AI Won’t Replace Radiologists; Demand Is Rising
Do you remember how many high-profile investors predicted that radiology would become obsolete in a few years due to the rise of AI? Yet, today, more radiologists are needed than ever. Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO, explains why: https://t.co/d4lpdMGJhO
Wearable Exoskeleton Lets Kids Walk Independently
Trexo #Robotics’ #Wearable Exoskeleton Empowers Children With Mobility Challenges to Walk Independently by @trexorobotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/0oA3hhA3kD
Nvidia's Nurabot Deploys in Hospitals to Aid Staff
Nvidia’s Nurabot Rolls Into Hospitals to Assist #Healthcare Workers by @CyberRobooo #MedTech #HealthTech #TechForGood #Tech https://t.co/TJc2q039WA
China Deploys Robots to Revolutionize Elderly Care
China's Robot-Run Elderly Care Centre | AI Caregiving | Tech It Out https://t.co/pK7nFvmJQu via @YouTube #eldercare #healthcare #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence #PhysicalAI @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani @anand_narang @NutritiousMind @baski_LA @TanyaSinha_ @devaang @AlAmadi1 @jeancayeux @enilev @efipm @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @RagusoSergio...
AI Health Data Uncovers Hidden Sinus Issue Affecting Sleep
I was always a believer that AI could radically improve health. When you see it in action in your own life, it’s amazing and gives clarity about the future. One, new learning for me is a thesis that my oddly...
AI Pathology Predicts Chemo Response in Small‑cell Lung Cancer
An AI-powered pathology tool can predict whether extensive-stage small cell lung cancer will respond to platinum-based chemotherapy using standard biopsy slides, enabling more personalized treatment decisions without additional procedures. lungcancer
Seeing Biological Age Data Drives Real Health Improvements
Some doctors say wearables & epigenetic age tests aren’t useful because they aren’t clinically approved But a new study of 178 people over a year says otherwise When people saw their data & biological age, they changed behavior & saw measurable improvements...
AI Health Advice Raises Privacy Risks Without Clear Standards
More people are turning to AI for health advice, but it comes with trade-offs. Uploading medical data can deliver useful insights, yet it also raises serious privacy concerns and risks around how that data is stored and used. The lack of...
Expensive AR Headsets Offer No Clear Advantage over Smartphones
The story is wonderful: a UK hospital is using augmented reality during pre-surgical consultations to let patients view anatomically precise 3D models through a headset and see what might be happening inside their bodies. But is it really the way forward? There...
Future Peptide Therapy Needs Automated Multi‑dose Syringe
The peptide revolution will require a small (reservoir enabled) auto syringe that doses at intervals with multiple peptides throughout the day. Basically a parallel exo-somatic signaling system.
Healthcare Workers: Start Easy Tech Projects with Real Impact
If you work in healthcare and want to explore tech start here. 3 beginner-friendly projects: • Patient satisfaction insights • Smart inventory tracking • No-show prediction No heavy coding. Real problems. Clear impact. Projects > vibes.
Machine Learning Links Spironolactone to Reduced Fibrosis Risk
Spironolactone and Fibrosis in Heart Failure Risk: Machine Learning Analysis of HOMAGE Trial Plasma Proteomics https://t.co/Ho2RL0RhO4 https://t.co/cHkogagDTt
AI-Powered Robot Performs Fully Autonomous Blood Draws
World’s First Autonomous Blood-Drawing #Robot Uses #AI to Find Veins and Collect Blood Automatically by @Berci #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #Technology https://t.co/fQdjp2ubdz
AI Prosthetic Hand Adapts Through Daily Use
A Smarter Prosthetic: Esper Bionics’ #AI Hand Learns from Everyday Use by @EsperBionics #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/LJXFZUA3OL
Wearable Device Detects Plastic Particles Inside Humans
Smartwatch-like device could help detect plastic particles in the human body by Estonian Research Council @TechXplore_com Learn more: https://t.co/wRQlH1XYgK #Innovation #Technology #EmergingTech https://t.co/Hx2nO541cp
Insurers and AI Firms Secretly Record Therapy to Cut Costs
Yes, health insurer and Silicon Valley owned AI companies are taping therapy sessions and using that data. It's a creepy situation driven by health insurers not wanting to pay for mental health care. https://t.co/zLyh5fcdvr
Cash‑pay GLP‑1 Clinics: Easy to Copy, Unsafe, Unregulated
By now we have all read the piece in @nytimes about MEDVi's $1B+ business selling GLP-1s online with a ton of marketing, and very little ownership of infrastructure. I asked two friends @josh_tauber and @keatonbedell: - Is there any moat? (no) -...
Five Tech Giants Roll Out AI Health Chatbots, Journalist Tests
This year 5 tech companies have introduced AI chatbots to consumers for health support @AnthropicAI @perplexity_ai @OpenAI @Microsoft @amazon @nicnguyen, a @WSJ journalist, tried some out. gift link https://t.co/vwO261Q6qB https://t.co/VFPyvc1P9O
Precision Analytics Cut Inflammation, Boost Function in Seniors
Leveraging Precision Medicine Analytics to Optimize Inflammation Reduction and Enhance Physical Function in Older Adults https://t.co/BSSN0SwK8a https://t.co/yRxbhtHG5r
Doctor‑Founded MyReset Launches Malaysia’s Next‑Gen Weight‑Loss Platform
Feels like I’ve talked about everything — weight loss, GLP-1s, founder diaries… But have not formally introduced our platform. So here goes — MYRESET. — A next-generation digital health platform built for weight loss in Malaysia. Founded by doctors (myself + my co-founder), with real experience in telehealth...
Robotic Dispensers Revolutionize Modern Pharmacy Operations
How #Automatic Dispensing #Robots Are Modernizing Pharmacies by @gigadgets_ #MedTech #HealthTech #Tech #Healthcare #TechForGood https://t.co/T3rg50nAt5
Autonomous Clinical Care Scales to 3 Million Conversations
First fully autonomous clinical encounter in the end of 2023, to 3 million autonomous clinical conversations with patients in 2.5 years. The co-pilot to autopilot transition is underway in specialty care, and we're thrilled to deepen our partnership with Insight...
Good AI Diagnoses, Bad Chat Interface Worsens Outcomes
This new Nature paper (using old models) illustrates the point of my latest Substack post on AI interfaces. AI did a good job diagnosing medical issues, but when users had to interact with chatbots the interface led to confusion &...
AI Medical Tools Need Evidence, Not RCTs, to Trust
How can we trust CDS AI like OpenEvidence, DoximityGPT, etc if no one's done studies showing their use improves patient outcomes? While I understand the intent, I think it's ultimately a misguided question. Anytime a new medical textbook comes out, should...
Epigenetic Aging Clocks Lack Reliable Real‑world Accuracy
This is a thoughtful essay on a new preprint from Raghav Sehgal and Albert Higgins-Chen that’s worth your time. It highlights something we don’t talk about enough: for biological aging clocks to be useful outside of research, they need to...
Apple Watch Pioneered Health Tech, Yet Defies Wellness Trends
As part of this week’s Apple 50 package, today’s Optimizer is all about how the Apple Watch shaped so much of modern health tech — and in some ways, stands in opposition to where wellness trends are headed. https://www.theverge.com/column/906391/apple-watch-optimizer-apple-50-health-tech-wearables
AI Drives Value‑Based Care Revolution in Hospitals
Healthcare must be redesigned around early intervention, accountability, and outcomes, and artificial intelligence can help make this a reality. A decisive transition to value-based care, powered by AI, can fundamentally change how hospitals operate and help us reimagine how physicians...
Compact, High-Capacity Stand-Up Aid for Tight Spaces
Molift Raiser Pro: High-Capacity Stand-Up Assistance in Tight Spaces by @gigadgets_ #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #TechForGood https://t.co/1KHpsFf39p
AI‑Powered White‑Noise App Turns Tinnitus Research Into Relief
my husband @mistermorrill took all the published research on tinnitus sound therapy, gave it to Claude Code, and they made a white noise app we play on our Sonos move ♥️
Capsule Robot Endoscopy Simplifies Exams, Reduces Patient Pain
#WhatsNext? This endoscopy in a capsule robot, makes it easier for doctors to fully examine patients. It also makes examinations less painful to patients. (GiGadgets) #Robotics https://t.co/IQr2WTjyj6
Helium Shortage Threatens MRIs; Helium-Free Tech Crucial
Helium Shortage from Middle East Conflict Puts MRI Scans at Risk Why VoxelGrids’ Helium-Free MRI Backed by @svembu Matters Now https://t.co/2ymOmtgLwQ
Nanosecond Electric Pulses Rejuvenate Aging Endothelial Cells
Nanosecond pulsed electric field applications rejuvenate aging endothelial cells by rescuing mitochondrial-to-nuclear retrograde communication https://t.co/DT8GXNLlxO
Oracle Health Powers AtlantiCare’s Vision 2030 Connected System
From unified data platforms to AI-enabled workflows, the @OracleHealth team is proud to support @AtlantiCareNJ's VISION 2030 strategy to deliver a fully connected health system. https://t.co/U0He8fVkAk
Turn IT From Maintenance to Strategic Healthcare Driver
IT teams are stuck in a loop of “keep the lights on.” Optimum Healthcare IT shares how to escape it and elevate IT into a true strategic driver. 🔗 https://t.co/HcmekJNYlg @OptimumHIT #ViVE2026 #HITSM
AI-Enhanced Medical Venture Hits $1B Solo Milestone
Very cool and congrats to @galligator Most interesting thing is as he said himself that it's not an AI/tech biz that is $1B solo It's a medical business that applied AI
WHOOP Becomes PSG's Official Health Wearable Through 2029
NEW PARTNERSHIP: @WHOOP x PSG WHOOP is now the Official Health & Fitness Wearable of Paris Saint-Germain through 2029. Players will use Whoop to unlock continuous insights into key physiological metrics helping optimize performance and improve health across a demanding season. https://t.co/bXbryfH74v
Navigation 2.0: Smarter, ROI‑Focused Healthcare Guidance
A few years ago, we were all talking about healthcare navigation as the ultimate solution for a broken system. But then the hype cooled. Why? Navigation 1.0 was built on a model that was too human-heavy, too fragmented, and too focused...
CGM Lecture with Helleputte and Jeukendrup Now Available
If you were unable to attend the recent live event with Dr Simon Helleputte and Prof Asker Jeukendrup on CGM, the recording is now available. Access the lecture: https://t.co/8nU0gVswiE https://t.co/HOzJjZt9WK
AI as Second Reader Boosts Breast Screening Accuracy
Impact of using artificial intelligence as a second reader in breast screening including arbitration https://t.co/15eScV9DfT
ChatGPT Guides Dog Cancer Care, Exposing AI Bias Debate
A story around an owner turning to chatbots like ChatGPT to guide the cancer treatment of his dog, Rosie, has stirred a new debate in the AI bio world. It's become a Rorschach test for the field, where prior beliefs on...
Simplify UX to Capture Clinical Data Without Burden
This feels like a massive blind spot in healthcare data strategy. The real opportunity may be creating simple UX that captures signal without adding burdenand integrates it into workflows clinicians actually trust. https://t.co/A4fjKGEPuy
AI Powers $1.8B Automated
It's just an automated GLP-1 prescription mill -- nothing to lionize. How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company https://t.co/t00YcMDgKw
Injectable Satellite Livers May Replace Transplants
Injectable “satellite livers” could offer an alternative to liver transplantation by Anne Trafton @MIT Learn more: https://t.co/HZg5qoXutb #HealthTech #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning https://t.co/V4W3VUpDbw
AI-Driven Biology Could Slash Drug Trial Failures Dramatically
AI for biology will have bigger near term wins. The ability for AI to learn from experiments and predict human biology will have very broad impacts in predicting targets, clinical trials, and precision medicine. Tackling the biggest challenge in Pharma (80%...
Genome Editing Shows Promise for Sickle Cell, Β‑Thalassemia
3 new trial results for genome editing of sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia @NEJM https://t.co/qGGdjgKqP5 (with summary Table below) https://t.co/RdiM3urCKJ https://t.co/W15cPAfMoS https://t.co/F3PHKuktPx https://t.co/t6Z35S8L7h
Next‑Gen AI “Lab‑in‑the‑Loop” Launches Today
For all the great folks advancing medicine and human health through rigorous science + serious applied #AI, here is a next gen “lab in the loop” being released today on 4/1 😜 https://t.co/Li8Bkd9rAQ
Outdated Paper Intake vs AI: Profit Lies in Bridging Gap
Every hospital in the world makes patients fill out the same 20-field intake form on a clipboard. In 2026. We have AI that can hold a full conversation, understand context, and remember your history. The gap between what's possible and what exists...
Health Systems Split: Epic AI vs Third‑Party Solutions
Every health system on Epic is facing the same question: trust Epic’s Patient AI or go 3rd Party? Sutter and Hartford just chose opposite answers. My 4 thoughts: The news this week: → Sutter Health was the 1st health system to go-live...
Agentic AI Cuts Hospital Costs and Boosts Care Quality
From administrative work all the way up to clinical decision support, AI-enabled automation is changing the way hospitals operate. Great @EconomistImpact article here from @Oracle and @KPMG on how Agentic AI powered by robust data infrastructure can lower the cost...
AI Emerges as Healthcare Cornerstone, Validating Flexpa’s Vision
AI is firmly becoming a cornerstone of the healthcare system. when we founded @flexpa this was core to our bet. great to see.