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AI-native pharmaceutical marketing platform Solstice has announced a $21M Series A funding round led by Transformation Capital, bringing its total funding footprint to approximately $25M.The financing, featuring participation from Twelve Below and Virtue Ventures, will be deployed to expand the company's technical product architecture and accelerate customer-facing go-to-market functions.Solstice addresses a massive operational bottleneck where routine pharmaceutical
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Philips Partners with Disney to Scale Ambient Experience for MRI Globally
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Health technology leader Philips and The Walt Disney Company have launched an exclusive, global collaboration to integrate Disney characters and stories directly into Philips Ambient Experience for MRI suites across 87 countries.Pediatric MRI procedures are notoriously disruptive, with 66% of young patients reporting severe anxiety inside loud, unfamiliar machinery where they must lie completely still for up to 40 minutes.A clinical multi-center study conducted across six
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How the REAL Health Providers Act Will Eradicate “Ghost Networks”
The proposed Requiring Enhanced and Accurate Lists (REAL) Health Providers Act—also referred to as the RHP Act—recently signed and expected to take effect for plan year 2028, represents a significant shift in how healthcare providers are regulated, credentialed, and represented to Medicare Advantage members.
The proposed requirements aim to provide health plan members with greater transparency, accessibility, and accuracy within provider directories in their member portals. Payers will need
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GoodRx Companion Launches $14.99 Monthly Membership for Continuum Care
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GoodRx has officially launched GoodRx Companion, a new $14.99-per-month membership program designed to lower out-of-pocket consumer expenditures across everyday clinical touchpoints.Moving beyond transaction-focused pharmacy coupons, the subscription unifies free access to more than 200 common generic medications with hundreds more priced under $10 at nearly every domestic retail pharmacy.The platform integrates direct-to-consumer clinical workflows, featuring $19 virtual
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K Health and Penn Medicine Partner to Launch Enterprise-Wide Clinical AI Architecture
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The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) has announced a multi-year collaboration with primary care AI leader K Health to deploy a suite of integrated clinical agents across its network EHR platforms.The rollout kicks off within the Penn Medicine On-Demand virtual urgent care program before expanding into in-person primary care, cardiology, and dermatology clinics.The AI engine features a clinically validated, peer-reviewed intake interface that dynamically
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Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) Launches In-Depth Governance Playbooks for 100+ Health Systems
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The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) has officially released a series of in-depth healthcare AI governance playbooks to establish essential baseline controls for safe, transparent technology deployment.Developed by more than 150 industry leaders spanning 100+ diverse healthcare organizations, the guidelines are engineered to scale across all care environments, from major academic medical centers to resource-constrained community health clinics.The playbooks provide the
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Noom Launches $125 At-Home Biomarker Test Kit to Track HbA1c and Cardiovascular Risks for GLP-1 Users
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Digital health and behavior change leader Noom has launched a $125 at-home Biomarkers Test Kit for its U.S. membership base, targeting comprehensive metabolic and cardiovascular tracking.Utilizing the Tasso+ device for painless blood collection, the kit tracks 17 clinically significant biomarkers, including gold-standard measures like HbA1c, ApoB, triglycerides, hs-CRP, and the genetic risk factor Lp(a).Early data from Noom’s Proactive Health program reveals severe hidden
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Cypher AI Secures $2M to Scale AI-Native Infrastructure for Life Science R&D
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Life science infrastructure startup Cypher AI has emerged from stealth, announcing a $2M seed funding round led by MaC Venture Capital.The financing includes strategic participation from Epsilon Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Sparta Group, and LiquidMetal Ventures.Founded in 2025 by former scientist and engineer Yaoyu Yang, PhD, the platform replaces fragmented spreadsheets, disconnected Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs), and legacy Laboratory Information Management
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If the Data Center Goes Down, Patient Care Goes with It
Healthcare organizations have spent years modernizing clinical technology. All of it depends on one thing: the data center staying online. Here’s what resilient healthcare infrastructure actually looks like.
Healthcare IT leaders have spent years modernizing their infrastructure: migrating to electronic health records, deploying telehealth platforms, integrating remote monitoring devices, connecting imaging systems to clinical workflows, and more. The investment has been substantial, and the
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Swoop Acquires Nimble Prescription Platform to Unify Omnichannel Activation and Pharmacy Fulfillment
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Healthcare engagement leader Swoop has announced the strategic acquisition of prescription management platform Nimble. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Nimble operates a digital-first fulfillment network across independent pharmacies in all 50 states, serving 16 million patients.The combination creates an AI-driven, privacy-by-design ecosystem that unifies patient and healthcare provider (HCP) audience intelligence with real-time pharmacy
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