Daily Briefing · Issue №145 · 2026-10-08

Physicians

User Experiences With a Social Robot for Cardiometabolic Risk Assessment in a Community Setting in Uppsala, Sw

• Background: Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) are a major health concern worldwide, with people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas being disproportionately affected. Knowing one’s risk status for developing a

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Physicians

Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Conversational Agent Delivering Problem-Solving Therapy for Family

• Background: Family caregivers of children with chronic health conditions experience substantial physical and mental health burdens, including burnout, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. Despite this ne

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Physicians

Authors’ Reply: Clarifying the Comparative Interpretation and Clinical Implications of Radiomics-Based AI for

• This author reply responds to a Letter to the Editor commenting on our systematic review and meta‑analysis evaluating radiomics‑based artificial intelligence for predicting pathological response following neoadjuvant imm

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Physicians

Same-Patient, Same–Time Point Evidence for Radiomics Benchmarking

• This letter examines the interpretation and clinical translation of a meta-analysis of radiomics-based artificial intelligence (AI) for predicting pathological response after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in resectable

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Physicians

Governance key to balancing AI augmentation, risk for deskilling

• An aircraft’s autopilot can guide every aspect of a flight, from takeoff to landing. But it is expected, and reassuring to know, that a pilot has the skills to intervene and assume manual control at any time, especially

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Physicians

Digital Twin–Assisted Risk Disclosure in Adults Undergoing Elective Bronchoscopy: Multicenter Randomized Contr

• Background: Risk disclosure before bronchoscopy should provide sufficient information for informed consent, but detailed text-based risk disclosure may increase procedural anxiety. Patient-specific visualization with a d

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Pharmacy

Using Theory-Based Frameworks to Identify Barriers, Facilitators, Expectations, and Willingness to Pay for Onl

• Background: Online medical consultation (OMC) services have gained considerable attention as an integral component of telemedicine. Recently, AI has been increasingly integrated into OMC platforms, facilitating more effi

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Pharmacy

Utah approves slew of health AI pilots for drug management, women’s health

• The state has expanded its controversial healthcare AI program with three new pilots that could ultimately see the technology provide care plans and medications without human review.

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Pharmacy

Infinitus launches AI agents to help pharma teams reach more providers

• The agents—dubbed FieldForce—provide support sales representatives and field reimbursement managers.

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Physician Assistant

What healthcare professionals should know about fall allergies

• Each season brings new allergens of which healthcare professionals need to be aware, and during fall, respiratory viral infections can complicate diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases.Notable fall respiratory vira

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Nursing

How Nurses Are Using AI: The Data at a Glance

• Nearly two-thirds of nurses say they're using more AI tools than they did a year ago, according to McKinsey and Co. Technology companies are responding with tools built for nursing.

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Digital Health

Bedside Meets Back Office: Oracle Health Leans Into Its Enterprise Roots

• Oracle Health is delivering an AI-native EHR that coexists with legacy systems to avoid risky rip-and-replace migrations. By wiring clinical workflows directly to its enterprise supply chain, HR, and finance tools, the c

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Digital Health

Delivering Clear Data for Patient Care at xCures

• Hundreds of companies are offering AI for clinical and other healthcare related uses. Kenny Wong, Chief Product Officer at xCures, offers two criteria for judging the value of a solution: first whether the outcome is rep

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Digital Health

Teladoc Health Expands Solo Connected Care Platform with AI-Powered Capabilities to Help Hospitals Scale Smart

• New SoloVitals and SoloScribe capabilities bring contactless vitals and ambient documentation directly into clinical workflowsNEW YORK, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NYSE: TDOC), the global ...

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Digital Health

Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare: What Premeds Should Know

• Premeds don't need to sit on the sidelines with AI advancement in healthcare. Experiment with coding harnesses, like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex. Some fields and problems to apply AI to include ...

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Digital Health

In healthcare, AI investments are paying off faster than expected, survey shows

• AI is changing healthcare faster than executives expected, according to a report published Wednesday from Bessemer Venture Partners. But the biggest returns are still in using it to take care of paperwork rather than pat

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Digital Health

Cybersecurity Experts to Hospital Leaders: Think Beyond Traditional Disaster-Recovery Planning

• Cybersecurity leaders discussed how AI-driven cybersecurity attacks pose a new level of risk for hospitals and health systems at Rubrik’s Healthcare Summit last week. The post Cybersecurity Experts to Hospital Leaders: T

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Digital Health

Mujo Learning Systems Releases AI Literacy for Healthcare

• New Higher Education Textbook Prepares Allied Health, and Medical Assisting Students for AI-Driven Healthcare Careers ...

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Health OS

STAT+: FDA spells out 2027 AI guidance plans

• In this edition of STAT Health Tech: New AI guidances expected from the the FDA in 2027, Utah expanding its AI sandbox, and more.

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