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16 articles in this category.

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HealthTech9 min

Medicare's $50 GLP-1 Bridge: What It Changes for Telehealth

Medicare now covers Wegovy, Foundayo and the Zepbound KwikPen at $50 a month for eligible enrollees. Telehealth loses the drug margin but keeps the care work.

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HealthTech12 min

AI Therapy Chatbot Bans: Where States Draw the Line

At least seven states now restrict AI from acting as a therapist, while Utah, California and New York regulate chatbots instead. Here is where the lines fall.

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HealthTech11 min

Aesto Health Breach: 9.5M Patients and the Vendor Problem

A records-archive vendor most patients never heard of exposed 9.5 million people's data. What happened, the 8-month wait for letters, and what to do.

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HealthTech12 min

ChatGPT Health vs Apple Health: Who Gets Your Medical Data?

ChatGPT Health is live for US adults; Apple's AI Health app is due later this year. Neither is HIPAA-covered. Custody of your data is the real divide.

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HealthTech9 min

Employer Health Navigation 2026: Transcarent, Included

Transcarent ($3B valuation, 20M+ patients) bets on agentic AI navigation. Included Health bets on a copay-first alternative plan. Two paths, same problem.

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HealthTech9 min

Hospital-at-Home 2026: DispatchHealth, Biofourmis, CMS

CMS made the hospital-at-home waiver permanent in Jan 2026. Medically Home merged into DispatchHealth. Here's the consolidated market and what changed.

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HealthTech9 min

Digital Pathology AI 2026: Paige, PathAI, Cancer Diagnosis

Roche is buying PathAI for up to $1.05B. Paige's AI raised prostate cancer detection sensitivity from 88.7% to 96.6%. Digital pathology just went mainstream.

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HealthTech10 min

AI Drug Discovery 2026: Insilico, Isomorphic, Recursion

Eli Lilly committed $4.5B+ to Insilico and Isomorphic Labs. 200+ AI-discovered drugs are in trials. Zero are FDA-approved yet. Here's the real scorecard.

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HealthTech10 min

AI Radiology 2026: FDA-Cleared Imaging Tools Explained

1,039 FDA-cleared AI radiology devices exist in 2026. Viz.ai's stroke triage has the strongest evidence; Aidoc just shipped the first foundation model.

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HealthTech10 min

Ambient Elder-Care 2026: Nobi, CarePredict, Cherish

Nobi cut falls 31% across 80 UK care homes. CarePredict predicts UTIs from sleep patterns. Cherish does radar-only sensing. Ambient elder care just got real.

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HealthTech10 min

At-Home Genomics 2026: 23andMe, Nucleus, Genomelink

23andMe restructured after Chapter 11. Nucleus pushes WGS upmarket. Genomelink wins on raw-data reanalysis. Pick your tier based on the actual use case.

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HealthTech9 min

GLP-1 Dispensing 2026: LillyDirect, Noom Med, Foundayo

Eli Lilly's LillyDirect cash-pay platform and Foundayo oral GLP-1 launch bypassed insurers and PBMs. Noom Med partnered. Hims & Hers got squeezed.

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HealthTech9 min

Telehealth Shakeout: Hims, Ro, Lemonaid in 2026

Hims & Hers hit $2.35B in 2025 — but the GLP-1 wave that drove growth triggered FDA, SEC, and Novo Nordisk legal exposure. The DTC market is consolidating.

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HealthTech9 min

Wearable ECG 2026: Apple, Withings, Samsung, Pixel Compared

Four FDA-cleared wrist ECGs in 2026 — Apple Watch, Withings ScanWatch 2, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Pixel Watch. Accuracy ranges 84-98%. Here's how to pick.

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HealthTech9 min

AI Mental Health Chatbots: Wysa, Woebot, Replika in 2026

Wysa and Woebot have FDA Breakthrough designations and peer-reviewed RCTs. Replika is companion AI, not therapy. Don't conflate the two categories.

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HealthTech9 min

Ambient Clinical AI 2026: DAX, Abridge, Suki Compared

DAX Copilot owns enterprise. Abridge wins outcomes-evidence at Kaiser and Mayo. Suki serves independents. The 2026 ambient-AI market is settled.

Frequently asked about HealthTech

What does HealthTech coverage include?
Digital health platforms (One Medical, Carbon Health), medical AI (diagnostic imaging, ambient scribes like Abridge and Suki), telehealth services, continuous glucose monitors (Dexcom Stelo, Levels), drug-management apps, and FDA-regulated consumer devices. We do not give medical advice — we cover technology.
How do you verify health claims in articles?
Health claims are sourced to peer-reviewed studies (PubMed-indexed), FDA filings, official clinical guidelines, or direct vendor documentation. When we cite an effect size or risk reduction, the study is linked. Speculative or pre-print findings are flagged as such. We do not run "10 superfoods" content.
Are health AI tools safe to use without a doctor?
AI symptom checkers and ambient scribes are tools, not substitutes for medical judgment. They are useful for triage, second opinions, and reducing paperwork burden — not for diagnosis. Anything that affects medication, treatment decisions, or chronic-condition management belongs in a clinical relationship.

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