Daily Briefing · Issue №093 · 2026-08-15

Physicians

PTC’s $211M bid wins Sangamo auction, teeing up ‘special opportunity’ to enter Fabry market

• PTC Therapeutics has struck a deal to buy Sangamo Therapeutics’ Fabry disease program for $111 million upfront, outbidding Astellas and TerSera Therapeutics for the near-approval gene therapy. Sangamo, selling assets as

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Physicians

Exploring Perceptions of Leveraging AI to Improve Outcomes in Maternal, Sexual, and Reproductive Health in Sub

• Background: AI has the potential to transform health care in low- and middle-income countries, where access to quality care remains limited. Maternal, sexual, and reproductive health (MSRH) outcomes are especially poor d

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Physicians

Patients now shop for doctors like consumers, and the bar just got higher

• A third straight year of survey data shows patient standards transforming into hard filters — and increasingly, it's AI doing the filtering.

Medical Economics ↗

Physicians

7 ways to handle the patient who brought AI to the visit

• A third of adults now ask a chatbot before they ask you. Seven ways to handle the AI patients bring into the exam room.

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Physicians

PTC Therapeutics’ $211M Bid Wins Bankruptcy Auction for Sangamo Gene Therapy

• Sangamo Therapeutics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June after its search for strategic alternatives failed to find a path forward for the company. PTC Therapeutics’ auction win brings a Sangamo gene therapy candidat

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Physicians

What CMS’ 2027 AI rule means for prior authorization (and maybe for fax machines)

• A physician forecasts the effects of artificial intelligence as Medicare sets new rules starting next year.

Medical Economics ↗

Physicians

Radiomics-Based AI for Predicting Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy Pathological Response in Non–Small Cell Lung

• Background: Non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Accurate early prediction of response to neoadjuvant therapy is critical. Objective: We aimed to evaluate th

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Physicians

Xanadu and University of Alberta to develop quantum algorithms for cancer

• Xanadu Quantum Technologies and the University of Alberta in Canada partnered to advance algorithms to treat cancer.

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Dentistry

Reverse evidence-based dentistry: From chairside observation to responsible clinical innovation

• Every week, clinicians are exposed to new technologies, materials, digital tools and therapeutic approaches that promise to improve patient care. Modern dentistry is experiencing an unprecedented acceleration in scientif

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Dentistry

Contemporary provisionalisation with 3D printing: New approaches to familiar clinical challenges

• 3D printing in dental practice is becoming increasingly popular owing to its relatively low barrier to entry and excellent versatility. Improvements in hardware and software have allowed clinicians to design and manufact

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Pharmacy

The 50 best-funded biotech companies of 2026

• By one measure, Alphabet-controlled Isomorphic Labs would tower over every company on this list. The AI drug discovery company has raised $2.7 billion in external financing, including a $2.1 billion Series B announced in

Drug Discovery Trends ↗

Pharmacy

Repligen’s deal for BioLife Solutions indicates shift to manufacturing integration

• Repligen’s $1.5bn purchase of BioLife Solutions adds CryoStor biopreservation to its bioprocessing portfolio, underscoring pharma’s shift toward integrated cell and gene therapy supply chains.

Pharmaceutical Technology ↗

Digital Health

AI Plus Larger Data Sets Drive Workflows to the Cloud and to the Edge

• The sudden emergence of AI models for all sorts of healthcare procedures, along with advanced hardware such as NVIDIA’s GPU processors, creates questions for healthcare practices that want to improve outcomes and costs w

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Digital Health

Patients Wary of Governments, Companies Pushing AI as a Rural Health Care Solution

• While federal officials promote AI to aid rural health, clinical experts caution against lack of evidence regarding patient outcomes.

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Digital Health

Real-World Barriers to and Facilitators of Implementing AI-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems: Scoping Re

• Background: Widespread and sustained uptake of AI-based clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) in real-world health care settings is uncommon, despite their potential to improve patient care and reduce clinician burno

JMIR Medical Informatics ↗

Digital Health

AI is helping doctors see more patients—but can it improve the quality of care?

• AI adoption in Indian healthcare is increasing doctor capacity, with 71% seeing more patients and reporting improved workflow efficiency (82%) ...

Bing News — Nursing AI & Informatics ↗

Digital Health

Tech alone can’t solve workforce pressures, warn doctors

• The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned that AI cannot compensate for staffing shortages and training pressures.

Digital Health News ↗

Digital Health

Founders Should Stop Worrying If They’re “AI Enough”

• In healthcare, enterprises are moving slower than the hype cycle would lead you to believe. That said, they’re not moving slowly – they are saying yes to AI, as long as it can solve for specific workflow needs. The post

MedCity News ↗

Digital Health

Military Health IT Enters Its Post-EHR Era as AI, Readiness and Battlefield Care Drive the Next Federal Techno

• Military cloud, tactical edge and disconnected operations must be treated as one technology continuum. Operational medicine requires offline functionality, resilient synchronization, secure patient ...

Bing News — Nursing Tech & Devices ↗

Health OS

Distalmotion receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Dexter robotic system

• Distalmotion has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for ventral hernia repair with its Dexter robotic surgery system. The post Distalmotion receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Dexter robotic system appeared first on Me

Medical Device Network ↗

Health OS

Digital Decisions: Enhancing Chronic Disease Self-Care Through Digital Health and AI-Enhanced Decision-Making

• Advances in digital health have dramatically changed how patients engage with their health. Rather than relying solely on periodic clinical visits, patients now have access to smartphones, patient portals, wearable devic

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Health OS

STAT+: An investigation into Commure, and Medicare’s new-tech incentives for AI devices

• In this edition of STAT Health Tech: a deep dive into General Catalyst-backed Commure, and Medicare's tech incentives for AI devices.

STAT Health Tech ↗

Health OS

Wandercraft’s self-balancing exoskeleton wins FDA clearance

• Wandercraft now plans to initiate a US market launch of its exoskeleton for supporting upright movement in paralysed patients in September 2026. The post Wandercraft’s self-balancing exoskeleton wins FDA clearance appear

Medical Device Network ↗

Health OS

Reminders about lung cancer screening for PCPs, patients boost adherence

• Reminders sent to primary care physicians and patients to schedule and conduct lung cancer screening improved adherence, according to the results of a clinical trial.Data published last year by the American Lung Associat

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Health OS

Public Perception of Health Care Before, During, and After COVID-19: Longitudinal Analysis of Online Reviews

• Background: Online reviews of health care services represent a growing source of unsolicited, citizen-generated data that can complement traditional instruments for monitoring public perception of health systems. However

Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) ↗

Health OS

Optellum and Coreline Soft plan AI integration for lung nodule care

• Optellum and Coreline Soft have announced plans to integrate AI to support lung nodule detection and management across international markets and multiple disease areas. The post Optellum and Coreline Soft plan AI integra

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