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
Novo Nordisk inks $2.1B oral obesity drug deal / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Novo Nordisk has partnered with Vivtex Corp. to develop next-generation oral biologic medicines for obesity, diabetes and related conditions. Under the agreement, Vivtex will license its proprietary oral drug-delivery technologies to Novo Nordisk and is e…
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20039 / 22 stories in 13 days
Novartis closes Avidity deal as rare heart disease spinout launches / Endpoints
Lei Lei Wu / endpoints - Atrium Therapeutics launched Friday morning as Novartis closed the $12 billion deal to buy Avidity Biosciences and its RNA muscle therapies. The spinout will take on Avidity’s early-stage programs for genetic cardiomyopathies — heart muscle diseases ...
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Monday, March 2, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19968 / 2 stories in 14 days
After 4-Week Strike, Kaiser Permanente Workers Score Tentative Win on Staffing & Pay / MedCity
Katie Adams / medcitynews - About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ended a four-week strike after reaching a tentative agreement that includes measures to address chronic understaffing and wage increases. The full contract has not yet been ratified.The post After 4-Week Strike, Kais…
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19945 / 8 stories in 16 days
Merck Splits Oncology Business Unit as Keytruda Patent Expiry Nears / OncoDaily
oncodaily - On February 23, 2026, Merck announced a reorganization of its Human Health structure into two business units: an Oncology Business Unit and a Specialty, Pharma & Infectious Diseases Business Unit. […]
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 3:22 am / permalink 19937 / 9 stories in 16 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
Novartis to build $23B radioligand therapy site / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Novartis will construct a 46,000-square-foot radioligand therapy manufacturing site in Denton, Texas, as part of its $23 billion U.S. investment. The facility will be Novartis’ fifth radioligand therapy site in the U.S. and its first in Texas, according t…
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19926 / 3 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
UHS posts 11.5% operating margin in 2025 as net income jumps 30% / Beckers
Andrew Cass / beckershospitalreview - King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services recorded a net income of $1.5 billion in 2025, up from $1.1 billion in 2024, according to its Feb. 25 financial report. Eight things to know: 1. The for-profit system reported an operating income of $2 …
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Friday, February 27, 2026, 11:25 am / permalink 19887 / 10 stories in 17 days