Healthcare tech inovation: Lessons from HIMSS 2026 / Healthcare Dive
healthcaredive - At HIMSS 2026, AWS took the stage with Jupiter Medical Center and Rady Children's Health. Read the key lessons from last week's Views from the Top Session.
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Monday, March 16, 2026, 4:21 am / permalink 20798 / 11 stories in 14 hrs
‘They Need Each Other’: Why Hims & Hers and Novo Nordisk Made Up / MedCity
Marissa Plescia / medcitynews - Novo Nordisk dropped its lawsuit against Hims & Hers and launched a new collaboration. The deal is advantageous for both companies, experts say.The post ‘They Need Each Other’: Why Hims & Hers and Novo Nordisk Made Up appeared first on MedCity News.
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 20763 / 3 stories in 2 days
Fitch upgrades UCHealth’s rating to ‘AA+’ / Beckers
Andrew Cass / beckershospitalreview - Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth’s credit rating was upgraded to “AA+” from “AA” by Fitch. The upgrade reflects the health system’s very strong financial profile, benefiting from its market position in a growing service area and a long track record of robust …
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 20762 / 5 stories in 2 days
AMA: Physicians' use of AI doubled from 2023 to 2026 / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - A survey fielded earlier this year found 81% of doctors use AI in a professional context, with an average of 2.3 use cases per physician. Respondents were largely bullish on the technology's ability to boost clinical care and work efficiency, but still ha…
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 1:21 am / permalink 20740 / 14 stories in 2 days
A smartphone app can help men last longer in bed / New Scientist
newscientist - In a randomised trial, men who experience premature ejaculation benefitted from using an app to learn techniques for extending intercourse
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 20735 / 2 stories in 2 days
6 Things to Know About Stryker’s Cyberattack / MedCity
Katie Adams / medcitynews - Stryker was hit by a cyberattack this week that knocked out its internal systems worldwide and caused delays to order processing and manufacturing. An Iran-linked group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the full impact remains unclear.The pos…
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Friday, March 13, 2026, 6:22 pm / permalink 20721 / 6 stories in 3 days
FDA Transparency Push Expands to Monitoring Safety of Vaccines and Other Regulated Products / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - The FDA said consolidating safety reporting into a single platform, the Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS), will increase transparency and reduce costs. But like the legacy systems it replaces, AEMS reports are unverified so causation and frequency of…
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 5:23 pm / permalink 20659 / 6 stories in 4 days
Universal Health Services buys Talkspace for $835M / Endpoints
Ngai Yeung / endpoints - Universal Health Services, which operates hospitals and mental healthcare facilities, is acquiring Talkspace for $835 million in an area closely watched for consolidation, as virtual mental health companies grapple with falling valuations despite high dem…
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:24 pm / permalink 20643 / 6 stories in 4 days
Telehealth growth hasn’t increased rural behavioral healthcare access: Study / Beckers
Giles Bruce / beckershospitalreview - The rise in telemedicine over the past several years hasn’t translated to more behavioral healthcare access in rural areas, according to a March 5 study in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Boston-based Harvard Medical School and Providence, R.I.-based …
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20316 / 5 stories in 9 days
CVS Health, Google Cloud to launch healthcare engagement platform / Beckers
Naomi Diaz / beckershospitalreview - CVS Health is partnering with Google Cloud to develop an AI-powered consumer engagement platform as part of a broader effort to reshape how patients interact with the healthcare system. In a March 5 news release, the company announced a partnership with G…
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 20311 / 16 stories in 9 days
New AI tool predicts best pancreatic cancer treatment / Medical Express
medicalxpress - A new tool co-developed by investigators from Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University can predict which of two available chemotherapy options for pancreatic cancer would be more effective for an individual patient.
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 20310 / 6 stories in 9 days
AI blood test finds silent liver disease years before symptoms / Science Daily Cancer
sciencedaily - Researchers created an AI-driven liquid biopsy that scans patterns in fragments of DNA circulating in the blood. The system detected early liver fibrosis and cirrhosis—conditions that often go unnoticed until serious damage occurs. By analyzing genome-wid…
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Friday, March 6, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20251 / 7 stories in 10 days
Amazon launches Amazon Connect Health / Beckers
Naomi Diaz / beckershospitalreview - Amazon Web Services has launched Amazon Connect Health, an artificial intelligence tool designed to automate administrative tasks for health systems and improve patient access to care. Here are six things to know about Amazon Connect Health: Amazon Connec…
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Thursday, March 5, 2026, 11:23 am / permalink 20205 / 33 stories in 11 days
Health Gorilla Calls Epic Lawsuit ‘Attack on Interoperability’ in Motion to Dismiss / MedCity
Katie Adams / medcitynews - Health data company Health Gorilla filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Epic and several healthcare providers alleging inappropriate access to nearly 300,000 patient records. The case highlights ongoing questions about governance and standards for nat…
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Sunday, March 1, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 19963 / 6 stories in 15 days
Teladoc Health reports slower growth, offers cautious 2026 outlook as it shifts telehealth model / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Teladoc Health reported better-than-expected fourth quarter financial results with both revenue and earnings exceeding analysts' expectations, driving a 15% jump in the company's stock Thursday.
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 3:22 am / permalink 19936 / 3 stories in 16 days
CFO Mark Kaye to take the helm at Carelon in leadership shake-up at Elevance Health / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Elevance Health Chief Financial Officer Mark Kaye will grow his list of duties to include oversight of Carelon, the company announced Thursday.
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 2:21 am / permalink 19934 / 6 stories in 16 days
Generate Biomedicines’ $400M IPO Puts AI Drug Discovery Back in Focus / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Generate Biomedicines priced its U.S. initial public offering on February 26, 2026, selling 25 million shares at $16 each for gross proceeds of $400 million, with trading expected on the Nasdaq under […]
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Friday, February 27, 2026, 11:22 pm / permalink 19912 / 6 stories in 16 days
ChatGPT Health performance in a structured test of triage recommendations / Nature
Ashwin Ramaswamy / nature - Nature Medicine, Published online: 23 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04297-7A stress test of ChatGPT Health triage revealed missed high-risk emergencies and inconsistent activation of suicide-crisis safeguards, raising safety concerns for consumer-…
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 11:25 am / permalink 19660 / 18 stories in 20 days
‘You’re not the Lone Ranger’ anymore: Medical education evolves for team-based care / Beckers
Paige Twenter / beckershospitalreview - As U.S. healthcare increasingly adopts team-based care, medical schools are working to prepare students for future care delivery models, according to a Feb. 18 article from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Team-based care, or a coordinated ba…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19529 / 3 stories in 23 days
Optum unveils Value Connect, its AI-powered tool to support value-based care / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Optum is rolling out a new AI tool that aims to address some of the key barriers to value-based care, from data fragmentation to administrative burden.
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 19522 / 21 stories in 23 days