Telehealth “drive thru” care is transforming weight loss, hair loss treatment, and more in the US
A generation or two ago, when Americans had an important but nonemergency medical need, many of them would…
Smartphone camera takes users’ pulse passively during device use
CLINICAL BRIEFINGS 01 June 2026 A machine-learning system has been developed that can monitor heart rate using facial…
NYU Langone’s plan for Melville medical center leaves some residents cautiously optimistic
A hospital and medical school built in the heart of Melville’s commercial corridor could be a financial boon,…
NYU Langone Health plans new multibillion-dollar Melville hospital, Long Island’s first since 1980
NYU Langone Health plans to build Long Island’s first new hospital since 1980, spending billions of dollars on…
New Colorado measles case suggests undetected spread in Delta County
A child in Delta County recently came down with measles despite not traveling, Colorado public health officials announced…
UnitedHealthcare vows to cut down use of prior reviews for kids’ care
UnitedHealthcare said on May 29 it will cut down two-thirds of prior approval requirements by the end of…
Millions of Americans are going to lose health insurance or Medicaid
One of the clearest success stories in US healthcare over the past 20 years has been the dramatic…
Billionaire Mark Cuban Asks Why Insurance Companies Pay $2,500 for an MRI When ‘a Center Down the Street’ Only Charges $350
Mark Cuban thinks America’s health care system can somehow turn the exact same MRI machine into a luxury…
Sensor wide association studies in digital medicine
Data quality and standardization Wearable data can be noisy, incomplete, and inconsistent across devices. Even within a single…
UnitedHealthcare vows to cut down use of prior reviews for kids’ care
UnitedHealthcare said on May 29 it will cut down two-thirds of prior approval requirements by the end of…
AI-induced never-skilling in medical education
Bajwa, J., Munir, U., Nori, A. & Williams, B. Artificial intelligence in healthcare: transforming the practice of medicine.…
AI model tracks child maturity patterns through routine ECG data
A new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests a routine heart test – an electrocardiogram (ECG) – may offer researchers a new…