Health Tech

· 5h ago

AI May Help Detect Rare Sperm in Men With Azoospermia

(MedPage Today) -- BALTIMORE -- An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool could be a last resort for couples wanting to conceive a biological child who had been told they have no sperm, researchers said. The Sperm Tracking and Recovery (STAR...

· 6h ago

ARDD 2026: Traditional Biology to AI-Driven Breakthroughs

One of the oldest and biggest longevity conferences moved this year across the Atlantic, from Copenhagen to Boston. The new location brought ARDD close to several important longevity hubs and might have contributed to this edition’s practical, entrepreneurial, and forward-oriented spirit. We have…

· 7h ago

ClarityCare Raises $16.5M to Speed Up Prior Authorizations

As health plans grapple with new federal deadlines for prior authorization decisions, healthcare AI startup ClarityCare has raised $16.5 million to automate the administrative workload that can keep patients waiting for the care they need.

· 7h ago

Oncologists give ambient AI scribes positive reviews

Clinicians in cancer settings report high satisfaction with ambient AI scribes despite minimal improvements in closing notes and after-hours electronic health record work. A prospective survey evaluating an AI scribe at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and presented at ASCO Quality Care…

· 7h ago

Live Webinar October 29: Should We Let Robots Be Doctors?

(MedPage Today) -- While some major medical organizations like the American Medical Association (AMA) have adopted policies relegating artificial intelligence (AI) to an assistive rather than autonomous role in healthcare, bioethicist and oncologist...

· 8h ago

Wearable Vagus Nerve Devices Rewire Depressive Brains

Vagus nerve stimulation is a proven treatment for depression, but it has historically required surgery. A comprehensive review in Med-X shows how wearable ear and neck bioelectronics are transforming non-invasive VNS into an accessible, AI-guided home therapy.

opinion · 10h ago

Hospitals Need Authority Maps for AI Agents

Hospitals are beginning to give AI systems something more consequential than the ability to generate text: permission to act. That shift is already underway. A September 2026 survey of 250 U.S. healthcare leaders found that 28% of organizations had agentic AI in production and another 44% were…

opinion · 12h ago

A Market, Not a Mandate, Is the Fastest Way to Bring AI Into Hospitals

The cost of waiting is not evenly distributed. Rural and critical access hospitals report under 50 percent adoption of even basic predictive tools, compared with 86 percent among top-tier system-affiliated hospitals. Every year without a bridge widens that gap, and it widens it fastest for the…

study · 16h ago

Can AI Find the Cure?

Medicine has its maps: Anatomists charted the body, and the Human Genome Project gave us the code. Now, the Human Cell Atlas, a global effort involving thousands of scientists, is using AI to create comprehensive reference maps of all human cells to understand human health and diagnose, monitor and…

study · 1d ago

When Children Turn to AI Chatbots

This Medical News article discusses how children are using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for emotional support and the challenges of developing evidence and mental health safeguards quickly enough to keep pace with the technology.

· 1d ago

Anthropic IPO Discloses Plans for Life Sciences Growth

Anthropic plans to expand its growing presence in life sciences by investing further in knowledge, talent, partnerships, and additional acquisitions, the artificial intelligence (AI) giant disclosed in its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) filing. Anthropic’s Form S-1 Registration…

· 1d ago

Spatial Proteomics for Precision Oncology

Register Now Panelists: Bernd Bodenmiller, PhD Associate Professor Dept. of Quantitative Biomedicine University of Zürich ETH Zürich, Switzerland View Bio Panelist Bernd Bodenmiller, PhD Bernd Bodenmiller, PhD, is a quantitative biologist who develops novel experimental and computational approaches…

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Overcoming Bottlenecks: Biopharma’s Big Challenge Is Execution

The biggest challenge facing the biopharma industry isn’t scientific innovation. It’s manufacturing execution. That’s the opinion of Nicolas Pivet, vice president and general manager of manufacturing and digital solutions at Cytiva. Major scientific advances have enabled the development of truly…

opinion · 1d ago

Evolving the EHR from a System of Record to a System of Action

Baha Zeidan, Chief Strategy Officer & co-founder at Azalea Health The EHR is poised to evolve from its original role as a place to store patient information. The next step is for it to take a more active role in the patient care journey. As more of the journey becomes digitized, the EHR can help…

· 1d ago

Kivo Health Secures $10M to Scale Virtual Pulmonary Rehab

What You Should Know Seattle-based virtual respiratory care provider Kivo Health has raised a $10M Series A financing round led by Allumia Ventures . The round included participation from Corewell Health Ventures , Y Combinator, Heuristic Capital , and MassMutual Ventures , bringing Kivo’s total…

study · 1d ago

Senseonics Doses First Human in Trial of Freedom Fully Implantable One-Year CGM

What You Should Know Senseonics Holdings, Inc. announced the initiation of its first-in-human clinical feasibility study evaluating Freedom, an investigational continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. Freedom represents an evolution of the company’s commercialized Eversense 365 platform…

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symplr Launches AI-Powered Time and Scheduling to Unify Workforce Operations

What You Should Know Healthcare operations and enterprise software provider symplr officially launched symplr Time and Scheduling, introducing an integrated workforce management platform that merges AI-driven scheduling with complex healthcare timekeeping. The new platform integrates predictive…

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Many Medicare Patients Could Lose Access to Remote Monitoring Devices

Dianne Williams said she lost weight and lowered her blood pressure thanks to quarterly doctor appointments, monthly phone calls with a nurse, and a blood pressure cuff she uses at home that transmits data to her care team. “It’s good to have somebody talk to you and tell you what your progress is…

· 3h ago

Morning Headlines 10/27/26

HHS Finalizes HTI-5 Deregulatory Rule to Encourage Innovation and Reduce Health IT Certification Program Compliance Costs HHS releases the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity (HTI-5) Final Rule to reduce ...

· 5h ago

News 10/28/26

Top News Twelve-employee Vera Health raises $28.5 million in Series A funding to expand its evidence-based AI clinical search platform. The company says that 800,000 clinicians in 190 countries use the platform, which evaluates medical ...

study · 6h ago

Vibe genes? Natural(ish) language comes to protein, genome design software

Protein design tools may be getting increasingly sophisticated , but you still need a sophisticated understanding of protein structure for them to work. This can include knowing enzyme mechanisms down to the positions of specific amino acids, as well as the water molecules that also occupy the area…

· 10h ago

Which Garmin smartwatch is right for me?

From mindful movers to runners to outdoor adventurers to golfers, there’s a Garmin smartwatch for everyone. If you’re reading this, maybe you’ve been asking yourself for a while: Which Garmin watch should I get? The answer depends on how you’re planning on using it. But luckily for you, whether…

· 2d ago

CareValidate Launches Expanded HRT Offering

CareValidate expanded its HRT offering for telehealth companies, combining hormone therapy with provider access, pharmacy services and AI-powered care coordination.

Hungary· 13h ago

What Would It Take For AI To Prescribe Medications Without Human Supervision?

I recently asked my LinkedIn community when they think the FDA might allow AI to prescribe medications without human intervention. Of the 348 respondents, 36% said never, while 34% expected it within 2–5 years. I find this divide fascinating because the first experiments are already happening. In…

· 1d ago

Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 10/26/26

I appreciated Mr. H’s recent poll asking readers which healthcare organization frustrated them the most in the last 12 months. I would love to compare the responses of healthcare and healthcare-adjacent respondents, such as HIStalk ...

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AI detects “invisible” signs of pancreatic cancer years before diagnosis

A powerful new AI system could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer years before it becomes visible on conventional scans. The technology, called REDMOD, identified hidden warning signs an average of 475 days before diagnosis and was nearly twice as sensitive as experienced radiologists. By…

study · 2d ago

The use of biological age and artificial intelligence in health care

npj Aging, Published online: 26 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41514-026-00524-0 This commentary highlights the age illusion and advocates integrating biological age and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance clinical precision in health care. By synthesizing geroscience and machine learning…

study · 4d ago

Gilead to Pay $1.3B for Oral Peptide That Could Rival J&J’s New Immunology Pill

Gilead Sciences is getting global rights to an experimental PepStar Therapeutics oral peptide designed to inhibit the IL-23 receptor to treat inflammatory bowel disease. It could compete against Johnson & Johnson’s Icotyde, an oral peptide that blocks the same target and is also in development for…

UK· 4d ago

We are reclaiming real life after getting rid of Instagram | Letters

Readers on taking back their lives – and brains – from social media algorithms I couldn’t agree more with Georgina McNamara ( The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram – and embraced the joys of a truly private life, 19 October ). Reading about the sheer relief of stepping away from Instagram…

opinion · 4d ago

Why Behavioral Health Demands Purpose-Built CRM Architecture

David Farache, CEO and co-founder of Dazos When my business partner and I ran a multi-state behavioral health organization, one of our top challenges was accounting for how we spent our marketing dollars. Like many owner-operators, we also struggled to track conversations with potential clients and…