Issue №119 · 2026-09-12

Daily Briefing · Issue №119 · 2026-09-12

Physicians

Encoded secures $275m for Dravet syndrome gene therapy

  • Proceeds will go towards a pivotal trial of the candidate in paediatric patients.
Pharmaceutical Technology
Physicians

Development and Usability Assessment of a Health Education Conversational Agent for Patients With Gastric Canc

  • Background: To provide patients with gastric cancer with adequate health education information for effective overall management is crucial, while traditional manners exposed certain challenges. Conversational agents have
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
Physicians

AI mental health support raises questions about benefits, risks

  • Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of the way people seek information, advice and emotional support, raising questions about how the technology can help — and where it may fall ...
Bing News — Nursing Tech & Devices
Dentistry

Oryx Dental Launches New GPO Partner Program

  • Inaugural GPO Partners include Unified Smiles, the Dentist Entrepreneur Organization (DEO), and Dental Purchasing Partners (DPP) Oryx Dental, the leader in clinically rooted, cloud-based, and AI-powered dental practice m
Dentistry Today
Pharmacy

STAT+: FDA expands Bayer lung cancer drug approval

  • UniQure readout tests durability of benefits, an AI effort to manage heart failure, and more biotech news from The Readout
Stat News - Pharma
Physician Assistant

Medicare Coverage for Colorectal Cancer Screenings Expanded to Include All PA-ordered Tests

  • PAs and APRNs may now order all non-invasive colorectal cancer screening tests covered by Medicare, including RNA-based stool tests, DNA-based stool tests, DNA-based blood tests, and fecal occult blood tests (FOBT). The
American Academy of PAs (AAPA) News
Nursing

Imprivata CEO: AI Agents Need the Same Scrutiny as an Unvetted Contract Nurse

  • Imprivata CEO Fran Rosch said AI agents should be treated similarly to the way hospitals treat a new contract nurse — vetted, monitored and then cut off as soon as the job is done. The post Imprivata CEO: AI Agents Need
MedCity News
Pharmacy

Global Research Trends and Insights on AI Usage in Tuberculosis: Bibliometric Analysis

  • Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge despite prevention efforts. AI offers promising approaches to long-standing challenges in TB diagnosis, drug resistance detection, and case management
JMIR Medical Informatics
Digital Health

The Cognitive Transaction: Toward a Human Factors Research Agenda for AI in Anesthesia and Perioperative Care

  • AI is now embedded in the infrastructure of perioperative care. Risk stratification algorithms, hemodynamic prediction tools, and clinical decision support systems are active in operating rooms at major health systems, a
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Human Factors
Digital Health

The blueprint for clinical AI

  • ARPA-H, a federal agency that funds breakthrough health technologies, just kicked off a new program called ADVOCATE that provides millions of dollars to health tech companies to build AI agents ...
Endpoints News
Digital Health

How Samsung and Lark Health are bringing chronic care to seniors' smartphones

  • Samsung and Lark Health are partnering to offer seniors free access to AI-powered preventative care and chronic disease management programs through Galaxy devices.
Bing News — Nursing Tech & Devices
Digital Health

LataMed AI Enters Healthcare Technology Cooperation Agreement With Venezuelan Science and Health Ministries fo

  • LataMed AI Corp. (OTC: LMED) ("LataMed AI" or the "Company"), a healthcare technology company developing digital health infrastructure and artificial intelligence-supported medical solutions ...
Bing News — Nursing Tech & Devices
Health OS

Former Epic AI leader joins PartsSource as company expands investment in AI

  • PartsSource, a leading performance platform for clinical technology, recently announced that Nick Marzotto has joined the company as Vice President of AI and Data, with responsibility for leading PartsSource’s artificial
Healthcare Business Today
Health OS

Health Catalyst appoints new CEO

  • Health Catalyst has cycled through three CEOs in eight months. The data analytics company is betting its newest chief can navigate an AI pivot and revenue headwinds.
Healthcare Dive
Health OS

Anomaly Insights, Inova Health partner on AI-powered RCM

  • Through the partnership, Anomaly will provide Inova with additional data and analytics to evaluate payer behavior and payment outcomes.
Fierce Healthcare
Health OS

XCath secures FDA breakthrough designation for remote thrombectomy robot

  • With the FDA designate in hand, XCath will further the development of its system that is intended to broaden access to stroke treatment globally. The post XCath secures FDA breakthrough designation for remote thrombectom
Medical Device Network
Health OS

At CTA event, federal health officials outline AI ambitions as clinicians debate risks

  • Federal healthcare agencies are accelerating efforts to expand artificial intelligence's role in healthcare, with clinical AI emerging as a top strategic priority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Fierce Healthcare
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