Top 5 Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Use Wearable Data Today
Wearable devices have moved beyond consumer hype, offering concrete value for healthcare providers. The article outlines five practical pathways—remote patient monitoring, EHR integration, patient engagement tools, security/compliance foundations, and focused use‑case design—to embed wearable data without overhauling existing IT stacks. It stresses starting small, feeding summarized insights into clinical systems, and aligning metrics with specific clinical goals. By following these steps, organizations can turn continuous heart‑rate, activity, and sleep streams into actionable intelligence that improves outcomes and operational efficiency.
HL7 Launches Real‑Time Medical Device Interoperability Accelerator
On March 5, 2026, HL7 International launched the Caliper FHIR Accelerator, an implementation community aimed at real‑time medical device data interoperability. The initiative builds on HL7’s 2025 device‑workgroup and aligns with standards from IEEE, ISO, IEC, and IHE. By extending...
Two GA Tech ATDC Startups — Nephrodite and OrthoPreserve — Secure FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center announced that two of its HealthTech portfolio companies, Nephrodite and OrthoPreserve, have each received the FDA’s Breakthrough Device designation. The program promises accelerated regulatory interaction, more frequent agency meetings, and priority review. Nephrodite’s solution...
Social Care Needs to Accelerate Tech Adoption
Adult social care leaders in the UK are urging rapid adoption of technology‑enabled care (TEC) after a PA Consulting and TEC Services Association report. The survey of 79 decision‑makers shows 78% want to accelerate TEC programmes and 96% would redesign...
Leaders in Lab Automation: Diagnostic Companies Setting the Standard for Efficiency
Laboratory automation is becoming essential as testing volumes surge and workflows grow more complex. Leading diagnostic vendors—Danaher, Siemens Healthineers, and Abbott—offer end‑to‑end platforms that integrate pre‑analytic sorting, AI‑driven error detection, and post‑analytic data management. Danaher’s DxA 5000 claims up to an...
Home Testing Kits Could Bridge the Cervical Screening Gap for Disabled Women, New Study Finds
A new study published in the Journal of Medical Screening finds that more than half of physically disabled women in the UK would choose at‑home HPV self‑sampling kits over traditional clinic‑based cervical smears. The research, which surveyed 1,493 women with...
'A Dream Come True': Revolutionary AI Smart Glasses Win $1.4 Million ‘Nobel Prize’ to Combat Dementia
CrossSense’s AI‑enabled smart glasses have captured the £1 million (≈$1.4 million) Longitude Prize for dementia, a prize aimed at practical solutions rather than pure research. The device, equipped with the Wispy assistant, offers real‑time visual and auditory cues to help users with...
Chronilogix Announces Dr. Geoffrey Williams’ Appointment to Advisory Committee, Supporting Expansion Into AI-Driven Mental Health Coaching
Chronilogix, an AI-driven digital health firm, announced that Dr. Geoffrey Williams has joined its Advisory Committee as the company launches a new AI-powered mental health coaching module. The addition expands Chronilogix’s portfolio beyond chronic conditions like diabetes and obesity to...
AI Tool Can Screen Unknown Bacteria for Disease-Linked Genes, Moving Closer to Preventing Pandemics
Researchers at Denmark's DTU unveiled PathogenFinder2, an AI system that screens unknown bacteria for disease‑linked genes using protein language models. Trained on over 21,000 genomes, the tool predicts pathogenic potential even for species with no known relatives and highlights the...
Artificial Intelligence-Driven Personalized Dietary Recommendations for Gastric Cancer High-Risk Populations: A Narrative Review
A new narrative review outlines how artificial intelligence can generate personalized dietary recommendations for individuals at high risk of gastric cancer. It surveys AI applications in metabolic disease management, details risk‑stratification methods using biomarkers, genetics, and the gastric microbiome, and...
Top 5 Use Cases of Healthcare Strategy Management Software | ClearPoint Strategy Blog
ClearPoint Strategy’s February 2024 blog outlines five core use cases for its strategy‑management platform in hospitals: boosting 5‑star quality ratings, optimizing revenue‑cycle management, supporting value‑based pricing, driving continuous quality improvement, and tracking HEDIS metrics. The post explains how the software integrates...
Welldoc® Honored with 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award
Welldoc® received the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award from the Business Intelligence Group, marking its third consecutive win in the Health Product category. The award highlights Welldoc’s responsible, outcomes‑driven AI that combines clinical precision with regulatory compliance. The company’s platform...
AI Could Improve Accuracy of PD-L1 Scoring for NSCLC
AI algorithms scored PD‑L1 expression in non‑small cell lung cancer with accuracy comparable to, and in some cases exceeding, manual pathologist assessment, especially for the SP142 assay. The study analyzed 80 slides from the Blueprint project against consensus scores from...
Global Research Trends in Robot-Assisted and 3D Printing Technologies for Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis Based on Bibliometrics and Knowledge...
A bibliometric analysis of 180 papers from 2000‑2025 maps the rise of robot‑assisted and 3D‑printing technologies in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Publication volume accelerated after 2016, with robotic systems leading the field while 3D printing expands into pre‑operative planning, guide‑plate...
Collectly Acquires AI Automation Startup Pledge Health to Streamline Pre-Service Workflows
Collectly, an AI‑driven patient financial platform that has processed over $1 billion for more than 3,000 facilities, announced the acquisition of Y Combinator‑backed Pledge Health. The deal adds upstream pre‑service automation—coverage verification, cost estimates, and prior‑auth readiness—to Collectly’s existing post‑visit billing suite....
Stereoelectroencephalography in the Presurgical Evaluation of Drug–Resistant Epilepsy: Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Efficacy and Safety in 71 Procedures
A retrospective review of 71 drug‑resistant epilepsy patients undergoing stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) showed that the technique confirmed the pre‑implantation hypothesis in 85% of cases. SEEG‑guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RF‑TC) was performed in 52% of patients, yielding seizure improvement in 73% at 12...
Transgene to Deliver an Oral Presentation on Its Individualized Neoantigen Therapeutic Vaccine TG4050 at the World Vaccine Congress
Transgene (Euronext: TNG) will deliver a 30‑minute oral presentation on its individualized neoantigen therapeutic vaccine TG4050 at the World Vaccine Congress in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2026. TG4050, built on the AI‑driven myvac® platform, targets patient‑specific tumor mutations. Phase 1 data in...
Blossom Health Secures $20M to Scale AI Psychiatry Platform
Blossom Health, a New York‑based telepsychiatry startup, raised $20 million in Seed and Series A financing led by Headline and a broad investor syndicate. The capital will fund geographic expansion, new payer contracts, clinician onboarding, and accelerated AI research. Blossom’s platform combines...
Announcing the Winners of the MedGemma Impact Challenge
Google announced the winners of its MedGemma Impact Challenge, a competition that attracted over 850 global developer teams to build prototype health applications using open‑weight models from the Health AI Developer Foundations (HAI‑DEF) program. First‑place went to EpiCast, a mobile...
Mayo Clinic Study Uses Wearables and Machine Learning to Predict COPD Rehab Participation
Mayo Clinic researchers published a study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health showing that wearable‑derived sleep metrics can forecast patient participation in remote COPD pulmonary rehabilitation. Participants wore wrist activity monitors for a week before a 12‑week home‑based program, generating...
Stroke Survivors’ Brains Rejuvenate to Compensate for Injury
A global ENIGMA study of over 500 chronic stroke survivors used deep‑learning MRI analysis to estimate regional brain‑predicted age differences (brain‑PAD). The damaged hemisphere showed accelerated aging, while the opposite, undamaged side—especially the frontoparietal network—exhibited a younger structural profile. This...
Jona and Everlywell Partner to Launch AI-Powered Gut Microbiome Test
Jona, an AI‑driven gut microbiome startup, has teamed up with Everlywell to bring a high‑resolution microbiome test to the U.S. consumer market. The test employs deep shotgun metagenomic sequencing, delivering strain‑level data on bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. Jona’s proprietary...
At the Intersection of Personalized Health and GLP-1s
A NutraIngredients webinar highlighted how GLP‑1 agonists, wearables, and at‑home diagnostics are reshaping personalized health. Over 25‑30 million people are currently on GLP‑1 drugs, a figure expected to double by 2030, while roughly 100 million U.S. consumers now wear devices that generate...
Frozen Does Not Mean Stable: Rethinking Cryopreservation in Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing
Cryopreservation remains a linchpin for cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing, yet frozen material is not inherently stable. Real‑world operations introduce transient warming events (TWEs) when products are moved, accessed, or shipped, silently degrading viability and potency. Traditional reliance on...
Digital Tools Extend Care Outside Hospital Walls
Wearables, IoT devices and home‑based care are being deployed to reduce hospital stays and boost quality of life for South Korea’s aging population, according to Samsung Medical Center CMIO Dr. Meong Hi Son. The interview emphasizes remote monitoring as a...
3D Systems Granted Full-Scope Certification Under EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745
3D Systems has secured full‑scope certification under the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745, confirming its quality system, documentation, and clinical evidence meet Europe’s strict standards. The approval clears the path for the NextDent Jetted Denture Solution to launch across...
3 Ways Self-Employed Healthcare Professionals Can Reduce Admin Time
Self‑employed healthcare professionals are spending an outsized portion of their week on administrative tasks, from chasing payments to handling complex tax filings. The article outlines three practical ways to cut that burden: systematically tracking how time is spent, leveraging modern...
Novocure Reports Topline P-II (PANOVA-4) Trial Data on TTFields Therapy for Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (mPDAC)
Novocure disclosed topline Phase‑2 PANOVA‑4 data showing that Tumor‑Treating Fields (TTFields) combined with Tecentriq and gemcitabine/nab‑paclitaxel achieved a 74.4% disease‑control rate in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC). The trial, enrolling 78 patients, outperformed the historical MPACT control arm’s 48% DCR. Secondary...
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 3/26/26
Epic Systems remains the dominant electronic health record (EHR) vendor, powering more than 250 U.S. hospitals, but its market grip faces mounting criticism over cost, complexity, and data‑privacy practices. A Texas‑filed lawsuit, spearheaded by the state Attorney General, alleges Epic’s...
Quarantining Risk: How Public Health Is Scaling AI without Exposing Sensitive Data
Public health agencies are turning to cloud‑native scientific computing to run massive genomics and epidemiological models without compromising patient privacy. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) standardized its fragmented pandemic‑era infrastructure by adopting Red Hat OpenShift on Azure and integrating Nvidia...
Deepfake X-Rays Are so Real Even Doctors Can’t Tell the Difference
A study published in Radiology reveals that both radiologists and leading multimodal large language models struggle to differentiate AI‑generated deepfake X‑rays from authentic scans. When unaware of synthetic images, radiologists detected only 41% of fakes; awareness boosted accuracy to 75%....
Kallisio’s Stentra Receives CE Mark for Precision Oral Immobilization System in Head & Neck Radiation Therapy
Swiss‑based Kallisio has secured CE certification for its Stentra intraoral positioning system under the EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745. The device, a patient‑specific 3‑D‑printed oral immobilizer, improves millimeter‑level accuracy in head‑and‑neck radiation therapy without altering existing treatment planning software or...
How Hospital Administrators Can Unlock Growth with Digital Innovation
Hospital administrators are urged to adopt a digital‑first mindset to drive growth without adding complexity. By investing in online MHA education, leveraging data analytics, and automating routine tasks, they can improve efficiency, patient experience, and inter‑departmental communication. Secure, scalable platforms...
The Healing Power of Light: How Light Therapy Supports Wellness
Red and near‑infrared light therapy is gaining traction as a non‑invasive wellness tool, leveraging specific wavelengths to stimulate mitochondria and boost cellular ATP production. Clinical‑grade full‑body panels now bring deep‑tissue penetration into homes, promising consistent results for skin health, pain...
Heidi Launches a Mic for AI Scribe – Why?
Heidi has introduced the Heidi Remote, a 21‑gram wearable microphone that provides up to 14 hours of battery life for AI‑assisted clinical documentation. The device operates independently of phones or Wi‑Fi, capturing audio offline and syncing later, and is built...
CVS Health Partners with Google Cloud to Build AI-Driven Consumer Health Platform
CVS Health announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to launch Health100, an AI‑native consumer health platform that unifies patients, providers, payers and digital services. The platform leverages Google Gemini models, BigQuery and the Cloud Healthcare API to deliver an...
A Machine Learning Model May Enable Liver Cancer Risk Prediction with Routine Clinical Information
Researchers developed a random‑forest machine learning model that predicts hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk using only routine clinical data—demographics, electronic health records, and standard blood tests. In a UK Biobank cohort the model achieved an AUROC of 0.88, and external validation...
Cryoablation Outshines Radiation Therapy, Surgery for Treating Certain Lung Cancers
New research published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology shows percutaneous cryoablation delivers high local control for medically inoperable stage IA non‑small cell lung cancer, especially tumors under 2 cm. In a single‑center analysis of 176 patients, one‑year and three‑year...
Cardiologists Use Endovascular Device for Brain Aneurysms to Treat High-Risk Heart Patients
Mayo Clinic interventional cardiologists and radiologists have repurposed Terumo's WEB SLS II intrasaccular flow disruptor—originally approved for intracranial bifurcation aneurysms—to treat saccular coronary aneurysms. The first case involved a 74‑year‑old patient undergoing aortic valve replacement and bypass surgery, where the device achieved...
Monitor Your Blood Pressure With This Key Apple Watch Feature
Apple Watch cannot measure blood pressure directly, but it can sync with Bluetooth‑enabled cuffs through the Health app, letting users log readings on their wrist. Three popular monitors—Omron Evolv ($75), Withings ($130) and iHealth Feel ($50)—offer clinical‑grade data that automatically...
When Heart Patients Can’t Wait: Urgent TAVR with Self-Expanding Vs. Balloon-Expandable Valves
A retrospective analysis of nearly 600 urgent or emergent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures performed between 2012 and 2024 compared Medtronic self‑expanding valves (SEVs) with Edwards balloon‑expandable valves (BEVs). Adjusted Cox regression showed no significant difference in long‑term mortality...
Thesis Care (Formerly Trovo Health) Secures $45M to Scale AI-Powered Clinical Care Teams
Thesis Care, formerly Trovo Health, closed a $45 million Series A round led by Oak HC/FT, bringing total funding to $60 million. Founded in 2024 by ex‑Cedar executives, the startup uses AI agents backed by clinicians‑in‑the‑loop to automate end‑to‑end clinical workflows. By delivering...
Qualified Health Raises $125M to Scale Generative AI in Health Systems
Qualified Health, a public‑benefit AI firm, closed a $125 million Series B led by NEA, adding investors such as Transformation Capital and Anthropic. The round will fund expansion of its generative‑AI platform that offers governance, risk‑alert, privacy safeguards and workflow automation for...
Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative Doubles $1M Prize Competition for Agentic AI Solutions
The Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative announced that Biomni-AD and Prima Mente each won the $1 million Alzheimer’s Insights AI Prize, doubling the competition’s total payout to $2 million. The competition, launched in August 2025 and backed by Bill Gates and a broad...
Legacy Systems Present Modern Challenges at the VA
Veterans Affairs is phasing out its decades‑old custom electronic health record (EHR) in favor of a modern, interoperable platform, CMIO Dr. Jonathan Nebeker announced. The new system will support standardized data exchange and enable integration of emerging digital tools such...