What You Should Know:
- Validic, a platform for Connected Health Data and remote patient monitoring (RPM), announced the launch of Validic Sparks, a generative AI solution designed to help healthcare organizations transform raw health data from wearables and FDA-approved devices into actionable insights.
- Validic Sparks enables health systems, value-based care organizations, health plans, and digital health apps to combine their contextual data with Validic personal health data to
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FTC Penalizes NextMed $150k for Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims
What You Should Know:
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with Southern Health Solutions, Inc., operating as Next Medical and NextMed, and its founders Robert Epstein and CEO Frank Leonardo III.
- The FTC's charges allege the telemedicine company used deceptive cost and weight loss claims, fake reviews, and undisclosed terms to lure consumers into their weight-loss membership programs.
Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims and Hidden Fees
According
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94% of Seniors Want to Age in Place: New 2025 Survey Reveals Tech’s Role
What You Should Know:
- A new survey conducted in June 2025 by U.S. News & World Report reveals that a vast majority of older adults (94%) desire to age in place, or grow old in their current homes and communities. As the U.S. population aged 65 and older is projected to increase significantly from 58 million in 2022 to 82 million in 2050, the role of assistive technologies in supporting this goal is becoming increasingly vital.
- The survey, which polled 1,000 U.S. adults
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Asepha Secures $4M Seed for AI-Powered Pharmacy Operations
What You Should Know:
- Asepha, a fast-growing startup leveraging AI agents for pharmacy automation, today announced the close of its $4 million Seed round, led by Glasswing Ventures and Core Innovation Capital.
- Panache, RedBud, and MGV also participated, with follow-on support from Ripple Ventures and Front Row Ventures.
Asepha Raises the Bar on AI-Driven Pharmacy Automation, Expands Nationwide Footprint
Asepha is redefining pharmacy operations with
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New AI Model Predicts Cancer Mutations from Routine Pathology Slides, Streamlining Treatment Decisions
What You Should Know:
- A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and collaborators, suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could significantly improve how doctors determine the best treatment for cancer patients by enhancing how tumor samples are analyzed in the lab.
- The compelling findings, published in the July 9 online edition of Nature Medicine, demonstrated that AI can accurately predict genetic
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Multimodal AI Will Power the Future of Remote Diagnostics and Virtual Hospitals
As a veteran of multiple healthcare startups, it’s hard not to become immune to claims of technological developments which will “revolutionize patient care”.
To be fair, revolutionary changes do exist. Telehealth for example, enabled by the combination of AI and cloud technology, has revolutionized the access patients have to robust diagnostic services. Yet, telehealth with its data fragmentation and current clinical diagnostic limitations, still has serious challenges
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Samsung to Launch AI-Powered Health Coach Beta in US
What You Should Know:
- Samsung Electronics Co. unveils its plans to roll out a beta version of an AI-powered health coach within its Samsung Health application in the US by the end of this year. This new digital assistant, in the form of a chatbot, will analyze users’ health data and assist them in incorporating their doctors’ prescriptions and medical advice into their daily routines.
- The initiative follows Samsung’s recent acquisition of Xealth, a US-based healthcare integration
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Talkiatry Launches New Couples Therapy Program, Expanding Access
What You Should Know:
- Talkiatry, a provider of high-quality, in-network psychiatry and therapy services announced the launch of its Couples Therapy program. The new offering marks Talkiatry's continued commitment to expanding access to high-quality care and evolving its services to best meet the clinical needs of patients.
- The Couples Therapy program follows the recent launches of its child & adolescent psychiatry (CAP) and geriatric services, and the expansion of its
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Ryght Partners w/ Emory Cancer Institute for AI-powered Clinical Trials
What You Should Know:
- Ryght AI, a provider of real-time generative AI healthcare technology for clinical research, today announced that the prestigious Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has joined its unique Ryght Research Network.
- The global network creates an AI digital twin of every research site worldwide, allowing distinguished academic institutions like Winship to leverage Ryght's AI platform and applications to revolutionize clinical trial processes and
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Top U.S. Health Systems Partner with Clasp to Combat Student Debt and Clinical Staffing Shortages
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- Top U.S. health systems are taking bold, employer-led action to combat two converging crises: staggering student debt and critical clinical staffing shortages. Together with Clasp, the first retention-driven recruitment platform, hospitals are launching a new model for financing education that locks in talent early, rewards retention, and makes healthcare careers more accessible.
A new generation of healthcare professionals is entering the workforce burdened
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