Daily Briefing · Issue №057 · 2026-07-10

Physicians

AI-Assisted Detection of Supraspinatus Tendon Pathologies Using a Hierarchical Deep Learning Model to Improve

• Background: Supraspinatus tendon pathologies are common causes of shoulder pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the reference imaging method but requires expert interpretation. Automated classification may improve d

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Physicians

Prompt-Sensitive Decision Behavior of Large Language Models in Intensive Care Unit Mortality Prediction for Sp

• Background: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being explored for clinical decision support. However, whether inference-only LLM outputs can be interpreted as reliable quantitative risk estimates in structured

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Physicians

What Can Payers Do to Improve AI Readiness?

• [Sponsored] A webinar by Verato and MedCity News on July 22 will explore how building a trusted data foundation that connects the healthcare ecosystem can improve how payers deploy AI. The post What Can Payers Do to Impr

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Physicians

The roles AI won’t replace in healthcare—and the skills that keep you safe

• AI tools are making themselves increasingly at home in healthcare. They analyze radiology images and pathology samples, suggest diagnoses and treatment plans, monitor patient vitals, and even draft ...

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Physicians

STAT+: The quest to save Grace — and clear the way for rare disease patients everywhere

• How a father’s quest may shape the future of rare disease gene therapy.

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Physicians

Top surgical robotics stories in the first half of 2026

• The market for robotic surgery got more competitive this year, with Medtronic, Stryker, CMR Surgical and Distalmotion introducing new platforms. Check up on their progress and more in MedTech Dive’s roundup of robo

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Physicians

Catalent sells UK facility to Codis, expands Nanoscope partnership

• Catalent is shedding one of its U.K. manufacturing facilities as it inks a separate partnership deal to advance a new gene therapy, expanding in certain areas while scaling back in others.

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Physicians

Artificial Intelligence Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Overnight Pulse Oximetry: A Systematic Revi

• Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 38% of the population, yet over 90% of cases remain undiagnosed. The gold standard for diagnosis, polysomnography, requires specialized equipment and trained personnel, m

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Pharmacy

How ConcertAI turned CancerLinQ into a point-of-care oncology intelligence platform

• More than a decade ago, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) launched CancerLinQ, a platform designed to pool electronic health record data from oncology practices, turning routine patient encounters into a l

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Pharmacy

Health tech startup Forus inks partnership with GI medical society to improve medication access

• Health tech startup Forus, a company that automates prescription workflows with artificial intelligence, is partnering with the American Gastroenterological Association to improve medication access for patients living wi

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Digital Health

Unlocking Capabilities in Revenue Cycle Management with Generative AI

• AKASA focuses on the revenue cycle and on improving billing so that hospitals are fully paid for their services. Although the company has been doing this for quite a while before generative AI became feasible, CEO and Co

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Pharmacy

Private Equity's New AI Push Raises Old Questions for Healthcare

• (MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future issue for healthcare workers. Hospitals, insurers, pharmacy chains, and health technology companies are already rolling out AI tools for documentation

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Health OS

Philips expands ultrasound portfolio with AI-driven Alturion

• Philips has expanded its ultrasound portfolio with the launch of the Alturion system, which features AI-powered workflows and is intended for high-volume clinical environments. The post Philips expands ultrasound portfol

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Health OS

Physicians’ wearable data use hampered by reimbursement, workflow barriers: survey

• “We have all this data that’s available, but it’s actually not actionable because we don’t have a way to get it into clinical workflow,” said American Medical Associaion CEO Dr. John Whyte.

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Health OS

Primary care’s AI moment

• Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and physicians should be learning how to use it thoughtfully. That’s the argument Shawn Martin, CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians, makes in a conversation with Seni

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Health OS

Giant Cell Arteritis: Are Steroids Overused?

• (MedPage Today) -- Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) in France were kept on glucocorticoids at worrisome levels that led to clinically significant adverse effects, insurance data indicated. Just looking at patient

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Health OS

Bausch + Lomb Introduces Orphia™, an AI-Powered Digital Health Platform Built to Return Physicians to Patient

• Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, today announced the creation of Orphia™, a new AI-powered digital ...

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