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The News: Wisp, the largest women’s telehealth company in the U.S., has acquired TBD Health, marking its first strategic acquisition and expanding its reach from Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) to enterprise and hybrid care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Gap: The deal targets a critical failure in public health: despite availability, only ~25% of eligible Americans are enrolled in PrEP (HIV prevention), with women being significantly
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SimonMed Launches “Longevity” Division with AI-Enabled Whole-Body MRI at 70 Sites
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The News: SimonMed Imaging is rebranding and launching a new division, SimonMed Longevity, dedicated to AI-enabled preventive screening and whole-body MRIs.The Scale: Unlike boutique longevity clinics, SimonMed is leveraging its massive footprint to scale these services rapidly—starting with 30 locations and expanding to 70 by Q1 2026.The Tech: The program builds on the company’s previous "simonONE" offering, utilizing exclusively 3T MRI technology and AI protocols to
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The Burnout Paradox: Why “Purpose-Built” Workplaces Are Failing the Frontline
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The Problem: A new JLL report reveals a "satisfaction gap" for frontline workers (retail, healthcare, labs). While their facilities support productivity, they fail on human-centered needs like wellbeing and flexibility.The Paradox: Frontline workers report higher burnout (44%) than office workers, yet have similar intentions to stay—often due to a lack of other options rather than loyalty, creating a "trapped" workforce.The Fix: The report calls for a strategy pivot:
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Quantum Health Deploys Agentic AI to Fix the Care Journey
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The News: Quantum Health has launched a new "agentic" technology platform, moving beyond standard chatbots to AI agents that can independently initiate outreach, schedule appointments, and resolve billing issues.The Structure: The company is pivoting from a single offering to a flexible three-tier suite: Quantum Signature (comprehensive), Quantum Flex (configurable), and Embold Plus (digital-first entry point).The Tech: The platform fully integrates Embold Health’s
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Vega Imaging Curates World’s Largest Paired DBT Dataset for AI
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The News: Vega Imaging Informatics has successfully curated the world’s largest Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) dataset, containing over one million studies.The "Holy Grail": Unlike standard image sets, this dataset includes "paired histology outcomes" for over 22,000 patients, meaning the images are linked to definitive biopsy results (including 7,000+ confirmed cancer cases).The Engineering Feat: DBT files are up to 50x larger than standard x-rays. Vega’s ability to
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How Crossroads Health Ventures’ $21M Fund Accelerates Indiana Life Sciences
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The News: Crossroads Health Ventures (CHV) has launched a new early-stage venture fund with over $21M in capital to support Indiana-based life sciences startups.The Backers: The fund represents a rare collaboration between the state (IEDC), academia (Indiana University), and three global industry leaders: Eli Lilly (human health), Elanco (animal health), and Corteva (plant health).The Strategy: CHV aims to bridge the early-stage funding gap for companies operating
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Harmony Healthcare IT Acquires Blue Elm to Build MEDITECH Data Engine
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The News: Harmony Healthcare IT has acquired Blue Elm, a specialist provider of data solutions for the MEDITECH EHR platform.The Impact: The deal creates a single, end-to-end partner for MEDITECH hospitals, covering everything from data extraction and optimization to long-term archiving and system decommissioning.The Value: By combining Harmony’s archiving scale with Blue Elm’s technical nuance (covering all MEDITECH versions from Magic to Expanse), the combined entity
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How Employers Can Save $550/Month on GLP-1s: Introducing Vida Self-Pay
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- Vida Health has partnered with RxSaveCard to launch Vida Self-Pay, a first-of-its-kind platform that bypasses traditional PBM markups for anti-obesity medications (AOMs).
- By combining virtual, whole-person clinical care with transparent "cash-price" subsidies, the partnership enables employers to save up to $550 per member per month while expanding access to GLP-1s and other AOMs.
Bypassing the PBM "Walled Garden"
The Vida Self-Pay model functions as a
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Proprio Secures 4th FDA Clearance for AI-Powered ‘Picasso’ Spine Guidance
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- Proprio has secured FDA clearance for Picasso, its fourth cleared capability within the Paradigm AI surgical platform.
- The feature enables "trace-based" optical registration, allowing spine surgeons to perform real-time, radiation-free 3D measurements of spinal alignment during surgery—addressing a critical gap where surgeons previously relied on static 2D X-rays or postoperative confirmation.
Radiation-Free "Digital Twins"
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WHAM 2026: The Economic Case for Women’s Health Investment
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- The 2026 WHAM Investment Report, released at the 44th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, establishes women’s health as a high-growth precision medicine category.
- Redefining the market beyond reproductive care, the report provides a roadmap for capital allocation into conditions that affect women exclusively, differently, or disproportionately. It features six in-depth case studies demonstrating real-world commercial success and durable long-term
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