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The FDA has launched two proof-of-concept (PoC) real-time clinical trials (RTCT) that report endpoints and data signals to the agency as they occur.AstraZeneca is leading a Phase 2 trial (TRAVERSE) for mantle cell lymphoma, while Amgen is conducting a Phase 1b trial (STREAM-SCLC) for small cell lung carcinoma.The initiative aims to eliminate the traditional "hiatus" between clinical phases, moving toward a model of "continuous" trials that reduces regulatory lag.A Request
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Beth Israel Lahey Health Partners with Heidi to Deploy Ambient AI Scribing to All Physicians
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Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is expanding its partnership with Heidi to provide ambient AI scribing capabilities to all of its more than 6,000 providers.An initial 6-month trial involving 1,000 providers resulted in 89% satisfaction regarding the quality of generated medical notes.The technology significantly impacts clinician well-being, with 82% of trial users reporting reduced cognitive load and 74% noting a reduction in time spent working outside of standard
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Koda Health Secures Investment from UPMC Enterprises for AI-Enhanced Advance Care Planning Platform
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The Investment: Koda Health secured a Series A strategic investment from UPMC Enterprises to aggressively scale its AI-enhanced Advance Care Planning (ACP) platform across complex patient populations.The Financial Toll: The American healthcare system currently spends an estimated $200 billion annually on care that patients would not have wanted had they been engaged in care planning earlier in their journey.The Technology Engine: The platform navigates patients through
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Covera Health and Medmo Combine to Launch Nationwide AI Diagnostic Imaging and Care Coordination Platform
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Covera Health and Medmo have officially merged into a single organization, creating a unified platform that manages diagnostic imaging for nearly 6 million Americans.The combined entity is backed by additional capital from Insight Partners and serves major clients, including Walmart, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and three of the five largest national health plans.Covera’s AI-driven platform focus on diagnostic accuracy has produced up to 12 percent lower downstream
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FDA Clears Tandem Control-IQ+ for Type 1 Diabetes During Pregnancy: First AID System to Earn Indication
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The FDA has cleared Tandem’s Control-IQ+ technology for use in pregnancies complicated by type 1 diabetes, making it the first and only commercially available AID system with this indication in the U.S.The expanded label applies to both of Tandem’s delivery systems: the t:slim X2 and the Tandem Mobi.In the CIRCUIT trial, participants using Control-IQ+ spent 12.6% more time in the pregnancy-specific glucose target range (63-140 mg/dL) compared to those on standard
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Auxira Health and St. Luke’s University Health Network Partner to Expand Virtual Cardiology Support
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St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is collaborating with Auxira Health to integrate virtually-embedded teams into its Heart & Vascular network.The model provides each cardiologist with a virtual support team of nurse practitioners, medical assistants, and registered nurses to manage follow-ups and care coordination.The initiative launches with 24 cardiologists, with established plans to expand across multiple St. Luke’s locations in Pennsylvania and New
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NEJM Catalyst Study Validates No Barrier’s Hybrid AI-Human Model for High-Stakes Surgical Communication
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No Barrier’s AI-powered medical interpretation platform was tested in an independent study at Mass General Brigham, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst.The research compared Remote Video Interpretation (RVI), No Barrier’s real-time AI, and a hybrid approach to assess patient preferences using a modified technology acceptance model (TAM).Findings indicate that RVI is preferred for emotionally sensitive or high-stakes surgical conversations,
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Accenture Ventures Invests in Iridius to Scale Compliant-by-Design AI for Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals
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Accenture Ventures has made a strategic investment in Iridius, an enterprise AI infrastructure company specializing in compliant-by-design solutions for highly regulated industries.The partnership will build end-to-end compliance workflows across the life sciences value chain, covering regulatory submissions, pharmacovigilance, and clinical operations.Iridius technology uses a knowledge engine to translate complex global regulatory standards into machine-readable logic,
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Clinicians: Free AI Documentation and Research Tool for Verified Physicians
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ChatGPT for Clinicians is a new, free version of ChatGPT designed specifically for verified physicians, NPs, PAs, and pharmacists in the U.S. to support documentation, research, and care consults.The platform utilizes GPT-5.4, which currently outperforms human physicians, base GPT-5.4, and major external models on the new HealthBench Professional benchmark.Key features include trusted clinical search with real-time citations from peer-reviewed sources, automated CME
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Almanac Health Launches with $10M to Scale Research-Validated Clinical AI for Point-of-Care Support
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Almanac Health has raised $10M in a seed round led by F-Prime, with participation from General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing total funding to nearly $12M.The platform was founded by Cyril Zakka, MD, a physician-researcher at Stanford who developed the first retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system for clinical medicine.Unlike many "black box" solutions, Almanac is grounded in peer-reviewed evidence and is currently undergoing rigorous clinical
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