Daily Briefing · 2026-07-17

Physicians

Medicaroid Obtains CE marking for hinotoriTM surgical robot system

• Medicaroid Corporation has announced that the CE marking under the Medical Device Regulation (MDR(2017/745)) has been obtained for the hinotori Surgical Robot System. The hinotori was originally approved for manufacturin

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Physicians

J&J axes eye disease gene therapy after key phase 2b readout

• Johnson & Johnson has stopped development of an eye disease gene therapy after reviewing data from one of its key readouts for 2026.

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Physicians

Healio AI, ASCRS partner to expand ophthalmology learning

• Healio AI and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, or ASCRS, announced a partnership to optimize available educational resources for ophthalmologists, according to a press release.The collaboration ad

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Physicians

Application of AI in Hypertension Health Education: Scoping Review

• Background: Hypertension is a major global health challenge, and effective health education is crucial for improving patients’ self-management. Traditional health education approaches are often limited by insufficient pe

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Physicians

Cognitive Behavioral Immersion for Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Virtual Reality and Flat-

• Background: Depression is prevalent and debilitating. Although interventions exist, they are rarely delivered in accessible, scalable ways that retain their effectiveness. Cognitive behavioral immersion (CBI) is a coach-

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Physicians

Health system leaders on AI, affordability and the payer squeeze

• Two physicians and two health system executives got candid with Chief Healthcare Executive about denials, administrative burden and what AI is actually delivering.

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Physicians

IMPLANET Announces the Installation of the 8i Robotics Solution at Amiens-Picardie University Hospital

• IMPLANET today announces the installation of 8i Robotics Inc.'s multi-arm surgical robot at Amiens-Picardie University Hospital, within the SimUSanté® Active Learning Simulation Center.

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Physicians

SS Innovations names Sarah Romano as CFO

• Romano, who is joining from rival robotic surgery company Vicarious Surgical, will step into a position that has been held by a series of executives over the past year.

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Physicians

Behavior Change Content and Implementation of Large Language Model–Driven Conversational Agents in Cardiometab

• Background: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly embedded in conversational agents for cardiometabolic care. These systems could support self-management, but their behavior change content, delivery mechanisms, a

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Dentistry

Curve Dental Launches Voice-Driven Clinical AI Suite

• New voice-driven AI suite helps dental teams streamline documentation, charting, and perio workflows directly inside Curve’s cloud-based practice management platform. Curve Dental®, the leading provider of all-in-one, cl

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Dentistry

InsideDesk Advances Dental Revenue Cycle Automation

• Investment will accelerate InsideDesk’s AI-powered platform, fuel key hires, and extend the company’s leadership in revenue cycle management for dental service organizations. InsideDesk, the dental industry’s leading pro

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Dentistry

InsideDesk Secures $12.6 Million Growth Financing Led by Pender Ventures to Accelerate AI-Powered Dental Reven

• Investment will accelerate InsideDesk's AI-powered platform, fuel key hires, and extend the company's leadership in revenue cycle management for dental service organizations. The post InsideDesk Secures $12.6 Million Gro

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Pharmacy

Insilico, Bora Pharma reveal plans for AI-driven manufacturing company

• Insilico Medicine and Taiwan-based CDMO Bora Pharmaceuticals are launching a new company with an AI-driven biologics manufacturing platform in a bid to compete with service providers headquartered in China. “What we are

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Physician Assistant

Evidence-Based Resources for Recognizing, Assessing, Treating, and Evaluating Migraine

• In the United States, 40 million people live with migraine. Pfizer’s migraine toolkit is designed to help physician associates recognize, diagnose, and treat patients with migraine. The post Evidence-Based Resources for

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Digital Health

Answers at the Speed of Thought: Healthcare Analytics in the Era of Agentic AI

• We are moving into an era where we can finally converse with our data. We can ask, “Why are denials spiking in Region X?” or “Show me the safety profile of this cohort,” and receive an answer, not a spreadsheet. The post

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Digital Health

Off the Radar: How Unapproved AI Is Complicating Healthcare Cyber Risk

• You cannot secure what you cannot see, and right now, healthcare organizations are accumulating hidden cyber liabilities with every keystroke. The post Off the Radar: How Unapproved AI Is Complicating Healthcare Cyber Ri

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Digital Health

Research on the Improvement Path of Human-AI Collaborative Consultation Effectiveness From the Perspective of

• Background: Enhancing the effectiveness of human-AI collaborative consultation in online health communities (OHCs) constitutes a core requirement for optimizing the allocation of medical resources and promoting the susta

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Digital Health

From smartphones to hearing aids: AI's next frontier is healthcare

• Artificial intelligence is transforming how people with hearing loss experience the world ...

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Digital Health

‘The Moat is No Longer Technological’: How Digital Health Fundraising Changed in H1

• Digital health funding hit $7.4 billion in the first half of 2026, with megadeals absorbing nearly half of all capital. As AI becomes table stakes, founders and investors say the real differentiator is now domain experti

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Digital Health

One of the world’s most prominent hospitals is testing how AI can revolutionize health care

• Mayo Clinic, one of the world’s most well-known hospital systems, is using AI in hopes of improving patient care and, ultimately, saving lives.

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Digital Health

Healthcare’s Paper-to-EDI Bridge Was Built on OCR, It’s Time to Replace It With Vision-Language Models

• The following is a guest article by Shaurya Sahay, Co-Founder of Hewto.ai, an AI company building AI products for the US healthcare industry Healthcare standardized on EDI for claim submission decades ago. The X12N 837 i

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Health OS

How GPOs are Reshaping Hospital Supply Chains Using AI

• Group Purchasing Organizations are no longer just negotiating prices — they’re increasingly helping hospitals navigate risk, volatility, and complexity with data and artificial intelligence (AI). AI-enabled models increa

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Health OS

STAT+: CMS signals intent to revamp how it pays for clinical software and AI

• CMS wants to build a standardized payment structure for clinical software and AI that factors in their impact on patient outcomes.

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Health OS

Effects and User-Reported Experiences of a Self-Management Mobile Health App for Grieving Adolescents: Randomi

• Background: Adolescents who experience the loss of a family member are at increased risk of adverse mental health outcomes, yet many face barriers or may be reluctant to access in-person or group-based support. mHealth (

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Health OS

p-tau217 predicts cognitive impairment in healthy adults

• Older adults who were cognitively healthy but had very high levels of p-tau217 were 78% more likely to develop cognitive impairment within a decade, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association Internationa

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Health OS

Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer's Symptoms Up to a Decade Early

• (MedPage Today) -- Very high levels of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217), a marker of amyloid burden in the brain, predicted future risk of cognitive impairment among older adults who were initially unimpaired, a

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Health OS

West Tennessee Healthcare expands critical care support through eICU Program in partnership with Philips and h

• Jackson, TN - West Tennessee Healthcare is continuing to strengthen critical care services across the region through the expansion of its systemwide eICU program powered by Philips eCareManager and integrated with the he

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Health OS

OpenAI’s health AI chief: ‘Bet on the models getting better’

• Fierce Healthcare Executive Editor Heather Landi speaks with Karan Singhal, OpenAI’s health AI chief, about how the company is improving its health capabilities, working with physicians to evaluate model performance and

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