Biotech Poised to Create Universal Anti‑venom Breakthrough
Day 1 @SynBioBeta first panel on building a universal anti-venom "We haven't innovated in 125yrs, since injecting horses with venom worked okay" We're now on the cusp of a universal anti-venom thanks to modern biotech https://t.co/wNbPwXjHPi
Patients Become Beta Testers and Co‑Engineers of Bionics
"These users aren’t just patients—they’re the beta testers and co-engineers of the bionic age." https://spectrum.ieee.org/assistive-technology?share_id=9387900
MRI Body Composition Predicts Diabetes, Heart Events, Mortality
Body composition from MRI of 66,000 people was linked to diabetes, major cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality @radiology_rsna https://t.co/KUkMppvorA https://t.co/FdyHjpWqW1
Quantum Breakthrough: 10-Year Partnership Yields Discovery Accelerator
Next up - Quantum with @ClevelandClinic's Serpil Erzurum - talking about the discovery accelerator - result of a 10 year partnership. #IBMThink https://t.co/LwGwuFTvgf
AI Powers Around-the-Clock Healthcare Member Services
Next up - what AI can do in Healthcare - Ratnakar Lavu of @ElevanceHealth in a conversation with @IBM' @ArcindKrishna - Benefits, Member Services 24x7. #IBMThink https://t.co/yv4a1KSyio
Oracle Brings AI and Cloud Expertise to Poland's Healthcare
Loved spending a couple days in Poland last week, where I had the privilege of meeting with Tomasz Maciejewski, @USAmbPoland Tom Rose, Hon. Stuart Andrew MP, and other leaders working to advance Poland’s healthcare ecosystem. We at @Oracle are keen to share our...
Tech Disruption Varies by Specialty: Task Type Matters
An analysis of what impact digital technologies could have on the top 20 medical specialties, based on how repetitive vs creative and interaction-based vs data-based tasks those specialties entail. This and many more inforaphics and detailed analyses in our e-book: The...
Gallium Needle Softens at Body Heat, Boosts Injection Safety
KAIST Develops Gallium Needle That Softens at Body Temperature for Safer Injections by @tweetciiiim #MedTech #HealthTech #Tech #TechForGood https://t.co/g8iTdzNeF9
Superintelligent AI Not Required to Improve Cancer Outcomes
Big tech companies claim superintelligent AI could one day cure cancer. But do we really need smarter AI to change cancer outcomes? https://spectrum.ieee.org/can-ai-cure-cancer-javorsky?share_id=9456123
Patents Hide Life‑Saving Drug Clues Await Discovery
What if the next life-saving drug is buried in a patent diagram? In early drug discovery, progress can hinge on a single decision. The evidence exists, but some of the most valuable insights stay invisible to conventional search, especially inside...
Integrated Care Platforms Redefine Post‑Telehealth Healthcare
Beyond Telehealth: The Rise Of The Integrated Care Platform by Manjula Iyer @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/zUONBCm5Oz #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #TechForGood https://t.co/uFU9tfj0zu
AI's Echo Chamber: Validation Vs. Reassurance in Healthcare
One of the biggest problems with AI is it so often tells us what we want to hear. In healthcare, I can’t figure out if that means telling a patient they have a likely diagnosis — or that they don’t....
Integrated AI Care Partner Unites Communication, Evidence, Workflow
We don’t need another app—we need systems that ✨work together.✨ Heidi’s approach integrates communication, clinical evidence, and workflow into a single AI care partner. Details 🔗 https://t.co/M92fxaSATd @tryHeidi #HIMSS26 #HITSM
Prevent Billing Errors Upfront by Moving Left in EHR
"The best denial is the one that never happens.” Instead of fixing billing after the fact, what if your EHR prevented errors upfront? This interview breaks down what “moving left” really looks like. 👉 https://t.co/3wq0xwo8al @greenway #HIMSS26 #healthtech
Trust, Not Technology, Determines AI Doctor Adoption
Half of healthcare organizations are open to AI doctors. But adoption is not the real challenge. 87% expect efficiency gains and 2–4x ROI, yet proving value in clinical settings remains complex. The deciding factor is trust. Without evidence, training and accuracy, adoption...
Annual Grail Liquid Biopsy: Early Cancer Detection for the Wealthy
Everybody with a net worth over $5 million should do a Grail Liquid Biopsy every year. My wife, me and my parents all do it annually. $1k to do it. Every 3 years for $1-5 million net worth. Can give you super early detection...
AI Will Write 90% of Clinical Work Soon
At leading AI companies, software agents are using AI to write 90% of their code. The same thing will happen in medicine, where doctors will use AI to complete 90% of clinical work. In some cases, the AI-Native doctor is...
AI Becomes First Stop Before Doctors in Healthcare
People are starting to turn to AI before they turn to doctors. For many, tools like ChatGPT have become the first stop for symptoms, questions and reassurance. The shift is behavioral. Access is replacing authority as the starting point in healthcare. https://t.co/0cbKUaeE2z...
BEAM Wins TIME 100, Delivers First Gene Base Editing Cure
Congrats to $BEAM on being named as one of @TIME’s 100 most influential & innovative companies that are shaping the world & our future. @beamtx’s leading Gene Editing platform - Base editing, has achieved a significant milestone when KJ Muldoon...
Telepresence Robots Let Doctors Conduct Remote Hospital Rounds
Telepresence #Robots Transform #Healthcare: Remote Doctors Now Make Hospital Rounds by @sutoroveli_news #MedTech #HealthTech #TechForGood #Tech https://t.co/fS31GfoXwT
100 Independent Digital Health & AI Companies Ranked for 2026
I’m proud to introduce The Medical Futurist’s 100 Digital Health and AI Companies of 2026! Just like in previous years, we don’t accept any sponsorship or financial support. We do not have any interest or connection in any of the companies...
Rome Surgeon Conducts 8,000‑km Remote Robotic Surgery
Surgeon in Rome performs remote #Robotic surgery on patient 8,000 km away in Beijing by @InterestingSTEM #Healthcare #Healthech #Tech #Technology #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/d2OJ7mZgD8
ML Model Shows CPAP Cuts Heart Risk in Sleep Apnea
As a medical school professor, I've long argued sleep apnea is undertreated metabolic disease in disguise. A new Mount Sinai study in Nature Communications Medicine adds a wrinkle... https://www.youtube.com/@RobertLufkinMD https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2026/mount-sinai-researchers-develop-machine-learning-model-to-predict-how-cpap-affects-cardiovascular-disease-risk-in-patients-with-obstructive-sleep-apnea SleepApnea #CPAP #MetabolicHealth #PrecisionMedicine #HealthLongevitySecrets
Health Tech Adoption Ignores Clinical Evidence, Despite Building It
The uncomfortable truth is that when it comes to Health Tech, clinical evidence is neither sufficient nor perhaps even necessary to drive adoption of change in healthcare This is not a new phenomenon - been living this the last 13+ years...
AI Can't Fix Healthcare's Deep Structural Problems
AI is being positioned as a fix for healthcare. It won’t be that simple. Automation may reduce costs and speed up diagnoses, but it doesn’t solve deeper issues like staffing, funding and system complexity. The risk is clear. Technology can improve parts...
Stay Ahead: Free Weekly Health‑tech Insights for Clinicians
Every week, I track news, studies, trends and announcements that show where medicine and healthcare are really going, from the latest AI breakthroughs and digital health tools to the cultural shifts redefining patient care. The Medical Futurist Newsletter brings you: ✅ Curated...
New Optical Tactile Sensor Tracks Head Motion in Radiotherapy
Developing an optical tactile sensor for tracking head motion during radiotherapy: an interview with Bhoomika Gandhi by Ella Scallan https://t.co/pWXvBv5kUs
Robotic Fingertips Restore Surgeons' Tactile Feedback
Restoring surgeons’ sense of touch with robotic fingertips By Anthony King / Horizon Magazine https://t.co/71aGOVJwyQ
New Stair Evacuation System Quickly Safely Moves Patients
Emergency Stair Evacuation System: Safely Drag Patients Downstairs in Seconds by @IntEngineering #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood #Technology #Tech https://t.co/ZuwCdyINJx
Claude + Context7 Enables Local Oura Data App, Ditching ChatGPT
After hooking up Context7 to Claude, it stopped being dumb about reading API docs. I finally built an app I’ve wanted for years to analyze my biometric data from Oura. I didn’t even need a hosted service because Claude pointed out...
Gene Signature Swiftly Distinguishes Ebola From Other Illnesses
A newly identified gene pattern enables rapid and accurate distinction of Ebola infection from other diseases, offering potential for improved diagnostic tests in outbreak scenarios. genomics
Molecular Diagnostics Boom: More Data, Consumer Market Ahead
Awesome, absolutely love this direction of molecular diagnostics/biomarker maximalism. We shouldn’t be afraid of more data. Especially excited to see it longitudinally for people. No reason this can’t be a big consumer market, paid out of pocket...
Wearables Transform Clinical Trials with Continuous Real‑World Data
Delighted to share details on an exciting forum that we are hosting here at the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics at @NorthwesternU — Advanced Wearable Sensors and the Future of Clinical Trials — on June 24, 2026, at the...
Deep Learning Unlocks Untapped Prevent
Latest @EricTopol https://t.co/cPXyNN0DOe (v.i.) highlights DL-enabled oppys to gather additional health insights from imaging medical establishment isn't taking advantage of. Thru dif lens, describes meaningful preventive hlth oppy for entreps. @DanielSodickson @NathanPriceSci https://t.co/UC5Sgn6WR4
App Boosts HRV 30% and Lowers Resting Heart Rate
So this really worked for me. Use the https://t.co/XdKb719aG9 app HRV up by 30% on average Resting heart rate down
LLMs Show Minimal Evidence of Improving Health Outcomes
“In summary, there is very little evidence for LLMs benefiting patients or doctors for health outcomes” - Dr. @EricTopol Read his full review here: https://t.co/vHKo35n2BT
AI in Medicine: Overused Without Evidence, Under
It's striking. Both the under- and over-use of AI in medicine, by patients and doctors, for where there's evidence and where it doesn't exist https://t.co/jo7sFACPRp
Electronics‑Free Smart Lens Monitors Glaucoma and Releases Medication
Researchers have developed a prototype electronics-free smart contact lens that can track glaucoma in real time and deliver drugs in response. https://spectrum.ieee.org/smart-contact-lens-glaucoma-microfluidics
Blood Test May Forecast Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms
A new study by researchers at Harvard-affiliated Mass General Brigham has found that a blood test has the potential to predict progression of Alzheimer’s disease ***years before*** symptoms or brain scan changes. https://t.co/WtghaB12r2
AI Modeling Cells Paves Way for New Cures
If #AI Can Model Cells, Science Can Deliver Cures by Priscilla Chan @time Learn more: https://t.co/0BNyd1ZYnO #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MachineLearning https://t.co/t14SePAoUF
AI Avatars Become First-Line Triage, Easing Healthcare Staffing Strain
AI avatars are entering clinical workflows as first-line interfaces for triage and follow-up, extending care beyond hospitals. Healthcare systems face staff shortages and rising demand, so AI agents can reduce pressure on providers while protecting data. Microblog @antgrasso https://t.co/fCDqAmP0rZ
Smart Glasses May Boost Hearing for the Impaired
Can smart glasses help you hear better? As a hearing-impaired person, I wore the Nuance Audio high-tech smart specs to find out if they work. https://t.co/Ga6elfyxpX
Telehealth and Mail‑order Meds Sustain Abortion Access Post‑Roe
Telehealth and abortion medication delivered by mail have been instrumental in helping to preserve access following the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the right to an abortion. https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/key-facts-on-abortion-in-the-united-states/
VR Trial Targets IBS Symptoms Through Mind‑Body Pathways
At DDW, the world’s largest GI meeting. Our team is presenting a randomized trial using VR to help manage #IBS symptoms via mind-body pathways. Looking forward to sharing more this week. #DDW26 #Gastroenterology #IBS #DigitalHealth @DDWMeeting https://t.co/2Pgu4R9a99
Zuckerberg Funds $500M AI to Model Human Cells
Mark Zuckerberg backs $500 million push to build AI models of human cells as part of long-term effort to cure disease. https://t.co/nLBDaUVj9Z
ByteDance's AI-Designed Therapies Spotlight Global Progress
ByteDance’s drug unit presents AI-designed therapies at global conferences Yes this is reality of AI applications, but we are "winning" by slowng Chinese company progress on AI? https://t.co/G3lIeOAddU
AI Links Healthy Thymus to Longer Lifespan
As a medical school professor, I've taught that the thymus shrinks and fades after puberty. A new Nature paper says we should start watching it again. Researchers applied deep learning to routine chest CTs across 25,031 participants in the National Lung...
New Metal‑Polymer Conductor Enables Affordable Biocompatible Electronics
Breakthrough Metal Polymer Conductor: Paving the Way for Safe, Low-Cost Biocompatible Electronics by @IntEngineering #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/6naVHOkR11
Chinese Hospital's Blood‑Drawing Robot Hits 94.3% Success
Chinese Hospital Deploys Blood-Drawing #Robot Achieving a 94.3% Success Rate by @Khulood_Almani #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/R8YvNL4xEr
AI Is Already Analyzing Dental X-Rays—Most Don’t Know
AI is already reading your dental X-rays and you probably have no idea [PODCAST] http://dlvr.it/TSKfbM Podcast #PrimaryCare