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Perplexity has partnered with VisualDx to integrate clinician-validated medical images directly into its AI-powered health answers.VisualDx joins The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), The BMJ, and the American Heart Association as part of Perplexity’s Premium Health Sources.The integration provides a "visual intelligence layer" to help users and clinicians better understand skin conditions, infectious diseases, and other visibly diagnosable ailments.A core focus of
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RevSpring Report: 50% of Consumers Cut Back on Care Due to Financial Confusion and Cost
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RevSpring has released a national survey of 2,024 U.S. adults revealing that 94% of consumers agree healthcare needs to be made easier to navigate.Friction begins at the point of entry: 38% of consumers struggle to find an in-network provider.Financial uncertainty is a primary driver of disengagement, with 79% of patients reporting they have been surprised by the price of a medical bill.50% of respondents admitted to cutting back on medical care due to cost and confusion
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Elevating the Assessment: 4 Solutions to Common IT Challenges When Implementing Equipment or Software
Technology and efficiency are moving at a faster pace than ever before, and in healthcare IT, that means an emerging need for IT teams to be at the forefront of system assessment and implementation.
Your team should be actively partnering with the clinical team and other decision makers on how to improve and optimize workflows and interconnectivity. When you’re a part of these conversations from the beginning, you can share concerns that could affect not just your workflow but the
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Spring Health Completes Acquisition of Alma to Expand Global Mental Health Network
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Spring Health has successfully closed its acquisition of Alma, a membership platform for independent clinicians.The combined organization now supports more than 170 million lives globally across employers and health plans.The merger aims to solve care fragmentation by ensuring patients can keep their providers even when they change jobs, age off plans, or change coverage.Spring Health CEO April Koh and President Dr. Adam Chekroud will lead the combined organization, while
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Dr. Eric Rosenberg Completes First Cataract Surgery Using Apple Vision Pro and ScopeXR
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Dr. Eric Rosenberg of SightMD became the first surgeon to perform a cataract surgery using the Apple Vision Pro in October 2025.The procedure utilized ScopeXR, a custom-built mixed reality surgical platform that streams live feeds from 3D digital microscopes directly into the headset.Dr. Rosenberg has since used the device to assist in hundreds of additional cases, demonstrating the hardware's viability for routine surgical use.The system enables real-time remote
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ECRI Urges Congress to Strengthen Regulatory Transparency for Digital Health and CDS Tools
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ECRI, a nonprofit patient safety organization, submitted formal recommendations to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health in April 2026.The organization warns that many general wellness devices—measuring vitals like blood pressure and glucose—lack FDA oversight and clinical validation, creating "invisible" risks for users.ECRI raised concerns regarding the Digital Health Screeners Act of 2026, specifically citing the lack of mandatory reporting for
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Parexel Acquires Vitrana to Integrate AI-Enabled Pharmacovigilance Platform
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Parexel has acquired Vitrana, a provider of an AI-enabled, end-to-end pharmacovigilance (PV) technology platform.The acquisition allows Parexel to provide a fully integrated model where a single partner is responsible for both PV technology and services.The acquired platform is system-agnostic, integrating with any existing safety database to improve accuracy and cycle times.Key operational benefits include improved EDC-to-safety integration, streamlined Serious Adverse
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Axoft Secures $55M for Implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces and Fleuron™ Material Global Trials
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Axoft has raised an oversubscribed $55M Series A led by C.P. Group Innovation, bringing its total funding to over $60M.The capital will be used to expand global clinical trials, progress U.S. regulatory approval for its implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces (iBCIs), and build a GMP manufacturing facility in Cambridge, MA.Axoft’s iBCIs utilize a proprietary material called Fleuron™, which is 10,000x softer than traditional polyimide, significantly reducing tissue scarring
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Photon Raises $16M to Modernize AI-Native Prescription Infrastructure
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Photon has secured $16 million in Series A funding led by Healthier Capital, with participation from Notation, Flare Capital, and Evidenced.The platform addresses the "information vacuum" of traditional e-prescribing, where patients choose pharmacies without knowing price, inventory, or convenience.Photon utilizes artificial intelligence as an engine to process complex, fragmented data across pharmacy networks and formularies in real time.The platform serves as an
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AiZtech Labs Launches iSelfie BioSignals in U.S. to Automate Intake and Digital Biomarker Detection
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AiZtech Labs has officially launched iSelfie BioSignals in the U.S., a smartphone-based platform that detects digital biomarkers using a standard selfie-camera interaction.The platform is designed to generate clinically meaningful measurements from the eye and surrounding skin, helping care teams prioritize patients faster and reduce reliance on device-heavy hardware.Clinical validation includes data from over 5,000 human participants across six studies in the U.S.,
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