Cult.fit’s fitness playbook widens: Affordable gyms, Pilates studios and products fuel growth
“Fitness brands today are no longer competing only as gyms—they’re competing as lifestyle ecosystems,” said Akshat Gupta, principal…
FDA offers clues to AI regulation with RecovryAI designation
Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the…
Amber Therapeutics strengthens its Board and Leadership
Oxford, UK – 24 February 2026 – Amber Therapeutics today announced a series of updates to its business…
Digital twins in health care: Promising technology still years away
Two decades ago, futurist Ray Kurzweil laid out a bold vision for next-generation medicine in his book “The…
SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending
Last year, Chris Heckler was coming to the end of a five-year non-compete after selling his last company,…
Call for Applications: Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures
Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) has opened applications for the fifth edition of its annual Prize for Innovation…
Popular online lab tests may not be covered by HIPAA protections
As more Americans sidestep doctors’ offices to order lab tests and genetic screenings online, privacy experts warn that…
Should emojis be used in medical records? 🤔
At Michigan Medicine, clinicians aren’t supposed to use symbols in medical records. So it came as a surprise…
Secretive Project Prometheus takes VC Bob Nelsen beyond just health care
Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and…
Epic says nearly 300,000 patient records were accessed illegally, in a new lawsuit
Epic Systems, the company behind the largest electronic health records system in medicine, is suing health information network…
More patients are ordering lab tests online, frustrating some doctors
About a decade ago, 48-year-old Darren Sidaway started having health concerns he didn’t think he could bring to…
FDA relaxes oversight of AI-enabled devices and wearables
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the…