Daily Briefing · Issue №034 · 2026-06-17

Physicians

STAT+: Verge Labs’ new AI model solves patient stratification problems for neurology clinical trials

• As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Or as Verge Labs might put it, one company’s failed clinical trial … is that same company’s new AI…

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Physicians

CRISPR Gene Therapy Slashes Hereditary Angioedema Attacks

• (MedPage Today) -- Novel in vivo CRISPR-based therapy lonvoguran ziclumeran (lonvo-z) dramatically lowered hereditary angioedema (HAE) attack frequency in the HAELO randomized trial. HAE attacks dropped by a relative 87%

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Physicians

Integration of Federated Learning and Blockchain in Health Care: Tutorial on Medical Data, Architectures, Priv

• The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technology, and health care represents one of the most transformative yet technically challenging frontiers in computational medicine. As health care systems ad

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Physicians

Training AI Models for Aesthetic Facial Evaluation: Focused Review and Framework to Mitigate Homogenizing Bias

• As artificial intelligence (AI) models become increasingly integrated into facial aesthetic surgery for attractiveness prediction and surgical outcome simulation, their potential to perpetuate bias poses clinical concern

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Physicians

Secret Sauce in Endoscopic Spine Surgery? Not a Robot

• It’s something simple, inexpensive but, according to this just published, peer-reviewed study, shaves a full 40 minutes from full endoscopic lumbar decompression surgery. What is it?

Orthopedics This Week ↗

Physicians

Digital medical device for cancer detection certified for smartphone use

• An AI technology already conducting one in nine urgent skin cancer assessments across the NHS is now certified for use on a standard smartphone. The development, unveiled at HLTH Europe, brings autonomous, clinical-grade

Med-Tech Innovation News ↗

Physicians

How NEC's AI and oral delivery system are redefining personalized cancer therapy

• Neoantigen-based therapies are considered one of the most promising approaches in modern immuno-oncology. One challenge continues to limit the field: accurately identifying which neoantigens will generate meaningful anti

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Physicians

Performance of Deep Learning in Classifying Age-Related Macular Degeneration From Images: Systematic Review an

• Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Retinal imaging and deep learning (DL) may support scalable screening, but deployment requires evidence on pooled

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Physicians

Applications of DeepSeek in Medicine: Bibliometric Analysis and Scoping Review

• Background: The integration of large language models (LLMs) into medicine has reshaped health care delivery, education, and research. Although proprietary models face challenges such as data privacy, regulation, and adap

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Physicians

SurGenTec® Receives FDA Clearance for ION-L™, a Novel Lumbar Facet Fixation System Representing a Paradigm Shi

• SurGenTec® today announced FDA clearance of its ION-L™ Lumbar Facet Fixation System. ION-L™, indicated for the treatment of patients with (DDD) from L3 to S1 in skeletally mature patients who have failed conservative car

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Dentistry

Smile Brands Selects Pearl as AI Partner

• Pearl’s dental AI platform helps Smile Brands scale diagnostic clarity and clinical consistency, leading to improved patient trust. Pearl, the global leader in dental AI solutions, today announced that Smile Brands, one

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Pharmacy

Why the future of healthcare may depend on what happens between visits

• Healthcare has achieved extraordinary advances through medications, robotic surgery, artificial intelligence, precision medicine, and advanced diagnostics. Yet despite these innovations, healthcare co ...

Bing News — Nursing AI & Informatics ↗

Physician Assistant

IQVIA taps AI to put overlooked prescribers on marketers’ maps

• IQVIA Digital has developed technology to help pharma marketers identify nurse practitioners and physician associates who write prescriptions.

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Physician Assistant

Rhode Island Becomes 25th State in PA Licensure Compact, Marking Major Moment in Compact Adoption

• On June 12, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed HB 7127 into law, making Rhode Island the 25th member of the PA Licensure Compact. This officially brings the PA Licensure Compact to half the nation, a major achievemen

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Nursing

CIO Podcast – Episode 116: Adopting AI and Smart Tech with Jill Evans

• For the 116th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Jill Evans, MSN, RN, NI-BC, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer at MetroHealth, to talk about adopting AI and smart tech! We kick thi

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Nursing

Nursing Students' Perceptions and Attitudes on the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Education

• Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 7, Page 7000-7027, July 2026.

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Digital Health

Global AI Healthcare Set for Rapid Expansion in 2026 as Xunfei Healthcare (2506.HK) Launches V3.5 Upgrade for

• Xunfei Healthcare (2506.HK) officially launched Xunfei Spark Medical Model V3.5 on June 9. The upgrade focuses on two core areas of urgent demand: clinical diagnosis and treatment, and health ...

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Digital Health

FDA and MHRA forge new regulatory collaboration initiative

• The new initiative is intended to improve the global oversight of medical devices, AI, and innovative medicines and to streamline knowledge sharing efforts.

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Digital Health

Predicting Laboratory Test Ordering in Emergency Departments Using Integrated Structured and Unstructured Elec

• Background: Laboratory testing is a cornerstone of diagnostic decision-making in emergency departments (EDs), yet its overuse contributes substantially to unnecessary health care costs and inefficiencies. Predictive appr

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Digital Health

Artificial Intelligence May Change American Healthcare Forever, Study Suggests

• The global market value of artificial intelligence in healthcare is projected to surge by 2034, according to a study by The Insight Partners released Monday. Valued at $39.5 billion in 2025, the AI ...

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Digital Health

Healthcare AI Beyond the Buzzwords: Ambient, Generative, and Agentic Explained

• [Sponsored] The future of healthcare AI is not simply a technology conversation. It is a trust conversation. The post Healthcare AI Beyond the Buzzwords: Ambient, Generative, and Agentic Explained appeared first on MedCi

MedCity News ↗

Digital Health

Elevance Health’s 3 Key Priorities for AI

• Elevance Health is leveraging AI for simplifying the member experience, improving the provider experience and making sure employees have the right information at the right time. The post Elevance Health’s 3 Key Prioritie

MedCity News ↗

Digital Health

Healthcare’s Agentic Future Will Be Decided by Infrastructure, Not AI Models

• The following is a guest article by Sagnik Bhattacharya, CEO at Rhapsody Healthcare is entering an agentic era, one where software doesn’t just generate insight, but takes action. Unlike earlier forms of AI, agentic syst

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Dentistry

Zirkonzahn’s software offering: Zirkonzahn.Implant-Planner and Bone Doctor

• Zirkonzahn.Implant-Planner and Bone Doctor: implant planning software approved as a medical device and new software module for precise surgical planning. With the Zirkonzahn.Implant-Planner software, the cooperation betw

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Health OS

Yale New Haven Health System deploys Rad AI solutions across its network as Microsoft sunsets PowerScribe 360

• Yale New Haven Health System is deploying Rad AI solutions across its imaging network, spanning more than 16 outpatient imaging centers and five hospital campuses.

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Health OS

Cedar’s voice AI agent has handled nearly 400K patient calls since April 2025 launch

• At Gastro Health, executives report a 24% reduction in live agent handle time since implementing the solution.

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Health OS

FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor for Kids

• (MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared the first over-the-counter (OTC) integrated continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for children 2 years and older with or without diabetes, the agency announced on Friday. The Stelo Glucose B

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