Chicago’s cannabis market grows each year, and new buyers want stores that feel clear, safe, and dependable. The number of shops across the city makes the decision harder, especially for anyone new to the process. Each location brings its own style, product list, and service approach. Customers want guidance without pressure. They want a clean space and staff who know how to help. This creates a smoother experience from the moment you step inside.
There are many dispensary in Chicago, IL, and
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Archives for 2026
How Telehealth Is Redefining Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Recovery from substance use disorders is being transformed. The change comes not from new drugs, but from digital connections. Telehealth, the provision of healthcare from a distance through technology, is overcoming traditional obstacles and fostering a more reachable, often more efficient care model.
Through video conferencing, secure messaging, and digital monitoring, it connects with individuals in their environment and provides a previously unimaginable, adaptable route to
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Ultrahuman and Click Therapeutics Launch World’s First Biomarker-Driven Migraine Tool
What You Should Know
- Ultrahuman, the global leader in wearable health technology, has partnered with Click Therapeutics to develop the Migraine PowerPlug. This first-of-its-kind tool integrates the proprietary technology behind Click’s CT-132—the first and only FDA-authorized digital treatment for episodic migraine—directly into the Ultrahuman platform.
- By combining biomarker analytics with clinically validated behavioral interventions, the PowerPlug aims to provide real-time,
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HCA Healthcare Goes Live with MEDITECH Expanse Across 43 Hospitals
What You Should Know
- MEDITECH and HCA Healthcare have reached a major milestone in their 30-year partnership with the go-live of the MEDITECH Expanse EHR at 43 hospitals.
- The deployment represents the first large-scale wave of an enterprise-wide rollout for HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest providers, aimed at integrating data more seamlessly and accelerating the adoption of AI and digital innovations.
The Expanse Advantage: Intuitive, Mobile, and AI-Infused
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Vista AI Secures $29.5M to Scale Automated Scanning Across Brain, Spine, and Prostate
What You Should Know
Vista AI, a provider of automated MRI scanning software for hospitals and imaging centers secures $29.5M in Series B financing, backed by a powerhouse group of new investors including Cedars-Sinai, Intermountain Health, and Tampa General Hospital.
- The funding will accelerate the expansion of the company's FDA-cleared automated MRI scanning platform into new anatomies—including brain, spine, and prostate—while scaling remote scanning services to address the national
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Why Axena Health and Mayo Clinic are Building an AI-Driven Future for Pelvic Health
What You Should Know
- Axena Health has announced a major expansion of its collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop a new, AI-integrated solution for women with pelvic floor disorders.
- Building on their initial 2025 partnership, the new initiative aims to leverage Mayo Clinic’s clinical expertise to create personalized care pathways that improve treatment adherence for conditions like urinary incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB).
Solving the Adherence Gap: AI as a Clinical
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AliveCor Receives FDA Clearance for 39 Determinations on Kardia 12L AI
What You Should Know
- AliveCor, the global leader in AI-powered cardiology, has received U.S. FDA clearance for the next generation of its KAI 12L AI. This update expands the diagnostic breadth of the Kardia 12L ECG System to detect five additional cardiac determinations, bringing the platform’s total to 39 cleared determinations.
- The handheld, 0.3-pound device can now identify specific rhythm modifiers and axis-related morphologies, providing clinicians with unprecedented diagnostic
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MARS Bioimaging Secures $15M to Scale World’s First Portable Spectral CT Scanners
What You Should Know
- MARS Bioimaging, a New Zealand–headquartered pioneer in medical imaging, secures $15M in Series A funding round. Led by Pacific Channel.
- The capital will be used to scale the commercial adoption of the world’s first portable spectral photon-counting CT scanners—technology that delivers high-resolution, 3D color images to the point of care.
The Spectral Shift: 3D Color vs. Black-and-White
Traditional CT scans are typically low-resolution, black-and-white
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How to Run a High-Impact Healthcare Cybersecurity TTX
A well-orchestrated healthcare cybersecurity tabletop exercise (TTX) can greatly benefit any healthcare organization. Unfortunately, some TTXs are chaotic and unproductive. When 25 hospital leaders are tied up in a disorganized TTX for four hours, that’s 100 hours of lost productivity.
Here are some tips for how to conduct successful healthcare TTXs that can dramatically improve your preparedness for cyber crises:
Choose your invitations carefully – I’ve been in tabletop exercises that
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The Autonomous Revenue Cycle: Waystar Launches Agentic AI to Prevent Billions in Denials
What You Should Know
- Healthcare payment provider Waystar has announced the introduction of agentic intelligence to its cloud-native platform, marking a pivotal step toward the industry's first autonomous revenue cycle.
- Powered by the Waystar AltitudeAI™ engine and a dataset comprising 7.5 billion annual transactions, the new agentic network is designed to execute defined tasks and learn from outcomes with minimal intervention, significantly reducing administrative friction for
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