STAT+: Health care developers are impressed by Apple Vision Pro, but they aren’t diving head first
Apple has long touted the potential of the iPhone and Apple Watch to help people…
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Opinion: The Philips CPAP nightmare exposes shortcomings in medical device regulation
Millions of Americans’ bedtime routine includes wearing a mask attached to a respiratory machine that…
Medical devices with screens aren’t accessible to the blind. Congress has chance to change that
Katie Keim was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1967 when she was eight, well…
Chicago children’s hospital network down as experts warn of rising cyber threats
Chicago pediatric hospital Lurie Children’s has been forced to take its network offline in the…
STAT+: AI therapy and ICU training: A first look at health apps for Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro, the company’s most important new product in a decade, promises to envelop…
Opinion: Where do we go from here on digital therapeutics?
South Korea is the only country to officially recognize digital therapeutics as a category. Nevertheless,…
STAT+: General Catalyst wants to take over a safety-net health system in Akron. The city has questions
General Catalysts’s grand vision for a venture capital-owned hospital system seamlessly blending AI and tech…
Philips to stop selling sleep apnea machines in U.S. under tentative agreement with FDA, DOJ
WASHINGTON (AP) — The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday…
STAT+: Sophisticated phishing and deepfakes: How generative AI brings new threats for hospitals
The ubiquity of AI tools like ChatGPT could be a boon to hospitals eager for…
STAT+: Cognito raises $35 million for Alzheimer’s treatment device, touts benefits compared to drugs
Just as a new wave of approved drugs for Alzheimer’s disease reaches patients, medical device…
STAT+: Early detection of pancreatic cancer could get a boost from AI that identifies people at higher risk
Limor Appelbaum has seen too many patients whose first sign of a fatal illness came…
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STAT+: FDA OKs — but doesn’t require — a non-cancer-causing chemical for sterilizing devices
The chemical used to sterilize half of all medical devices in the United States is…
STAT+: Hospitals offer their custom-built tech for sale in search of new revenue streams
Hospitals aren’t usually in the business of selling technology tools. But that’s changing thanks to…
STAT+: The FDA’s diagnostics chief, who led through Covid, has retired
Timothy Stenzel, the federal regulator who led the Food and Drug Administration’s diagnostics division during…
STAT+: Microsoft to embed AI tool for clinical documentation in Epic’s health records software
Microsoft on Thursday said it will launch its artificial intelligence tool for automating clinical documentation…
STAT+: Apple removes pulse oximeter feature in Watches to comply with ban
Apple will remove the blood oxygen measurement feature from its Apple Watches, the company announced…
The XBI comedown after JPM
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STAT+: How digital therapeutics companies are improvising when insurance coverage isn’t guaranteed
For years, the playbook for many companies that wanted to market digital therapeutics was stupid…
Opinion: A new HHS rule rules takes a far too narrow approach to health care data interoperability
In 2016, the 21st Century Cures Act required that the U.S. make progress toward interoperability,…
General Catalyst to buy Ohio-based health system Summa Health
Venture capital firm General Catalyst has agreed to acquire Ohio-based nonprofit health system Summa Health…
The big any-day-now biotech news we’re keeping an eye on
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STAT+: FDA clears AI skin cancer detector for primary care doctors to use
The Food and Drug Administration cleared an AI-powered device for detecting skin cancer on Wednesday,…
STAT+: More patients are getting their meds online. Big Pharma wants in on the action
Since the pandemic, patients have become increasingly comfortable with getting their medications online. Direct-to-consumer telehealth…
A new, non-invasive test could help predict the quality of embryo used for IVF
Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine say a new method…
STAT+: At health care’s biggest investor conference, AI’s high hopes collided with skepticism
You didn’t need machine learning to make one prediction about the year’s biggest conference for…
STAT+: Many doctors are in the dark about how FDA approves devices and drugs, survey finds
In her final presentation for health policy class at the University of Chicago, first-year medical…
The highs — and lows — of JPM 2024 you should pay attention to
In honor of JPM Week, you’re reading a special edition of our biotech newsletter, The…
STAT+: Rune Labs, which makes an app to track Parkinson’s symptoms, raises $12 million
Rune Labs, maker of an Apple Watch app that can track symptoms related to Parkinson’s…
Accolade beats analyst estimates, Teladoc’s optimism, and more JPM health tech news
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology…
Patients’ social needs often get lost in health records. Generative AI could help
Generative AI’s earliest applications in medicine have largely focused on curing not patients, but the…
JPM Day 3 had a cautiously optimistic outlook
In honor of JPM Week, you’re reading a special edition of our biotech newsletter, The…
STAT+: Mayo Clinic partners with supercomputing startup Cerebras to build custom AI tools
SAN FRANCISCO — Mayo Clinic has signed Silicon Valley tech startup Cerebras as its first…
This is the TLDR of JPM Day 1
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STAT+: Boston Scientific acquires Axonics, urology company, for $3.7 billion
Boston Scientific said it will buy Axonics, a device company treating urinary and bowel disorders,…
STAT+: Backed by Mayo Clinic and Microsoft, a nonprofit forms to test AI tools used in health care
A group of academic hospitals and technology companies will form a new nonprofit venture to…
Opinion: Americans are obsessed with health and fitness tracking. It’s time for a data diet
Turn on your TV or open a web browser this January, and you’ll be bombarded…
STAT+: Insitro, biotech AI’s quiet unicorn, unveils efforts in ALS, liver disease, and cancer at JPM
New artificial intelligence technologies made headlines last year for their ability to do everything from…
STAT+: An injectable gel enters the male birth control fray with early positive clinical data
Between condoms and vasectomies lies a vast, undeveloped chasm of male birth control. Contraline, a…
STAT+: Burning questions for the 2024 JPM Healthcare Conference
The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is upon us, bringing its frenetic meetings, crowded hallways, and…
STAT+: Health tech’s 2024 hiring outlook: Balance tips toward employers
Health tech hopefuls might once have been used to a wealth of job options, especially…
STAT+: AI tools and a desire to do more with less is expected to drive health systems’ 2024 tech spend
Hospitals and clinics are expecting a slightly better 2024 compared to last year thanks to…
STAT+: UnitedHealth used secret rules to restrict rehab care for seriously ill Medicare Advantage patients
Health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group used secret rules to restrict access to rehabilitation care requested…
STAT+: Apple Watches are back on sale while federal court reviews patent suit
Apple Watches are back on the market. In a last minute win for the company,…
STAT+: Philips pays $2.4 million for allegedly giving kickbacks to sleep labs
Philips agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle allegations that the free masks it gave…
STAT+: With Biden finalizing an Apple Watch ban, Apple needs to decide its future in health
An import ban of certain Apple Watches officially goes into effect on Tuesday, after the…
STAT+: 3 medtech trends to watch in 2024
It’s been a slow year for medtech. Major deals in 2023 were scarce, funding was…
Health data breaches hit an all-time high in 2023
Odds are, you’ve gotten at least one of the unnerving letters in your mailbox this…
STAT+: SEC charges former CEO of pain relief device company with $41 million fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged the former CEO of Stimwave, a company…
Morning Rounds: Americans put faith in nurses as overall confidence in health care ebbs
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STAT+: Amy Abernethy to step down as Verily’s chief medical officer in latest departure from company
Amy Abernethy, the president of product development and chief medical officer at Verily, a health…