STAT+: More hospitals are billing patients as online messages surge
Health systems drowning in messages from patients are grasping for new ways to manage the…
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Digital health funding stays low as a new reality sets in
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STAT+: How UnitedHealth’s acquisition of a popular Medicare Advantage algorithm sparked internal dissent over denied care
Frustration was boiling into open conflict within NaviHealth, a company that uses computer predictions to…
Opinion: How ARPA-H can master the subtle art of risk-taking
Despite remarkable progress in health and medicine, biology’s final frontiers remain beyond our reach. Humanity…
STAT+: Palantir’s small but growing health-software business leans on meeting customers’ demands
PALO ALTO, Calif. — At a bustling artificial intelligence conference in June hosted by data…
Opinion: Pharma can’t let Big Tech win the race for medical AI
Five years from now, when patients walk into a doctor’s office presenting symptoms of almost…
STAT+: Dexcom CEO on strategy for bringing continuous glucose monitoring to type 2 diabetes patients
For years, diabetes tech company Dexcom has been striving to get its continuous glucose monitors…
STAT+: Medicare’s new proposal to cover medical devices draws a mixed reaction
The medical device industry is split on whether a proposed new Medicare reimbursement pathway will…
A replacement for race: Medical experts explore how to eliminate bias in clinical algorithms
WASHINGTON — Most of the medical community has acknowledged that racism is baked into many…
For volunteers at an eating disorder hotline, being replaced by an AI chatbot carried a painful cost
Early this spring, dozens of volunteers fielding requests from people struggling with eating disorders —…
STAT+: With Wegovy and Ozempic’s success, can device makers keep up in the race to treat obesity?
The makers of minimally invasive surgical devices seemed poised to capture a wide swath of…
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Does DIY still have a place in diabetes care?
When Dana Lewis built her first artificial pancreas in 2014, she — and millions of…
STAT+: Using its Covid know-how, Color Health aims to make cancer screenings convenient
Color Health wants to take away any reason you might have for skipping screenings for…
CMS proposes new pathway for reimbursing breakthrough devices
Medical device makers may soon have an easier path to securing health insurance reimbursement for…
The best AI opportunities, tech to improve 988, and an MRI fundraise
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A 988 operator, faced with a flood of calls, turns to AI to boost counselor skills
Over 1,000 times a day, distressed people call crisis support lines operated by Protocall Services….
Amid the AI gold rush, a new company forms to vet models and root out weaknesses
The market for artificial intelligence in health care is about as transparent as a brick…
Opinion: Bloated patient records are filled with false information, thanks to copy-paste
I recently took care of a patient whose medical records included multiple notes about her…
Getting rid of bias in clinical calculators isn’t as simple as taking race out of the equation
Racial bias is everywhere in medicine, including the calculators doctors commonly use to predict a…
A chatbot that’s cautious about GPT, AI pronouncements, and a VC looks to Israel
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STAT+: Federal advisory group rejects proposal to make medical device tracking easier
Every medical device has its own unique code, allowing manufacturers to keep track of their…
Suicide hotlines shared data with Facebook, providers debate AI disclosure, and Uber Health expands
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Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook
This article was co-published with The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates how powerful institutions…
Hospitals are testing AI to communicate with patients. They still don’t know how to talk to them about it
Health systems across the country are exploring blending artificial intelligence into their communication with patients,…
FDA’s letter to medical device maker iRhythm is a warning for the industry
Heart monitoring company iRhythm is in hot water with the Food and Drug Administration, which…
STAT+: ‘Stung’ by Pear’s bankruptcy, a state Medicaid program pauses on digital therapeutics
WASHINGTON — After getting burned by the high-profile implosion of a digital health company, a senior…
Opinion: Why we created a chatbot to help people at risk for eating disorders
In May, a National Public Radio story asked, “Can a chatbot help people with eating…
How a now-retracted study got published in the first place, leading to a $3.8 million NIH grant
The scientific paper inspired international headlines with its bold claim that the combination of brain…
AI insight at BIO, Google and Mayo Clinic’s latest effort, & $13 million for health workforce tech
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STAT+: Google strikes deal with Mayo Clinic to comb patient records using generative AI
Google will embed its generative AI technology into computer systems at Mayo Clinic and other…
Akili Interactive releases video game treatment for adult ADHD with no prescription required
Following positive top-line data released in May, Akili Interactive announced it will release its video…
STAT+: With digital therapeutics businesses flailing, the industry descends on D.C. to make the case for coverage
This week, the leading advocacy group for digital therapeutics companies is gathering the industry’s leaders…
How a digital biomarker study failed, Apple’s health updates, and Carbon’s AI-driven EHR
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STAT+: Novocure’s electric fields device prolongs survival in lung cancer, but doubts remain
CHICAGO — A medical device made by Novocure that creates electric fields in the lungs…
STAT+: Bellerophon Therapeutics trial fails despite innovative digital endpoint
In an important reminder that plugging digital tools into a clinical trial will not magically…
STAT+: Carbon Health is already using AI to write patient records
SAN FRANCISCO — Primary care tech startup Carbon Health is using artificial intelligence to listen…
Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests
NEW YORK (AP) — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function…
Listen: Fake medical devices, real cancer drugs, & curious Ozempic effects
Why are fake medical devices more lucrative than real ones? Is Ozempic a neurological treatment?…
Nuance’s mysterious pricing, speedier digital health evidence reviews, and new breakthrough devices
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Hospitals want to buy doctors’ happiness with Nuance’s AI scribe. What they’re paying varies
Microsoft-owned Nuance Communications sells its AI medical scribe platform to health care providers on a…
STAT+: Lured by a bigger payday, a medical device maker sold fake plastic parts. Many were implanted in chronic pain patients
Stimwave’s pitch was alluring. As a startup tackling chronic pain with nerve-stimulating devices, it promised…
STAT+: Neuralink can now study its brain implant in humans, but it’s still catching up to its peers
Neuralink can now study its brain implant in humans after securing a go-ahead from the…
Omada tackles obesity drugs, Boston Scientific nixes deal, and Microsoft health exec on GPT
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STAT+: Boston Scientific cancels $230 million deal to buy Korean device company
Boston Scientific is scrapping its $230 million plan to buy a majority stake in M.I….
Opinion: Will AI soon diagnose politicians’ mental health conditions from afar?
For psychiatrists, Donald Trump’s third run for the presidency means that we’ll once again face…
A deep dive on generative AI in health care, Pear sold for parts, and progress on stretchable skin
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Social media risks for youth mental health highlighted in new surgeon general report
Amid what he called the worst youth mental health crisis in recent memory, U.S. Surgeon…
Opinion: Three ways to test medical AI for safety
This article is adapted from “The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond,” by Peter…
What does generative AI mean for health care? We asked the experts
Health care companies are racing to incorporate generative AI tools into their product pipelines and…
ChatGPT in medicine: STAT answers readers’ burning questions about AI
Artificial intelligence is often described as a black box: an unknowable, mysterious force that operates…