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Gene therapy has cured sickle cell disease in a 21-year-old, but the $3.1 million price tag raises urgent questions about who can access it.
Continuous glucose monitors moved from prescription-only to retail shelves in under two years, but evidence they help healthy users remains unproven.
Abridge partners with Eli Lilly and Nvidia to build AI scribes that automate medical documentation, potentially freeing doctors from paperwork burdens.
59% of wearable device owners now discuss their health data with doctors, transforming clinical care from office snapshots to continuous monitoring.
Concierge medicine will grow from $23B to $41B by 2035 as AI-powered monitoring and telehealth make membership-based care accessible beyond elites.
Health tracking apps meant to improve wellness are creating anxiety and obsession for millions, with experts warning constant monitoring harms more than.
Wearable devices are causing health anxiety by overwhelming users with raw data, but designers are now prioritizing context over metrics.
AI systems now predict strokes and seizures before they happen by analyzing heart rhythms, brain scans, and wearable data in real time.
Google's new Fitbit Air removes the screen entirely, focusing on health tracking without digital noise for just €99 and a week of battery life.
AI-powered wearables and gene editing are targeting aging's root causes, potentially extending human healthspan beyond current 73-year life expectancy.
Remote patient monitoring works clinically but fails when data sits in separate dashboards instead of integrating with doctors' workflows.
Health tech companies promise personalized recommendations, but algorithms fail people with chronic conditions like PCOS.
Whoop's new telehealth and AI features let wearable users connect with clinicians who can see their real-time health data, marking a shift toward smarter, more...
Computer vision technology in healthcare is projected to grow from $4.37 billion to $33.4 billion by 2036, driven by AI-powered diagnostics and surgical...
A vascular surgery resident is developing AI that watches surgical trainees and gives instant feedback using just a smartphone camera, potentially transforming...
75% of healthcare organizations now use AI, with documentation assistance cutting provider paperwork by 15,700 hours annually.
80% of consumers want fitness trackers, but only 20-30% of doctors prescribe medical wearables.
Medicare may eliminate a fast-track payment pathway for breakthrough medical devices, potentially slowing innovation in health technology and making it harder...
The digital health monitoring devices market is projected to grow from $7.4 billion in 2026 to $35.1 billion by 2035, driven by wearables, AI health agents,...
Artificial intelligence, telemedicine, wearables, robotics, and genomics are transforming how doctors diagnose and treat disease.
Medicare is testing a new payment approach with 150+ digital health companies, paying them based on patient outcomes rather than individual services.
Healthcare is shifting from reactive to proactive through AI diagnostics, remote monitoring, and personalized medicine.
A study of nearly 28,000 people found genetic variations in two genes significantly affect how much weight people lose on GLP-1 drugs and their risk of side...
Medicare's telehealth extension offers hope for rural patients, but experts warn that wearable sensors and better data infrastructure are essential to close...
