STAT+: 5 tech startups trying to solve health care’s staffing crisis to watch
Three years after the pandemic upended the health care workforce, hospital staffing is still a…
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FDA warns some Philips respirators may not deliver the right treatment
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a Class I recall for certain Philips…
Digital health pioneer Pear Therapeutics files for bankruptcy
The road has run out for Pear Therapeutics: the pioneering digital therapeutics company filed for…
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STAT+: A new AI tool aims to help surgeons quickly analyze brain tumor mutations during surgery
When it comes to treating brain tumors, sometimes less is more in the operating room….
Abbott recalls 4 million glucose monitor readers over risk they can catch fire
Health care giant Abbott has recalled four million readers for glucose monitors after reports that…
Telehealth’s new weight loss drug pitch, a crackdown on AI to deny care, and Boston Scientific enters obesity treatment area
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STAT+: With Apollo Endosurgery acquisition, Boston Scientific dives into the obesity treatment market
The landscape of obesity treatment is quickly changing — and with its acquisition this week…
STAT+: With weight loss drug ads, telehealth companies wade into a regulatory gray area
They’ve swiftly caught the attention of subway goers: splashy ads plastered on train station walls…
STAT+: Former Magellan Diagnostics execs charged with selling defective lead testing machines used for kids
Three former executives at Magellan Diagnostics Inc. are charged with knowingly selling defective lead testing…
Apple and Masimo face off in trial over patient monitoring patents
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STAT+: The Q2 health tech tracker: 13 key industry events and milestones to watch
Health tech companies are still plagued by a sluggish funding environment and a wobbling economy…
To build trust among LA’s unhoused, a street medicine team turns to technology
LOS ANGELES — On an unusually cold and rainy Los Angeles afternoon, physician assistant Robert…
Hospitals pledge to protect patient privacy. Their websites leak visitor data like a sieve
Every hospital in America promises to protect the privacy of its patients and the details…
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Why the early tests of ChatGPT in medicine miss the mark
ChatGPT has rocketed into health care like a medical prodigy. The artificial intelligence tool correctly…
STAT+: FDA proposes a new plan to streamline updates to medical devices that use AI
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday released a new plan allowing developers of medical…
STAT+: Medical device companies now need to prove to FDA they’re protected against cyber attacks
Hidden in this year’s federal spending bill, among major changes to Medicare payments to doctors…
STAT+: Oscar Health names former Aetna executive as new CEO
The tech-forward insurer Oscar Health has tapped former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini to be its…
STAT+: As AI promises to revolutionize medical note-taking, concerns mount about accuracy and harm
In the doctor’s offices of the future, artificial intelligence will be a fly on the…
Not the geek squad: How one Boston hospital helps patients conquer language barriers — and their smartphones
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Herman Quintero was cracking jokes about the lottery, touching just below his…
STAT+: Once a Silicon Valley darling, Mindstrong sells its mental health technology for parts
SAN FRANCISCO — Mindstrong, a high-profile mental health tech startup, is selling off its assets…
STAT+: Cerebral and other telehealth startups face new legal and regulatory challenges over ad models
A potential class-action lawsuit against troubled digital prescribing startup Cerebral raises crucial questions about whether…
STAT+: A new Medicare ruling could give virtual reality companies an easier path to payment
The path to payment for virtual reality companies working in health care just became slightly…
Virtual Event: Can Tech Fix Primary Care?
Editor’s note: A livestream on the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: ‘We’re getting much more aggressive’: Microsoft’s Nuance adds GPT-4 AI to its medical note-taking tool
An AI medical scribe platform is the latest entrant into the AI arms race. On…
STAT+: To prevent emergency C-sections, researchers turn to AI to predict the course of childbirth
After more than a decade as an OB-GYN, Darine El-Chaâr still finds late-stage emergency C-sections…
STAT+: Momentum grows to subject medical devices to medicine’s gold standard — the placebo treatment
It’s the gold standard in medicine: taking a treatment, and putting it head-to-head against a…
Opinion: AI chatbots can improve health — but only with help from humans
Chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT can hold fun conversations across many topics. But when it comes…
STAT+: In Minnesota, researchers explore how to audit health AI models on a patient level
As hospitals and companies continue to leverage artificial intelligence in medicine, researchers are also grappling…
STAT+: Buyer’s remorse: How a Medicare Advantage business is strangling one of its first funders
When NaviHealth began building a business around using algorithms to scrutinize the care of older…
Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need
An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a rapid recovery for Frances Walter, an 85-year-old Wisconsin…
‘Truth is losing the battle’: FDA commissioner on grappling with a wave of health misinformation
The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether it needs to revamp guidance on how…
A Theranos that works, Best Buy’s home health play, & a chat with B Capital’s Robert Mittendorf
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The FTC is finally ready take on health data leaks. The problem is bigger than GoodRx
The Federal Trade Commission took aim at prescription drug coupon site GoodRx this week in…
FTC goes after GoodRx, the controversy around lifesaving devices, and Verily’s future research
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These blood-clot catching devices have been controversial for years. Why are doctors still relying on them?
Inferior vena cava filters are supposed to save lives. The spider-like devices catch blood clots…
STAT+: FTC Commissioner criticizes $1.5 million GoodRx fine for health data leaks
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission made history by enforcing, for the first time, its…
GoodRx leaked sensitive health information to Facebook and Google, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused GoodRx, the prescription drug discount platform, of sharing…
STAT+: New antidepressant study provides hints to Verily’s future
A small Phase 2 trial of a new antidepressant may hold clues to the direction…
Opinion: Unlocking the promise of learning from everyone with cancer
Locked behind the firewalls of proprietary systems sits a treasure trove of data that could…
Opinion: Promises — and pitfalls — of ChatGPT-assisted medicine
Not long after the artificial intelligence company OpenAI released its ChatGPT chatbot, the application went…
Town Hall Ventures’ Andy Slavitt on how to invest in Medicaid and health tech
SAN FRANCISCO — Part of Andy Slavitt’s core mission at Town Hall Ventures is proving…
STAT+: Alphabet’s laid-off health tech employees on where their work heads next
Big Tech has gone through a rough stretch of layoffs — between Meta, Amazon, Alphabet,…
STAT+: FDA names former Oracle executive as new digital health leader
The Food and Drug Administration has installed Troy Tazbaz, most recently a senior vice president…
ChatGPT in health care, pharma’s latest digital health deal, and long-awaited diabetes tech
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STAT+: ChatGPT in health care: 5 burning questions about the buzzy new tool
If the buzz is to be believed, ChatGPT seems poised to upend everything from high…
Amazon Prime for your prescriptions, virtual care during pregnancy, & AI for mental health
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STAT+: Amazon Pharmacy expands with new $5 monthly prescription service
Amazon is launching a new prescription service that lets patients on Amazon Prime get eligible…
Technology could improve pregnancy care for low-income patients — if health systems can pay for it
For low-income patients, the challenges of pregnancy are only compounded by the challenges of prenatal…
Chatbots are creating thorny ethical questions about transparency in mental health care
The mental health field is increasingly looking to chatbots to relieve escalating pressure on a…
STAT+: As more never-smokers develop lung cancer, researchers test an AI model to predict patient risk
Massachusetts General Hospital is launching a prospective trial of an artificial intelligence tool designed to…