STAT+: Telehealth providers can drive antibiotic overuse — or choose to combat it
Ho Anh had just started working at Lemonaid Health when he was caught up in…
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Philips, maker of millions of defective sleep apnea machines, ordered to overhaul manufacturing
WASHINGTON — The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred…
STAT+: Device made by company J&J is buying for $13 billion clears hurdle in independent study
A fully independent clinical trial researchers thought might disprove a cardiac device made by Shockwave…
STAT+: In first big randomized trial, Abiomed’s heart pump reduced deaths in heart attack patients
A controversial heart pump from Abiomed reduced the number of deaths in severe heart attack…
STAT+: Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic to leave the company
In a decision that surprised Wall Street analysts, Teladoc Health announced that long-time CEO Jason…
STAT+: Johnson & Johnson to buy Shockwave Medical for $13.1 billion
Johnson & Johnson on Friday announced it would acquire heart device firm Shockwave Medical for…
Why very few people who are eligible for a cochlear implant actually get one
Cochlear implants have successfully improved hearing loss for decades, but few people who qualify for…
Health tech investor Glen Tullman launches 62 Ventures, a new $100 million fund
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STAT+: DNA test that predicts opioid addiction should be pulled off the market, critics urge the FDA
In the next 24 hours, more than 130 people will die from opioid-related drug overdoses….
STAT+: FDA approves TriClip for tricuspid heart valve disease, pitting Abbott against Edwards
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new device from Abbott meant to treat tricuspid…
STAT+: FDA clears digital stethoscope company’s AI algorithm for heart failure
An AI algorithm to detect heart failure, embedded in a digital stethoscope, earned clearance from…
STAT+: This AI company scans penis pictures for STIs. Its unproven tech is in an FDA gray zone
Artificial intelligence is already assessing decay in your teeth, abnormalities in your heart rhythm, and…
STAT+: Otsuka’s digital treatment for depression cleared by FDA, as pharma tries to crack tricky market
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s digital treatment for major depressive disorder,…
STAT+: Washington wants to avert another Change Healthcare-like fiasco. Here’s what could be coming
Washington is cracking down on the technology running behind the scenes in health care following…
STAT+: Nvidia says generative AI will revolutionize health care. So did IBM, with Dr. Watson
The health care sector is a notorious laggard when it comes to technology. It was…
Opinion: STAT+: Medical devices makers are trying to take a page from Uber’s playbook
In a recent survey of U.S. companies, medical device makers reported spending $31 million on…
STAT+: Digital tools for diabetes management did not deliver benefits that justify cost, new report finds
The last decade has seen billions of dollars flow into digital health companies that promise…
STAT+: As AI marches into medicine, investors eye security, privacy startups
Investors are starting to back startups that offer privacy and security services to bolster health…
STAT+: EPA restricts cancer-causing chemical used to sterilize medical devices
On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized limits on a carcinogenic gas called ethylene oxide…
Opinion: Prescription for resilience: Health care needs financial sector-inspired regulation
In the early days after it was hit by a cyberattack on Feb. 21, Change…
STAT+: Q&A: Amid AI frenzy in medicine, a federal regulator’s quest to create safeguards
Micky Tripathi is equal parts excited — and deeply concerned — about the technological change…
STAT+: In large trial, Guardant Health’s blood test detects colon cancer, but less reliably at earliest or precancerous stages
Doctors have been eagerly waiting for data on Guardant Health’s new blood-based colorectal cancer screening…
STAT+: AI health care companies say they’ll keep humans in the loop. But what does that actually mean?
Developers of artificial intelligence models slowly making their way into medicine have long parried ethical…
STAT+: “It’s a bit chaotic”: Hospitals struggle to validate AI-generated clinical summaries
Rob Bart remembers what it felt like, the moment of discovery. As an intern at…
STAT+: Researchers create talking throat patch for people with voice disorders
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have built a soft, adhesive patch capable…
STAT+: U.K. researchers warn about biases in medical devices, health care algorithms
LONDON — Regulators, clinicians, and health care algorithm developers need to take additional steps to…
STAT+: Medicare announces loan program to aid providers affected by Change cyberattack
Medicare announced on Saturday that it will make advance payments available to physician groups, hospitals,…
STAT+: UnitedHealth gives timeline for Change restoration: payments up by late next week
Change Healthcare’s parent company said it’ll have its electronic payment function up and running by…
STAT+: Former medical device CEO who sold dummy, plastic parts convicted of fraud
A New York jury on Wednesday convicted the former CEO of Stimwave, a company that…
STAT+: With Meta’s backing, Headspace launches into VR
Headspace, which has built a growing digital health business around mindfulness, is joining forces with…
STAT+: Oracle Health chair says Cerner isn’t competing with Epic
Cerner may have ceded U.S. business to reigning electronic health records market leader Epic Systems,…
Opinion: Charging patients to message their doctors mostly benefits major hospital systems
Thinking about messaging your physician about a weird rash? You may want to hold off…
STAT+: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
For the first time, anyone in the United States will soon be able to buy…
Q&A: Microsoft research head explains how generative AI could help doctors be more human
Generative AI is having a moment. Peter Lee, who oversees Microsoft’s approach to health care…
STAT+: Federal regulators, scrambling to keep up with AI in health care, team up with industry to set standards
At first glance, the Coalition for Health AI looks like any technology lobbying group. Its…
STAT+: Medicare is a tricky market for telehealth companies. Why is Talkspace betting on it?
Over the last few years, virtual mental health company Talkspace has been on a relentless…
STAT+: Medical device lobby says it’s tired of waiting on Medicare to cover breakthrough devices
Medical technology lobby AdvaMed is fed up with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services….
STAT+: Icon acquires HumanFirst to boost support for digital tools in clinical trials
As pharma companies wrestle with how and when to use wearables and other digital technologies…
STAT+: UnitedHealth cyberattack cripples pharmacies’ and hospitals’ ability to process insurance claims
Hospitals, pharmacies, and other health care providers are getting stuck in an insurance processing logjam…
STAT+: Clinical notes automation startup Abridge raises $150 million, takes aim at Microsoft Nuance
A Pittsburgh artificial intelligence startup emerging as a challenger to Microsoft’s clinical note taking business…
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STAT+: DarioHealth acquires Twill, hoping it’s a shortcut to profitability
DarioHealth, which makes apps for managing chronic diseases, today announced it will acquire digital mental…
STAT+: Hospitals race to adopt generative AI, even as regulators struggle to keep up with the risks
Usually the words generative AI in health are followed by a bold claim. The technology…
STAT+: FDA warns medical device makers about rise in fabricated data
An increasing number of medical device companies are submitting fabricated and unreliable data, the Food…
STAT+: As regulators play catch up with AI, tech startups say uncertainty is slowing them down
The federal government’s plan to boost its oversight of the use of artificial intelligence tools…
American Medical Association’s digital advisors table RPM coding reform proposal, again
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STAT+: Digital tools helped lower blood pressure in marginalized patient groups
If you have high blood pressure, it’s increasingly likely that your doctor or your insurer…
STAT+: FDA advisory panel votes in favor of Abbott’s new heart device
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of a new…
STAT+: Senate Democrats push for stronger rules around AI in Medicare Advantage
Senate Democrats on Thursday said Medicare should take more urgent and aggressive action to prevent…
STAT+: AI can speed up drug discovery but don’t expect it to cure cancer, yet
David Reese calls it a “hinge moment” — the turning point when biotech and big…
Opinion: AI assurance labs intended to test health care technology have an equity problem
As leaders across federal agencies swiftly advance regulations for AI in health care, one proposal…