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MedTech Breakthrough has announced the winners of its 10th annual awards program, recognizing excellence in digital health and medical technology across more than 20 countries.The 2026 awards highlight a decade of evolution where artificial intelligence (AI), virtual care, and precision medicine have become central pillars of global healthcare delivery.This year's program received a record-breaking number of nominations from startups, health systems, and leading global
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Wisdom Ventures Closes $77.7M Fund II to Invest in AI-Native Wellbeing Startups
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Wisdom Ventures has closed its $77.7M Fund II, a significant increase from its $10 million Fund I.The fund is backed by prominent technology leaders, including Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Evan Sharp (Pinterest), and Stewart Butterfield (Slack).Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has joined as a Senior Venture Partner to advise on health and wellness investments.Fund I established a strong track record, reaching the top quartile of early-stage funds and including
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Eko Health Appoints Dr. Steven Steinhubl as CMO to Drive Cardiac AI and Global Clinical Strategy
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Eko Health has appointed Steven R. Steinhubl, MD, a prominent cardiologist and digital medicine pioneer, as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and executive leadership team member.Dr. Steinhubl will oversee Eko's clinical strategy, research initiatives, and scientific collaborations to accelerate the global adoption of AI-enabled cardiac detection.He currently serves as the Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University and is a member of the
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Artera Launches AI Services Model and Agentic AI Squads for Specialty Care and FQHCs
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Artera is the first agentic healthcare company to adopt an AI Services Model, moving away from traditional "homogeneous SaaS" to deliver bespoke, clinic-specific solutions.The company has deployed specialized AI Service Squads—small teams of AI builders who work directly with healthcare providers to co-innovate and eliminate legacy development cycles.The model supports high-demand solutions, including scheduling, prior authorizations, referral management, and closing care
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Roche Acquires PathAI to Automate Cancer Diagnostics in $1B Deal
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Global healthcare leader Roche has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire US-based digital pathology pioneer PathAI for an upfront purchase price of $750M, with up to $300M in additional milestone payments.The acquisition marks the culmination of a deep strategic partnership first established between the two companies in 2021 and expanded in 2024 to co-develop AI-enabled companion diagnostic algorithms.PathAI’s flagship AISight Image Management System (IMS)
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Fathom Secures Strategic Investment from CVS Health Ventures to Scale Autonomous Medical Coding
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Fathom, a leader in autonomous medical coding, has announced a strategic investment from CVS Health Ventures.The funding follows a period where revenue cycle management (RCM) has become the top priority for health IT investment, according to a 2025 Bain & Company/KLAS report.Fathom’s platform achieves 90%+ automation rates across multiple specialties, providing an alternative to slow, department-by-department AI rollouts.The company was recognized as the #1 solution
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XCaliber Health Secures $6.5M to Launch Healthcare’s First Agentic Operating System
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XCaliber Health (XCaliber) has raised $6.5M in seed funding led by ManchesterStory, with participation from Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) and Arka Venture Labs.The platform is an "agentic operating system" designed to coordinate siloed systems (EHRs, billing, scheduling) and automate manual workflows end-to-end.XCaliber addresses a significant "intelligence gap" where staff currently spend an average of 15.5 hours per physician, per week on administrative tasks.The
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Village Raises $9.5M for AI-Powered Specialty Pediatrics and Coordinated Care Platform
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Village has raised $9.5M in funding led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Bling Capital, GTMFund, and Perceptive Ventures.The platform features Vera, an in-house AI agent that handles documentation, scheduling, billing, and care coordination for independent practices. The platform is the first pediatric-connected system designed to unite families, providers, and payers around coordinated care teams for children with developmental, behavioral, and mental health
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The Intelligence Gap: Why Oncologists Are Buried in Data While Patients Wait for Breakthroughs
In 2026, we live in an era of seamless predictive intelligence. For example: My shopping app often anticipates what I’ll need before I’ve even thought about it. My navigation app quietly diverts me away from traffic jams I haven’t encountered yet.
Yet, the moment a patient or clinician steps into the healthcare ecosystem, this "intelligence" seemingly vanishes. For instance, In a typical ten-year cancer survival journey, there are often only 3–4 critical windows where a change in
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Perplexity and VisualDx Partner to Integrate Clinician-Validated Medical Images into AI Answers
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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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