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Multi-Ancestry Polygenic Score Predicts T2D, Obesity, GLP‑1 Need
SocialMar 16, 2026

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

By Eric Topol
Proposing Real‑Time API National Provider Directory to End Data Hide‑and‑Seek
SocialMar 16, 2026

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

By Colin Hung
AI-Driven Digital Biology Delivers Custom Cancer Vaccine for Dog
SocialMar 16, 2026

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

By Eric Topol
Blockchain Smart Contracts Enable Trusted Healthcare Data Sharing
SocialMar 16, 2026

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

By Antonio Grasso
AI Bridges Patients, Providers, Payers, and Public Health
SocialMar 16, 2026

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

By Seema Verma
Jason Hoffman’s Interview Packs Dense AI Insights
SocialMar 16, 2026

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

By José Pedro Almeida
Four‑Tier Framework Cuts Through AI Healthcare Hype
SocialMar 16, 2026

Four‑Tier Framework Cuts Through AI Healthcare Hype

It’s incredibly hard to see through the current AI hype in healthcare. To facilitate that, I have mapped the rapidly expanding universe of AI use cases in healthcare from early-stage “on the horizon” innovations to “safe bets” that are already backed...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
Prioritize History and Exam Before Trusting MRI Findings
SocialMar 16, 2026

Prioritize History and Exam Before Trusting MRI Findings

The irony I find myself returning to is that MRI technology has not made us better diagnosticians. It has, in many cases, made us worse ones, because the image is so concrete and the language of the report so authoritative...

By Howard Luks, MD
Go Paperless with Medler HMS – Free Trial
SocialMar 16, 2026

Go Paperless with Medler HMS – Free Trial

Still managing your clinic with paper files and manual registers? Upgrade to Medler HMS and simplify your practice. ✔ Patient Management ✔ Smart Appointments ✔ Digital Prescriptions ✔ Lab & Inventory ✔ Billing & Payments ✔ Automated Follow-ups ✔ Analytics Dashboard 🚀 Start your 45 Days Free Trial 📞 +91-9289363999 🌐...

By Kushal Jain, MD
Dental Robots Face Trust Hurdle, Acceptance Possible
SocialMar 16, 2026

Dental Robots Face Trust Hurdle, Acceptance Possible

It seems inevitable that medical robots will be used across the healthcare spectrum: from taking blood samples and moving medications around in a hospital to surgeries and pharmacy automations. But can dentistry be the next? A medical specialty in which...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
Understanding CGM Accuracy: Devices, Context, and Personal Factors
SocialMar 16, 2026

Understanding CGM Accuracy: Devices, Context, and Personal Factors

Continuous glucose monitors accuracy depends on the device, the situation and the individual. In this blog we explain the key concepts behind CGM accuracy and the terms you need to understand before interpreting the data. https://t.co/qSpsLY4al8

By Asker Jeukendrup, PhD
Cell Painting Images Predict Cellular Age Without Methylation
SocialMar 16, 2026

Cell Painting Images Predict Cellular Age Without Methylation

A model that predicts cellular age from Cell Painting microscopy images alone. No DNA methylation needed. The model captures morphological aging hallmarks across nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments, correlates with chronological age AND epigenetic clocks. The promise: screen for rejuvenation compounds...

By Steve Horvath, PhD
Tech Leaders Should Leverage Grants to Disrupt Healthcare Costs
SocialMar 15, 2026

Tech Leaders Should Leverage Grants to Disrupt Healthcare Costs

The solution here is for technology executives to build cheaper, better and faster healthcare solutions with the support of government grants/contests with that explicit goal… just like the military technology executives seem willing to have disrupted the “cost plus”...

By Jason Calacanis
Dynamic Evaluation Framework for LLMs in Patient Care
SocialMar 15, 2026

Dynamic Evaluation Framework for LLMs in Patient Care

Our new @NatureMedicine paper proposing a path for better, dynamic evaluation of large language models for patient care https://t.co/VHvyxDFKuc CES-clinical environment simulator @pranavrajpurkar https://t.co/Q9tyeupEk3

By Eric Topol
AI Converts Standard Slides Into Spatial Proteomics, Cutting Costs
SocialMar 15, 2026

AI Converts Standard Slides Into Spatial Proteomics, Cutting Costs

We’ve trained a multimodal AI model to turn routine pathology slides into spatial proteomics, with the potential to reduce time and cost while expanding access to cancer care. https://t.co/OCptXdsUm1

By Satya Nadella
Engineering Smarter, Healthier Babies Through Embryo Selection
SocialMar 15, 2026

Engineering Smarter, Healthier Babies Through Embryo Selection

The man engineering smarter, healthier babies before they're born: Jonathan Anomaly. This philosopher-turned-biotech founder says the future of your child's health starts at the embryo. Here are 9 things you need to know about embryo selection: https://t.co/XVQF5le4bE

By John Cumbers
AI May Help Detect Rare, Often‑Missed Diagnoses
SocialMar 14, 2026

AI May Help Detect Rare, Often‑Missed Diagnoses

Nice piece @axios by @caitlinnowens on the use of AI by docs for diagnosis. She describes her mom's amyloid (rare & oft-missed multisystem illness) misdiagnosis. I'm not 100% sure AI would have helped, but it does have some unique skills...

By Robert (Bob) Wachter, MD
Google's AMIE Shows Promise, Still Needs Clinician Partner
SocialMar 14, 2026

Google's AMIE Shows Promise, Still Needs Clinician Partner

A great discussion by the brilliant @AdamRodmanMD on the new study of @Google 's AMIE (medical AI) tool, including the study's limitations. Bottom line is the tool's performance is impressive and getting better, but it's still best thought of as...

By Robert (Bob) Wachter, MD
Smartwatch Blood Pressure Monitoring Arrives via Radio, 3.4 mW
SocialMar 14, 2026

Smartwatch Blood Pressure Monitoring Arrives via Radio, 3.4 mW

Your smartwatch can’t track your blood pressure right now, but soon it will be able to with radio signals. The prototype system consumes just 3.4 milliwatts. https://spectrum.ieee.org/blood-pressure-monitor-smartwatch

By IEEE Spectrum Threads
Micro-Cages Enable Precise Manipulation of Cell Clusters
SocialMar 14, 2026

Micro-Cages Enable Precise Manipulation of Cell Clusters

These micro-cages are designed to hold and manipulate tiny cell clusters in miniaturized lab-on-a-chip devices. https://spectrum.ieee.org/lab-on-a-chip-grippers?share_id=9241061

By IEEE Spectrum Threads
AI Sleep Model Predicts 130+ Diseases From PSG
SocialMar 14, 2026

AI Sleep Model Predicts 130+ Diseases From PSG

SleepFM is a multimodal #AI foundation model for disease prediction. Developed by @Stanford researchers, trained on over 585K hours of polysomnography (PSG) data from 65K patients. It analyzes brain, heart, & respiratory signals to predict 130+ diseases—including dementia, cancer, and heart...

By Daniel Kraft, MD
Stretchable Metal‑Polymer Wires Enable Flexible Future Electronics
SocialMar 14, 2026

Stretchable Metal‑Polymer Wires Enable Flexible Future Electronics

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲. 𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸. 👏 Researchers in China have developed a Metal-Polymer Conductor (MPC) by combining elastic polymers with liquid metals like gallium and indium. The result is quite remarkable. A circuit that can: → stretch → twist → fold → bend repeatedly …and still conduct electricity. Traditional...

By Pascal Bornet
VR Lets Hospital Patients Explore Beauty Beyond Walls
SocialMar 13, 2026

VR Lets Hospital Patients Explore Beauty Beyond Walls

A hospital room can feel very small. But the mind doesn’t have to stay there. At Cedars-Sinai, we’re using VR to help patients explore beautiful places beyond the four walls of the hospital room. Not to escape life… but to contemplate its beauty in...

By Brennan Spiegel, MD
Embrace Telehealth Early or Lose Clients Forever
SocialMar 13, 2026

Embrace Telehealth Early or Lose Clients Forever

Six years ago today, on Friday, March 13, 2020, I sent the email switching all my clients to telehealth. Some of them didn’t want to do online sessions; they said they’d rather wait a little, until things blew over. I...

By Riva | A Therapist Can’t Say That
AI to Autonomously Report X‑Rays Within Five Years
SocialMar 13, 2026

AI to Autonomously Report X‑Rays Within Five Years

AI will likely report most X-rays near-autonomously within 3–5 years. We may soon have AI generating reports instantly… while radiologists still wait for the RIS loading wheel to open them.

By Amine Korchi, MD
Robotic Surgery Expands Into AI-Enhanced Precision
SocialMar 13, 2026

Robotic Surgery Expands Into AI-Enhanced Precision

Robots’ potentials have been a fascination for humans and have even led to a booming field of robot-assisted surgery. Surgical robots assist surgeons in performing accurate, minimally invasive procedures that are beneficial for patients’ recovery. The assistance of robots extend beyond incisions...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
Epic’s MyChart Fragments Records, Hindering True Interoperability
SocialMar 13, 2026

Epic’s MyChart Fragments Records, Hindering True Interoperability

Class-action lawsuit claims Epic’s MyChart fragments patient records across portals, blocking full access & delaying disability claims. True interoperability still a challenge in digital health. https://t.co/jiKal8ggTl #DigitalHealth

By Paul Sonnier
Clinician Trust, Not Dashboards, Drives Sustainable Improvement
SocialMar 13, 2026

Clinician Trust, Not Dashboards, Drives Sustainable Improvement

Lasting improvement doesn’t come from dashboards or mandates. It comes from clinicians who trust the data and own the change. A great conversation on what really works. 👉 https://t.co/SwV5qc59SV @HealthCatalyst #clinicalimprovement #HITSM

By Colin Hung
Neuralink Patient Plays Online Games Hours After Surgery
SocialMar 13, 2026

Neuralink Patient Plays Online Games Hours After Surgery

Neuralink Patient Goes from Operating Room to Online Gaming in Hours by @cb_doge #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/UaOCf4kTSC

By Ron van Loon
5‑Minute Calcium Scan Beats Cholesterol for Heart Risk
SocialMar 13, 2026

5‑Minute Calcium Scan Beats Cholesterol for Heart Risk

The Coronary Artery Calcium Scan - The Heart Disease Test You've Never Heard Of There's a 5-minute heart scan… No needles. No treadmill. No contrast dye. And it predicts heart attack risk better than cholesterol alone. https://youtu.be/XVNLubDAE-M

By Robert Lufkin, MD
Microsoft's Health AI Copilot Launches, but Requires Waitlist
SocialMar 13, 2026

Microsoft's Health AI Copilot Launches, but Requires Waitlist

#Microsoft launches #AI platform - Copilot for #Health, but don’t get too excited, you’ll have to join a waitlist to use it. https://t.co/qcOxiBXRHw #Healthcare #TechNews

By Catherine Adenle
NineDiagnostics Chosen for BioTools Innovator Road Tour
SocialMar 12, 2026

NineDiagnostics Chosen for BioTools Innovator Road Tour

Excited to share that @NineDiagnostics was selected as 1 of 30 teams (from 450+ tools & diagnostics companies) to pitch at the 2026 @BioToolsInnovator Road Tour in #Boston — building fingerprint tests so teams can see sooner what’s working and...

By Freddy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD
Qualified Health Secures $100M Series A Funding
SocialMar 12, 2026

Qualified Health Secures $100M Series A Funding

Scoop: Qualified Health, a health care AI evaluation and implementation startup, is raising around $100M in Series A funds from investors including NEA and SignalFire, sources tell me. https://t.co/F3fDXuYWTo

By Erin Brodwin
Omada Simplifies Cardiometabolic Care in the GLP‑1 Era
SocialMar 12, 2026

Omada Simplifies Cardiometabolic Care in the GLP‑1 Era

The GLP-1 era demands smart decisions on access, cost, and outcomes—now. At Omada, we're simplifying cardiometabolic care for a new era with over a decade of between-visit care innovation guiding us. Learn more: https://t.co/7r5KAZbx7f https://t.co/k7Sc7JloKZ

By Sean Duffy
Night‑time Body Pod Merges AI Hardware and Software
SocialMar 12, 2026

Night‑time Body Pod Merges AI Hardware and Software

Exactly. We converge SW + HW since day one. The Pod runs ML on your body throughout the night. Physical AI is already here

By Matteo Franceschetti
Choosing the Right Med Spa Platform Boosts Bookings and Growth
SocialMar 12, 2026

Choosing the Right Med Spa Platform Boosts Bookings and Growth

The right med spa platform can improve bookings, streamline ops, and support growth across multiple locations. Here’s how today’s top platforms stack up: https://t.co/KqeNCzTGNM #Meevo @AestheticsPro2 @mangomint @Vagaro #medspa #HITSM

By Colin Hung
Healthcare AI's Rapid Evolution Shapes Doctor Training
SocialMar 12, 2026

Healthcare AI's Rapid Evolution Shapes Doctor Training

The healthcare AI landscape gets more dynamic and interesting each day. My conversation with @royperlis, Harvard/MGH prof and AI editor @JAMA_current, on where the field is today, implications for doctors and med education, and more. https://t.co/RFGoldtuXa

By Robert (Bob) Wachter, MD
Real‑time Biosurveillance Transforms Pandemics Into Preventable Events
SocialMar 12, 2026

Real‑time Biosurveillance Transforms Pandemics Into Preventable Events

Pandemics are still detected the same way they were decades ago. By the time we notice them, they are already spreading. What would it look like to treat pathogen surveillance like a real-time intelligence system? On Wednesday, May 6 at 8:35 AM, @PardisSabeti...

By John Cumbers
AI May Worsen Inequities in Healthcare
SocialMar 12, 2026

AI May Worsen Inequities in Healthcare

New: AI isn't lifting all boats equally in health care. At times, it might be making things worse. https://t.co/IWDP3rnJ9P

By Erin Brodwin
Explore AI, VR, Digital Health at vMed26
SocialMar 12, 2026

Explore AI, VR, Digital Health at vMed26

Envision the future of medicine at #vMed26. AI. VR. Digital health. Meet the people who are building what comes next. You won’t want to miss it. March 25–26 | Los Angeles https://t.co/pRyUSN3mAK https://t.co/83MyCFGkCc

By Brennan Spiegel, MD
Declining Trust Fuels AI-Driven Healthcare Disruption
SocialMar 12, 2026

Declining Trust Fuels AI-Driven Healthcare Disruption

"Amid soaring prices and dwindling trust in the industry, patients are becoming more open ot alternative ways of getting the care they need. Meanwhile, advances in AI are improving access to medical information and regulators are becoming friendlier to newcomers. At...

By Vijay Pande
AI Therapist Beats Humans, Hits Top 10% Performance
SocialMar 12, 2026

AI Therapist Beats Humans, Hits Top 10% Performance

Infinite mental health services affordable @Limbic_ai. Key finding in Nature Medicine: https://t.co/ga8xxjSzor Limbic Layer™ turns any frontier LLM into a behavioral health specialist, improving therapeutic performance (as judged by other therapists), patient experience, and clinical outcomes. 75% of Limbic's...

By Vinod Khosla
Instant EHR Integration Boosts AI Accuracy for Clinics
SocialMar 12, 2026

Instant EHR Integration Boosts AI Accuracy for Clinics

Our new self-serve EHR integrations help clinics get set up on our clinical AI platform in minutes. Giving Glass awareness of patient context hugely increases the accuracy and utility of AI ambient insights, differentials, plans, and documentation. Available now at...

By Dereck Paul, MD
Paper-Thin Robot Squeezes 3mm G
SocialMar 12, 2026

Paper-Thin Robot Squeezes 3mm G

South Korean researchers built a paper-thin robot that squeezes through 3mm gaps and lifts 70x (!) its weight. The flexible robotic "sheet" mimicks myosin, the protein that powers muscle contractions in your body. Inside the sheet are dozens of microscopic air chambers...

By Rowan Cheung
GenAI Health Tools Multiply: ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot
SocialMar 12, 2026

GenAI Health Tools Multiply: ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot

In January there was ChatGPT Health, Claude Health. Today there's Microsoft CoPilot Health. And more to come in the genAI -> health landscape https://t.co/TInH9YTvwA

By Eric Topol
AI Pre-Visit Chat Delivers Concise Summaries for Doctors
SocialMar 12, 2026

AI Pre-Visit Chat Delivers Concise Summaries for Doctors

A very important prospective (!) study from Google and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center about using AI before a new ambulatory primary care visit. The patient talks with a conversational AI that will summarize every important detail for the physician by...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
AI Robotics Make Patients the New Point of Care
SocialMar 12, 2026

AI Robotics Make Patients the New Point of Care

From skin checking applications and AI to remote care devices and robotics, the field is going through a paradigm shift making patients more and more the point of care. Smart algorithms will soon diagnose skin cancer, dermatologists consult patients online, and...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
NiCE Sets Real‑Time AI‑First Care Standard
SocialMar 12, 2026

NiCE Sets Real‑Time AI‑First Care Standard

NiCE is defining the next standard of care... with data that moves as fast as the patient. Visit Booth 4843 to see #AI-first #CX in action. @NICELtd #HIMSS26 #HIMSS2026 https://t.co/3ffKU5tupi

By James Gingerich
Global Map Reveals Rapid Growth of Medical Drone Projects
SocialMar 12, 2026

Global Map Reveals Rapid Growth of Medical Drone Projects

The Global Map of Medical Drone Projects And Trials We analyzed the state of medical drones worldwide. To achieve that, we had to dive into the global literature and announcements to find all of these exciting projects that involved the use...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD