AI doctor startup Doctronic raises $40 million to fund rapid growth
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…
Epic claims patient data fraud in health information exchanges
In a recent court filing, electronic health records giant Epic Systems proved one of health care providers’ worst…
Readout Newsletter: Eli Lilly’s ‘triple-G’ drug delivers striking results
Regulators are trying to push drug development into a post-animal testing era. Meanwhile, a Jennifer Doudna-founded company is…
How Scott and Alla LaRoque got rich from disputed medical bills
When they met, it was at a party in Las Vegas, music bumping. Alla Kosova, newly divorced, told…
FDA telehealth crackdown highlights role of national doctor networks
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on telehealth companies’ marketing of compounded versions of weight loss…
Health AI agents are here, but what about the validation?
Casey Ross covers the use of artificial intelligence in medicine and its underlying questions of safety, fairness, and…
Nonprofit launches with $500M to modernize scientific process for AI era
Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and…
GOP Sen. Johnson investigating FDA rare disease drug rejections
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said he is investigating the Food and Drug Administration’s rejections of rare disease…
BioNTech founders to leave, form new mRNA-focused company
Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at…
How Hims has transformed medicine in a few short years
As the Super Bowl approached halftime, Hims & Hers publicly staked its claim to preventive medicine in front…
Vertex says drug reduced marker of kidney disease in late-stage trial
Vertex said Monday that a drug it secured as part of a $4.9 billion acquisition successfully reduced by…
Blue Cross Blue Shield study says AI upcoding is driving up prices
Since last summer, health insurers have been telling investors that hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence tools for medical…