Telemedicine as a Career, Not a Side Gig
The pandemic sparked a 63‑fold surge in Medicare telehealth visits, reaching 52.7 million in 2020, and the growth has persisted. Yet many physicians still label virtual practice as a "side gig," which limits licensing, skill acquisition, and professional development. The article argues that telemedicine deserves recognition as a distinct career, requiring dedicated training, multi‑state credentials, and a supportive professional ecosystem. Redefining the language could improve care quality and physician autonomy.
Ontada Integrates Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Data to Enrich Its Data Ecosystem
Ontada, McKesson’s oncology data unit, has integrated Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) data into its real‑world evidence platform. The addition brings information from more than 530 community oncology providers, including 270,000 extra oral prescriptions covering over 4,000 unique...
Reimagine Care Expands AI-Enabled Virtual Oncology Model with Moffitt Cancer Center Following Strong Patient and Clinical Outcomes
Reimagine Care is expanding its AI‑enabled virtual oncology program with Moffitt Cancer Center after an initial rollout showed strong patient engagement and reduced acute care use. The pilot logged nearly 7,000 interactions, with 97% resolved without provider escalation and only...
System C Sets Out 12-Month AI Roadmap Spanning Emergency, Maternity and Social Care
System C unveiled a 12‑month AI roadmap that will extend its ambient AI capabilities to emergency care this autumn and to maternity services shortly thereafter, building on tools that have already halved documentation time in social‑care settings across 15 English...
Huawei Xinghe Intelligent High-Quality Hospital Network: Empowering Global Smart Healthcare Development
Huawei introduced the Xinghe Intelligent Campus Network, a full‑stack solution that combines Wi‑Fi 7 zero‑roaming, high‑quality optical Ethernet, Twins dual‑engine switches and AI‑driven SDN control. The platform delivers uninterrupted 24/7 connectivity, sub‑second failover and proactive fault prediction for hospitals worldwide. By...
FDA Approves New Guardant360 Liquid CDx, the Largest FDA-Approved Liquid Biopsy Panel with a 100x Expanded Footprint
Guardant Health announced FDA approval of Guardant360® Liquid CDx, the largest liquid‑biopsy panel on the market, featuring a 100‑fold expanded genomic footprint. The test merges genomic and epigenomic profiling from a single blood draw, delivering several‑fold higher circulating tumor DNA...
Taiwan’s AI-Driven Clinical Breakthroughs Take Centre Stage at 2026 Taiwan Smart Medical & HealthTech Expo in Geneva
The 2026 Taiwan Smart Medical & HealthTech Expo in Geneva highlighted Taiwan’s transition from AI theory to bedside practice, showcasing a national team of 21 firms and nine leading hospitals. Clinical evidence included a Nature Medicine‑published AI‑ECG trial that cut...
RegiCare Assist: Microsoft AI Tidies up Care Reports, but Does Not Replace Care
Microsoft’s RegiCare Assist, deployed at Australia’s Regis Aged Care, uses generative AI to compress lengthy clinical handovers into concise summaries. In a 97‑bed facility, a 68‑page overnight report was reduced to three pages within minutes, flagging key abnormalities for nurses....
Most U.S. Doctors Are Quietly Using This AI Tool. Few Patients Know About It
OpenEvidence, an AI chatbot for clinicians, has been adopted by roughly 65% of U.S. doctors, accounting for about 27 million clinical encounters in April 2026. The platform assists with real‑time medical knowledge, clinical decision‑making, discharge note drafting, and exam preparation. Dr....
EndoQuest Advances Multicenter PARADIGM Trial with Completion of Procedures at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
EndoQuest Robotics announced that Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center has become an active site in its multicenter PARADIGM trial, successfully completing its first robotic endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) procedures using the Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System. The trial, which evaluates safety and...
Doximity Unbound
Doximity announced a rapid series of strategic moves, including renaming its DoxGPT chatbot to “Ask,” launching free e‑prescribing through a Surescripts partnership, and embedding its AI tools in Aledade’s large value‑based care network. These initiatives are packaged as a Clinical...
Wolters Kluwer Provides MDS Solution Medi-Span to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Wolters Kluwer Health has rolled out its Medi‑Span medication decision‑support platform at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, the largest single‑site cancer centre in Europe. The solution is embedded within the Better Meds ePMA system, delivering real‑time allergy and drug‑interaction alerts directly into...
Dr-Julian Helps Deliver Breakthrough Mental Health Support for Black and Ethnically Minoritised Mothers
Dr-Julian teamed with The Essential Baby Company to launch the haPPIE SHE Cares pilot, a digital perinatal mental‑health service for Black and ethnically minoritised mothers. The programme achieved 100% therapy initiation, 90% completion and a 74% recovery rate, far surpassing...
Two-Thirds of US Doctors Now Ask an AI Chatbot for Treatment Advice
Approximately 650,000 American physicians—about two‑thirds of all doctors—have begun using OpenEvidence, an AI chatbot that offers treatment advice. NBC News reported that in April the platform was consulted during nearly 27 million clinical encounters, with an additional 1.2 million users accessing the...
Adenine Base Editing Demonstrates Profound Impact on Rare Disease
Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory used adenine base editing to repair the SCN1A R613X mutation that causes Dravet syndrome in mice. A single brain injection corrected roughly 60% of the defective DNA, restoring normal gene expression and dramatically reducing seizures....