Issue №149 · Monday, October 12, 2026
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Today's Issue
3 stories · ~4 min read
PhysiciansCan Artificial Intelligence Learn the Art of Surgery?
Digital HealthTrump Health Officials Have Been Consulting AI Executives in a Private Chatroom
Health OSRaidium appoints Ludovic d’Apréa as Strategic Advisor to the Board
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Monday, October 12, 2026
Today's Issue.
6 stories · ~5 min readPhysicians.
Oct 9 | Physicians
When the AI agent won't take no for an answer (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Physicians
Public Trusts AI in Dementia Care Only When It Assists, Not Replaces, Humans (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Physicians
Suicide-Related Responses From AI Chatbots Through Application Programming Interfaces and Consumer-Facing Apps (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Physicians
Efficiency vs Depth in AI-Generated and Human-Synthesized Thematic Analyses of Ugandan Women’s Experiences of (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Physicians
NHS hospital completes three major robotic operations in one day (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Physicians
Accounting for the Unaccounted in AI and Care: Bringing Young Carers into the AI Realm (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Physicians
NewDays Brings Its AI-Driven Dementia Care Platform to Nevada, Expands Seed Round to $16M (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
Q&A: ACP updates guidance on ethical AI use (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
Real-World Effectiveness of AI-Enabled Clinical Decision Support in Primary Care: Systematic Review (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
Can a safety prompt make AI safer for clinical decisions? Study says yes, partly (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
R-SPEAK, an AI-Based Smartphone App to Enhance Communication in People With Expressive Aphasia: Qualitative Ac (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
AI-Assisted Carotid Ultrasound for Nonexpert Use in Primary Care Cardiovascular Prevention: User-Centered Iter (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
Large Language Model Chatbot Responses to Cancer Survivorship Questions in Hong Kong: Bilingual Evaluation and (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
£80m dementia challenge to test AI and digital tools (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
The calls your practice isn't answering, with Amol Nirgudkar of Patient Prism (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
WHO on GLP-1s for kids; long-term opioids and back pain; feds and Big Tech back AI biology — Morning Medical U (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
AI And Cancer Care: How AI Helps Oncology Healthcare Providers (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Physicians
AI-Native Artera Fills Gaps in Care and Provider Performance (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Physicians
Can Artificial Intelligence Learn the Art of Surgery? (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Physicians
Comparison of Two AI Chatbots for Diagnosis and Providing Treatment Suggestions in Retinopathy of Prematurity: (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Physicians
Why AI-ready data are becoming health care’s new digital front door (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Physicians
Caribou Bio’s Journey With Off-the-Shelf Cell Therapy Reaches the End of the Road (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Physicians
Pill Peddling Doc Convicted; Digital Schizophrenia Therapeutic Cleared; AI Anxiety (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Physicians
University of Delaware launches AI institute focused on mobility, rehabilitation care (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Physicians
Governance key to balancing AI augmentation, risk for deskilling (1 min read)
Dentistry.
Oct 7 | Dentistry
Zentist Launches Vault for Dental Lockbox Automation (1 min read)
Oct 2 | Dentistry
Periodontitis Risk Assessment and Prevention Planning: Comparative Study of Multimodal Large Language Models a (1 min read)
Oct 2 | Dentistry
DS World UK returns to Birmingham (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Dentistry
Effects of Generative AI–Supported Virtual Reality Dental Skill Training on Learning Performance, Visual Behav (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Dentistry
Align Technology to Report Q3 2026 Financial Results October 28 (1 min read)
Pharmacy.
Oct 9 | Pharmacy
Russian lab worker's death sparks plague fears; Utah lets AI write first-time prescriptions; FTC warns 24 heal (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Pharmacy
Healthcare AI Needs Current Operational Context, Not Just More Data (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Pharmacy
Utah expands healthcare AI sandbox with August AI, Nolla Health pilots, adds third-party evaluators (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Pharmacy
Evolution Summit 2027 to Convene Senior Clinical Development Leaders in Westlake Village, California (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Pharmacy
PharmaMarketing Summit 2027 to Convene America’s Top Pharmaceutical Marketing Executives in California (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Pharmacy
From Diagnosis to Discovery: How AI is Transforming Modern Medicine (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Pharmacy
Infinitus launches AI agents to help pharma teams reach more providers (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Pharmacy
RFK Jr.'s Embrace of AI Confounds Some MAHA Allies and Medical Experts (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Pharmacy
Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to create a ‘virtual cell’ (1 min read)
Oct 6 | Pharmacy
Using Theory-Based Frameworks to Identify Barriers, Facilitators, Expectations, and Willingness to Pay for Onl (1 min read)
Oct 6 | Pharmacy
Utah approves slew of health AI pilots for drug management, women’s health (1 min read)
Oct 5 | Pharmacy
From skin scan to prescription: AI acne prescribing launches in Utah (1 min read)
Oct 5 | Pharmacy
Genentech AI leader Richard Bonneau leaves pharma in latest exit (1 min read)
Oct 5 | Pharmacy
Scientists claim Nobel Prize for approach behind light-activated gene therapy (1 min read)
Oct 5 | Pharmacy
STAT+: Utah plows ahead with more health AI pilots for prescriptions, women’s health (1 min read)
Oct 5 | Pharmacy
Utah enters the wild west of AI healthcare. How far will it go? (1 min read)
Oct 5 | Pharmacy
This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Pharmacy
Doctors Push Back on RFK Jr.'s AI Comments (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Pharmacy
From AI-designed drugs to frontline care, Ai Everything Abu Dhabi spotlights the next frontier of AI in health (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Pharmacy
BioMarin and Profluent partner on AI-designed enzyme therapies (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Pharmacy
Lost between the payer and the pharmacy, with Dean Erhardt of D2 Solutions (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Pharmacy
AI Governance Is Becoming a Critical Part of Healthcare Accountability (1 min read)
Physician Assistant.
Oct 9 | Physician Assistant
PAs Take Over The Today Show Plaza in NYC for PA Week: A Photo Essay (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Physician Assistant
Advocacy in Action This Fall: LAS, Student Loan Litigation, and a Consequential Mid-Term Election (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Physician Assistant
What healthcare professionals should know about fall allergies (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Physician Assistant
‘You’re Not Finished Yet’: Samora Charles on Becoming a PA (1 min read)
Oct 5 | Physician Assistant
‘The Posh PA’ Michele Neskey Talks Content Creation, Authenticity, and Advising the Next Generation of PAs (1 min read)
Oct 2 | Physician Assistant
PA Student Loan Case Moves into Next Phase: What PAs and PA Students Need to Know (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Physician Assistant
Trendline: Psoriasis (1 min read)
Sep 30 | Physician Assistant
Physician assistants, nurse practitioners often act as ‘ground troops’ in psoriasis care (1 min read)
Sep 30 | Physician Assistant
Physician assistant prioritizes empathy, connection with psoriasis patients ‘from day one’ (1 min read)
Nursing.
Oct 10 | Nursing
Weekly Rundown: Nextech taps Assort Health, EliseAI for agentic AI; Elsevier rolls out clinical AI tool for nu (1 min read)
Oct 10 | Nursing
Doctors and nurses, not AI, must perform medicine under new state law (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Nursing
Helping nursing students and educators use AI without losing sight of the source (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Nursing
Clinicians’ Trust in AI-Based Clinical Recommendations Across Controlled Primary Care–Style Clinical Vignettes (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Nursing
From retrospective review to real-time strategy: what AI means for CDI programs (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Nursing
Code With Care: A Strategic Blueprint for Nurse‐Led AI in Healthcare (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Nursing
Nursing Students in Palestine Link Confidence With AI to Sharper Digital Health Skills (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Nursing
ThinkAndor® Now Available in Epic Toolbox for Ambient Nursing Documentation (1 min read)
Oct 6 | Nursing
How Nurses Are Using AI: The Data at a Glance (1 min read)
Oct 6 | Nursing
HCA nurses raise questions over AI-enabled scheduling tool (1 min read)
Oct 5 | Nursing
Pro Kpo AI Opens for Business to Automate Healthcare Scheduling and Reduce Administrative Costs (1 min read)
Oct 2 | Nursing
Fall Detection, Audits: How AI Helps Trilogy, Signature Improve Nursing Home Operations (1 min read)
Oct 2 | Nursing
Webinar to discuss nurse-led AI strategies for care delivery transformation (1 min read)
Oct 2 | Nursing
Your Nurse Rulebook Just Changed: ANA Adds AI to Scope and Standards (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Nursing
Newsom Vetoes Bill Protecting Nurses Who Override AI, Signs Clinical Judgment Law (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Nursing
American Nurses Enterprise News, October 2026 (1 min read)
Sep 30 | Nursing
Healthcare Triangle, Inc Signs MOU to Bring AI-Enabled Humanoid Nursing Robots to Hospitals in North America (1 min read)
Sep 30 | Nursing
Healthcare Triangle Signs MoU to Launch AI-Powered Humanoid Nursing Robots Across Hospitals in North America (1 min read)
Digital Health.
Oct 10 | Digital Health
Trump Health Officials Have Been Consulting AI Executives in a Private Chatroom (1 min read)
Oct 10 | Digital Health
Keynote Address Tackles AI’s Role in Health Care, Eye Care (1 min read)
Oct 10 | Digital Health
Big tech is betting $700 billion on AI. Healthcare will decide whether the bet pays off (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Digital Health
Exclusive! 11th Annual Malaysia OpenGov CXO Leadership Forum 2026 – AI in Healthcare (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Digital Health
Author, CBS correspondent David Pogue speaks at Parkview about AI in healthcare (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Digital Health
First real-world study of safety and quality of patient-facing AI in primary care (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Digital Health
End-to-End Clinical Research Data in Real-Time – Life Sciences Today Podcast Episode 82 (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Digital Health
AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Digital Health
Healthcare AI cannot improve outcomes until it understands the human context behind every claim (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Digital Health
Healthcare AI Robot Humor – Fun Friday (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Digital Health
AI-scribing app offered to patients with rare diseases (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Digital Health
AI Can Flag Cognitive Decline Earlier — Health Systems Still Own What Happens Next (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Digital Health
How health care can benefit from AI, without costing the world (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Digital Health
InterSystems Talks on Health Data Standards, Quality, and AI (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Digital Health
Teladoc Health Expands Solo Connected Care Platform with AI-Powered Capabilities to Help Hospitals Scale Smart (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Digital Health
UT symposium explores AI’s growing role in future of health care (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Digital Health
Teladoc Health Adds Contactless Vitals and Ambient AI Scribe to Virtual Visit Platform (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Digital Health
Constant Vigilance is the Watchword for Healthcare AI Governance (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Digital Health
Envisioning a Digitally Enabled Canada: Digital Health Canada Future Leader Award Winner Brian Lo (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Digital Health
The new voice in health system AI decisions (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Digital Health
Simulation and AI reshape how health care students rehearse hard decisions safely (1 min read)
Oct 6 | Digital Health
Bedside Meets Back Office: Oracle Health Leans Into Its Enterprise Roots (1 min read)
Oct 6 | Digital Health
Delivering Clear Data for Patient Care at xCures (1 min read)
Oct 6 | Digital Health
Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare: What Premeds Should Know (1 min read)
Oct 6 | Digital Health
In healthcare, AI investments are paying off faster than expected, survey shows (1 min read)
Health OS.
Oct 9 | Health OS
Raidium appoints Ludovic d’Apréa as Strategic Advisor to the Board (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Health OS
AI’s use on existing radiology reports sees 360% rise in steatotic liver patient identification (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Health OS
Suki launches ‘Ask’ feature for clinical decision support driven by Wolters Kluwer UpToDate AI API (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Health OS
CGM may help predict future CVD risk for adults without diabetes (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Health OS
MMI pockets $125m to back its robotic microsurgery’s market growth (1 min read)
Oct 9 | Health OS
Healthleap banks $38M for AI screening platform that catches undiagnosed conditions (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Health OS
STAT+: AI for breast cancer risk prediction goes DTC, regulatory cloud over Utah sandbox, and AI psychosis (1 min read)
Oct 8 | Health OS
General Medicine raises $120M to build a healthcare store that offers everything (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Health OS
STAT+: Why health AI pilots in Utah may be on a collision course with the FDA (1 min read)
Oct 7 | Health OS
A health insurance agency’s journey from pilot to full-time voice AI agent (1 min read)
Oct 6 | Health OS
STAT+: FDA spells out 2027 AI guidance plans (1 min read)
Oct 2 | Health OS
AKASA debuts autonomous AI platform for inpatient medical coding and clinical documentation (1 min read)
Oct 2 | Health OS
Brainomix’s e-Lung shows progression and treatment response in Phase III trial (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Health OS
Data privacy concerns could hold patients back from using AI (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Health OS
Ex-Genentech, Meta, AWS AI leaders launch health AI lab with $500M backing (1 min read)
Oct 1 | Health OS
Heidi launches AI agents to automate clinical administrative tasks (1 min read)
Sep 30 | Health OS
GE HealthCare hires new global chief AI officer (1 min read)
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