Issue №161 · 2026-10-24

Daily Briefing · Issue №161 · 2026-10-24

Physicians

Breath Hold Not Linked to Better Lung Lesion Biopsy Yield

(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- Sustained breath holding while taking lung nodule biopsies by robotic bronchoscopy didn't improve diagnostic yield, a small randomized trial showed. Diagnostic yield by strict American Thora

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Physicians

Boehringer and Microsoft collaborate to explore AI in clinical research

Boehringer Ingelheim and Microsoft have entered into a strategic collaboration to examine the use of AI in clinical research, beginning with studies in lung health.

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Physicians

AGS Health Offers Free Breast Cancer Coding Masterclass in Recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

AGS Health®, a leading technology-first revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions provider serving U.S. healthcare providers through a comprehensive platform combining AI-driven solutions, data analytics, and specialized

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Physicians

AI system outperforms physicians on diagnostic accuracy in Microsoft study

An AI system that simulates a panel of physicians reached the correct diagnosis in about 80% of test cases, compared with 36% to 47% for generalist physicians, though researchers caution the results come from a controlle

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Physicians

The Personalization-Privacy Paradox in AI-Enabled Health Care: Managing Trust and Governance Under the Europea

AI enables increasingly personalized health care, but the data required intensifies long-standing concerns about privacy, confidentiality, and trust as the European Health Data Space (EHDS) expands the primary and second

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Physicians

Your AI scribe is saving you time. Is it also building the case against you?

Physicians have embraced ambient documentation faster than almost any technology before it. But every note it writes carries your signature, and lawyers, auditors and patients are starting to read those notes closely.

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Physicians

AI tools could spot prostate cancer more accurately, says NICE

NICE has recommended five AI technologies that can be used in the NHS to help detect prostate cancer on MRI scans.

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Physicians

User Perceptions of a Large Language Model–Based Chatbot for Cognitive Reappraisal of Stress: Mixed Methods Fe

Background: Cognitive reappraisal is a widely studied emotion regulation strategy that helps individuals reinterpret stressful situations in ways that reduce their emotional impact. Digital mental health (DMH) tools ofte

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Physicians

Before You Buy an AI Tool for Patient Questions, Count the Questions

The following is a guest article by Keith Schmidt, MD Every practice that sends patients home with pre-procedure instructions is already running a patient education program. It just is not staffed, measured, or budgeted,

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Dentistry

Your 5-Star Reviews Are Hiding Something: How AI Review Analysis Reveals What Your Practice Is Missing

Your five-star reviews may hide problems. Learn how AI review analysis helps your dental team spot patterns in Google reviews and fix the patient experience. The post Your 5-Star Reviews Are Hiding Something: How AI Revi

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Dentistry

Simplifying Implant-Supported Overdenture Prosthetics: A Digital Workflow

Written by: Drs. Joc Jernigan and Gregori M. Kurtzman INTRODUCTION Implant-supported overdentures have become a predictable treatment option for rehabilitating edentulous patients, providing significantly greater retenti

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Pharmacy

Building the next generation of sustainable data centres in pharma

With the AI revolution underway, sustainability is now a key consideration for pharma companies building and utilising data centres.

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Pharmacy

CPHI 2026: Pharma manufacturers put AI to work

At CPHI Milan 2026, pharma leaders examined how AI can accelerate formulation, process development, maintenance, and quality management—without compromising data security or human oversight.

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Pharmacy

Developers, not doctors, should be held accountable for generative AI medical devices, providers say

Provider groups are lobbying the Food and Drug Administration to make tech companies responsible for the safety and performance of generative AI-backed medical devices, arguing the tools’ makers are best equipped t

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Digital Health

American Medical Association CEO talks regulating AI care

As we get closer to autonomous, AI-driven medical care becoming a reality, regulators are racing to catch up. The FDA in August released a discussion paper with ideas about how ...

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Digital Health

Healthcare industry weighs in on evidence standards for generative AI medical devices

How much evidence should the FDA require before it authorizes a generative AI-enabled medical device? The question was a point of contention among healthcare lobbying organizations and tech companies, who weighed in as t

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Digital Health

Zenzap AI Agents Eliminate Healthcare Communication Gaps

An integrated, secure communications platform is critical in health care to avoid data loss. But a platform like Zenzap also hosts AI agents that take care of critical tasks such as keeping all important people notified

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Digital Health

First Medical AI Technology Assessment to Shape Companies’ Health Insurance and Clinical Business Strategies

Assessment results for 11 artificial intelligence, AI, technologies that entered clinical practice under temporary non-covered care will be released next month. As the results will determine whether ...

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Digital Health

Healthcare AI must not automate prior authorization errors | opinion

Automation could reduce paperwork, but poorly governed systems may accelerate denials, errors and dangerous treatment delays.

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Digital Health

Hands-On, Clinician-Led, and Real: Why DHC2026 Is the Rarest Room in Health IT

Think primary care tech is sleepy? Think again. With AI scribe adoption hitting 58%, Ontario’s primary care market is rapidly maturing beyond basic notes into 360-degree practice automation. The focus is also shifting to

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Digital Health

Batavia hospital debuts AI-powered technology meant to improve heart care

Batavia, N.Y. — Rochester Regional Health has introduced new technology meant to improve cardiac care in rural healthcare settings.

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Digital Health

St. Luke's Health System Selects hellocare.ai for Enterprise AI Assisted Virtual Care Deployment in Southern I

AI assisted virtual care and intelligent hospital room technology, today announced that St. Luke's Health System has selected hellocare.ai for an enterprise-wide utilization of AI assisted virtual ...

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Digital Health

ACL Digital Launches AgentixCare, a Human-in-the-Loop Agentic AI Platform for Healthcare Payers, Providers, an

ACL Digital, part of the ALTEN Group, today announced the launch of AgentixCare, a Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) Agentic AI platform for healthcare payers, providers, and MedTech organizations. A trusted ...

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Health OS

FDA Launches New Program to Advance Neuroscience Medical Product Development

FDA announces the launch of the Neuroscience Advancement and Innovation Nexus (NAIN), a new agency program aligned with the Trump Administration’s efforts to accelerate medical innovation and deliver breakthrough treatme

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Health OS

ESMO26: Lunit SCOPE studies highlight AI-based pathology benefit

SCOPE was applied to a variety of studies and was applied towards varying cancer types. The post ESMO26: Lunit SCOPE studies highlight AI-based pathology benefit appeared first on Medical Device Network.

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