Healthcare Data Sharing
Healthcare systems manage sensitive data across fragmented platforms with limited mutual trust. A blockchain ledger with smart contracts introduces verifiable records and controlled consent, so hospitals coordinate data access without losing governance. Microblog @antgrasso https://t.co/8wxDrb3IZG
AI Bridges Patients, Providers, Payers, and Public Health
Last week at #HIMSS26, the Oracle Health and Life Sciences team showcased how AI can connect patients, providers, payers, and public health organizations. See what you missed and learn how our AI-powered tech can help your organization. https://t.co/JphBBwbFT2
Understood Care Raises $5M in Seed Funding
Understood Care, a New York‑based AI‑native patient advocacy platform, announced a $5 million seed round led by Rethink Education and Zeal Capital Partners. The funding follows a $3.4 million pre‑seed round backed by 1984 Ventures and Y Combinator. The capital will accelerate...
Your Medical Record Is Too Big To Read. AI May Be The Fix.
Modern electronic health records now contain years of notes, labs, imaging and messages, creating a “storage unit” that clinicians cannot fully review in the few minutes before a visit. This overload forces doctors to perform a real‑time “chart biopsy,” often...
Jason Hoffman’s Interview Packs Dense AI Insights
Can't emphasize enough the amount of valuable AI insights per word in this masterpiece by Jason A. Hoffman, CSO @Switch. Got to this after he was interviewed by the great @furrier https://t.co/dlM9fL53Xi https://t.co/UcyXJnkcrg
L&T Technology Services Launches NVIDIA-Powered AI Lung Digital Twin Platform for Advanced Respiratory Diagnostics
L&T Technology Services (LTTS) unveiled an AI‑powered digital twin platform that creates immersive 3D models of patients’ lungs from CT scans. The solution leverages NVIDIA’s Physical AI stack—including Omniverse, TensorRT and MONAI—to deliver real‑time visualization, automated segmentation of airways, vessels...
Doctomatic Appoints Bill Josko as Head of Americas to Scale AI-Driven RPm
Doctomatic, an AI‑native remote patient management platform, has named Bill Josko as Head of Americas to accelerate its expansion across North and Latin America. Josko brings more than 25 years of digital‑transformation experience, including senior roles at IBM. The move...