Digital Health
What a new foundation model could mean for MRI data and brain health
- HIMSS is hosting the one-day AI Executive Leadership Summit in Boston June 24, 2026, followed by its
Issue №026 · 2026-06-09
Daily Briefing · Issue №026 · 2026-06-09
Digital Health
How AI is Unlocking Smarter Clinical Trial Protocols
- By fine-tuning domain-specific models with real clinical operations data — such as historical performance, feasibility outcomes, enrollment patterns, and resource utilization — hidden information can be translated into s
Digital Health
Ceribell Announces New Critical Care Medicine Publication Reinforcing Link Between Seizure Burden Measured by
- Study published in leading critical care journal shows that higher AI-detected seizure burden is associated with increased odds of disability, further demonstrating the utility of the Ceribell System ...
Pharmacy
Scaling cell and gene therapy for broader clinical adoption
- Inside CGT’s shift to mainstream care—and the zero tolerance logistics required to get there.
Digital Health
Predicting 5-Year Mortality in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using the Korean Central Cancer Registry: Model Deve
- Background: Non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most common cancers and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, making prognostic prediction clinically essential. Machine learning models are increasingl
Digital Health
High Patient Willingness to Grant Broad Consent for Real-World Data Use in Rheumatology—Implications for Real-
- Background: Medical real-world data (RWD) are often siloed across organizations, making them inaccessible for research. Unlocking these data could advance clinical research and patient care. The pan-European Data Nexus p
Digital Health
AI in health care: From hype to enterprise value
- Where AI is delivering ROI today — and what health care leaders must do to scale it.
Digital Health
Can AI Save the Primary Care Exam Room From Quality Creep?
- (MedPage Today) -- Years ago, a practice operations leader told me that every patient encounter -- no matter how urgent -- was an opportunity to capture a quality metric. She referred to this as "in-reach," complimenting
Digital Health
How Small Practices are Putting AI to Work
- The following is a guest article by Chris Knotts, CEO at PEAKE Technology Partners, an Omega Systems Company The conversation around AI in healthcare is changing. What was once seen as overhyped is now being evaluated in
Digital Health
Expanded cataract surgery VR training in China and more briefs
- Wenzhou Medical University expands VR cataract surgery trainingThe Eye Hospital at Wenzhou Medical University in China has expanded its virtual reality-based eye surgery training programme.The expanded programme now has
Pharmacy
How AI is reshaping biopharma decision-making
- AI is accelerating discovery, but only when paired with expert insight and trusted data. Hear how leaders are rethinking decision-making in biopharma.
Pharmacy
Sanofi and Owkin partner to develop next-generation biopharma AI agents
- Sanofi has entered a multi-year agreement with Paris-based agentic AI company Owkin to co-develop next-generation AI-driven biopharma agents.
Digital Health
510(k) for South Korean tablet-based AR surgery platform and more briefs
- SKIA scores 510(k) for AR surgery platformSouth Korea-based SKIA has received the United States Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance for its tablet-based augmented reality surgical guidance system.SKIA HEAD co
Pharmacy
Sequel Med Tech data supports twiist automated insulin delivery in type 2 diabetes
- Sequel Med Tech today announced clinical findings supporting its twiist automated insulin delivery (AID) system in type 2 diabetes. twiist, which works with the twiist Loop algorithm, powered by Tidepool, directly measur
Physicians
Microplastic counseling in pregnancy should focus on practical reduction, not fear
- Bladder symptoms in patients seeing ob-gyns require a multifactorial evaluation framework that builds patient timelines across medications, hormonal changes, pelvic floor function, and environmental exposures, whereas co
Physician Assistant
A Legacy of Service: AAPA and PAF Honor Kenneth Moritsugu
- During AAPA 2026 in New Orleans, AAPA and PAF recognized Kenneth P. Moritsugu for his extraordinary career in public health and decades of service to the Physician Associate Foundation. His leadership, philanthropy, and
Digital Health
10 AI vendors gaining traction with health systems
- AI is no longer a pilot program at most U.S. health systems — it’s infrastructure. Enterprise deals inked in 2026 span clinical documentation, radiology triage, sepsis detection, capacity management ...
Digital Health
Why AI is changing clinical development
- PhaseV CEO Raviv Pryluk explains how AI is reshaping trial design and execution.
Digital Health
How Unlearn is building a scientific intelligence layer for clinical development
- Unlearn founder and head of AI, Aaron Smith, on how digital twins are moving from trial simulation into the full chain of decisions sponsors make — and what regulators need to see along the way.
Digital Health
Before AI can deliver, healthcare orgs must fix their data governance problems
- As hospitals and health systems accelerate artificial intelligence adoption, industry leaders warn that inaccurate patient identity data threatens performance, patient experience and financial results ...
Digital Health
Doctors weigh in on AI use in digital healthcare
- As AI enters digital healthcare, medical experts stress that the future of care depends on balancing technology with human compassion.
Digital Health
When AI Becomes a Payer Advantage, Hospitals Cannot Afford to Stay Reactive
- If hospitals are going to stay ahead, revenue cycle leaders must shift from reaction to strategy. Here are some key areas of focus. The post When AI Becomes a Payer Advantage, Hospitals Cannot Afford to Stay Reactive app
Digital Health
Bonus Features – June 7, 2026 – 34% of patients would let an AI assistant read their entire medical record, 74
- Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more
Digital Health
Not all AI poses the same hazards
- HIMSS is hosting the one-day AI Executive Leadership Summit in Boston June 24, 2026, followed by its AI in Healthcare Forum J
Health OS
Sam Altman Wants AI To Take Care Of Aging Parents, Makes Big Predictions On Future
- OpenAI says AI could help people manage bills, learn skills and care for aging parents, while warning that powerful AI must remain under human control.
Digital Health
Sophia Genetics, Memorial Sloan Kettering sign strategic collab for AI-powered precision oncology hub
- The goal of the partnership is to build a precision medicine hub for cancer patients around the globe using MSK’s clinical data and Sophia Genetics’ AI platform.
Pharmacy
Researchers test single vaccine built to prevent future coronavirus pandemics
- Cambridge researchers have completed the first human trial of pEVAC-PS, an AI-designed vaccine intended to protect against the entire family of Sarbeco viruses, finding it safe and well tolerated across all dose levels,
Health OS
Choice Hotels promotes exec as CTO to support AI buildout
- Tony Pallas, who spent more than 10 years modernizing the hospitality company’s tech stack, will work to advance AI capabilities in his new role.
Physicians
Enpatoran bests placebo in improving lupus skin manifestations
- Three dosing levels of enpatoran each reduced disease activity among patients with skin manifestations of cutaneous or systemic lupus erythematosus, according to data published in Lancet Rheumatology. “The connection bet
Digital Health
Essence Healthcare, Oura expand partnership to sleep apnea detection
- Medicare Advantage insurer Essence Healthcare is continuing to build out its partnership with smart ring maker Oura and has unveiled a new clinical program that aims to identify potential sleep apnea risk.
Digital Health
ADA: Dexcom CGM shows benefit in non-insulin diabetes patients
- A Dexcom continuous glucose monitor helped adults with type 2 diabetes not using insulin improve blood sugar control in a randomized trial, adding new fuel to the industry’s push to bring CGMs into broader primary care u
Digital Health
Biolinq data backs autonomous, needle-free CGM
- Biolinq today shared new clinical findings supporting the use of its autonomous, needle-free continuous glucose monitor (CGM). San Diego-based Biolinq develops the Shine sensor, which integrates glucose, activity and sle
Digital Health
Adaptyx study backs wearable multi-analyte sensor
- Adaptyx Biosciences today announced clinical findings supporting its wearable sensor for continuous, multi-day free cortisol measurement. Menlo Park, California-based Adaptyx, a Stanford University spinout, shared the fi
Digital Health
watchOS 27 gets a Siri upgrade and perimenopause features
- watchOS snuck in some new health features amid that deluge of AI additions and minor improvements.
Physicians
Healthcare CMO Summit 2026: A Focused Forum for America’s Senior Clinical Leaders
- Boston, MA | September 17-18, 2026 The Healthcare CMO Summit 2026 will take place on September 17 and 18, 2026, at Encore Boston Harbor in Boston, Massachusetts. Organized by Marcus Evans, a global leader in premium busi
Digital Health
AI model provides brain health insights from MRI scans
- HIMSS is hosting the one-day AI Executive Leadership Summit in Boston June 24, 2026, followed by its
Digital Health
Healthcare faces a fight for AI's future
- HIMSS is hosting the one-day AI Executive Leadership Summit in Boston June 24, 2026, followed by its AI in Healthcare Forum J
Digital Health
8 Requirements for AI Medical Interpreting: 2026 Survey Results
- AI medical interpreting is quickly entering healthcare. Here are 8 requirements leaders should use to pilot it safely and responsibly.
Digital Health
Stepful banks $55M to scale AI-powered medical training to boost the workforce pipeline
- The company currently works with more than 35 major healthcare systems and has graduated over 32,000 practice-ready healthcare workers since its founding.