health tech

At its $3,499 starting price point, the Apple Vision Pro isn’t exactly the cheapest consumer tech product. But some healthcare leaders across the U.S. medical system say they’re already embracing the Vision Pro for its spatial computing functions and augmented reality capabilities, which they say hold serious promise.Apple is pushing the Vision Pro’s potential to be a medical hub with multiple use cases that leverages its infinite field of vision and ultra-high resolution. Earlier this month, the company touted how…

The field of insurance technology has had a rough time. About 7 years ago, early insurtech companies promised to disrupt the insurance industry with new tech, but today, most of those companies have either been acquired or are floundering in the public markets. Fortunately, insurtech has found a new wave to ride in the past couple of years: “embedded insurance.” Insurance startups have found success in helping third-party companies “embed” insurance products into their customer journeys to…

On Tuesday, Google announced a suite of new and updated generative-AI and large language models (LLM) tools to expand its reach into the red hot algorithmic medicine arena. The products range from personalized health coaching for Fitbit users to modified versions of Gemini AI to examine medical images (a tool that scored a cool 91.1% on the kind of exam medical image technicians would have to take as part of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam), and a massive, voluntary public dermatology database called the Skin Condition…

There’s a Gordian knot at the heart of the AI boom in healthcare. Artificial (or depending on who you talk to, “augmented”) intelligence is already a solidly established tool in the medical system from X-ray imaging analysis to streamlining hospital billing to how the medicines your doctor might prescribe are discovered in the first place. Yet 69% of Americans staunchly oppose the idea of AI replacing doctors to diagnose disease, according to a new Salesforce survey, while still supporting the technology overall if it…

At the heart of the healthcare sector’s transformation, the fusion of artificial intelligence (AI) with medical science illuminates a path filled with potential and promise. As I navigate the intricate world of healthcare management and innovation, I’ve been privileged to witness the dynamic interplay of challenges and opportunities that AI introduces. Integrating AI in healthcare is complex, yet it heralds a future of improved patient care, operational efficiency, and life-changing innovations.The influence of AI in…

Medical imaging may not sound like the sexiest frontier in a digital health revolution that spans head-spinning advances from the rise of AI in medicine-making to robot-assisted surgery. It is, however, fundamental to medicine, allowing doctors to peer inside a human body to inform diagnoses and monitor patients. It’s also a field ripe for disruption through technologies that are smaller, easier to use, and can produce more sophisticated and high-quality images—with a smaller price tag. To that end, Butterfly Network, a…

U.S. healthcare technology giant Change Healthcare has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. In a brief statement, the company said it was “experiencing a network interruption related to a cyber security issue.” “Once we became aware of the outside threat, in the interest of protecting our partners and patients, we took immediate action to disconnect our systems to prevent further impact,” Change Healthcare wrote on its status page. “The disruption is expected to last at least through the day.” The incident began…

Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian government-supported program that aims to make transportation and business more accessible across the South Asian region. The ride-hailing giant said Thursday that it will explore an integration with the network to expand the range of its mobility offerings on the Uber app. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian…

There is now a regular deluge of new studies showing the potential widespread health benefits of GLP-1s, the class of drugs that encompasses diabetes and obesity treatments like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic (which contain the active ingredient semaglutide) and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Mounjaro (active ingredient tirzepatide). From weight loss in obese patients, to protecting heart and cardiovascular health outcomes, to lowering blood pressure, combating fatty liver disease, and potentially even providing a boost to…

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) isn’t the most commonly known cancer. It is, however, one of the deadliest—an awful rare malignancy of the blood and bone marrow whose victims are already older and frail, on average 68 years old when diagnosed. It has few treatment options—chemotherapy is most common, according to the American Cancer Society—and any available ones must be deployed immediately after it’s diagnosed given how rapidly this aggressive cancer spreads. Nearly 70% of AML patients die within five years of diagnosis,…