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Health
fromFast Company
4 hours ago

New findings from this Gallup poll show how Americans are using AI for health advice

Many Americans are increasingly using AI tools like ChatGPT for health information instead of consulting their doctors.
Healthcare
fromApp Developer Magazine
13 hours ago

Experts warn ai-generated health content risks misinterpretation without human oversight

AI-generated health content risks misunderstanding without human interpretation, impacting decision-making despite high technical accuracy.
Medicine
fromTNW | Opinion
4 days ago

AI health tech is booming. The cures are not.

AI in drug discovery shows promise but has not yet delivered significant breakthroughs for patients.
Healthcare
fromFuturism
4 days ago

AI Is Causing Healthcare Costs to Surge

AI tools in healthcare have led to increased costs rather than savings, contradicting earlier predictions.
Healthcare
fromArs Technica
4 days ago

Californians sue over AI tool that records doctor visits

Californians are suing Sutter Health and MemorialCare for using an AI tool to record medical conversations without consent, violating laws.
Healthcare
fromTNW | Opinion
1 week ago

Utah let AI prescribe medicine

AI prescription renewals can address medication non-adherence, a significant issue in healthcare, but state oversight may not adequately manage associated risks.
Marketing tech
fromThe Cool Down
1 day ago

AI chatbots are subtly trying to make you buy more stuff - here's how to protect yourself

AI can influence consumer purchasing decisions without their awareness, often through subtle persuasion methods.
Mental health
fromFast Company
2 days ago

I scaled mental health products for millions

Entrepreneurship is often misrepresented, masking the anxiety and stress that founders experience behind the facade of autonomy and success.
#social-media
fromAol
4 days ago
Social media marketing

Prescription Drug Content On Social Media Often Misleading, Study Finds

Social media marketing
fromAol
4 days ago

Prescription Drug Content On Social Media Often Misleading, Study Finds

Social media influencers often spread misinformation about prescription drugs, complicating audience recognition of promotional intent and highlighting the need for updated regulations.
Social media marketing
fromHealthline
4 days ago

Influencers May Share Misleading Information About Prescriptions

Social media influencers promoting prescription drugs often share misleading information, complicating audience recognition of promotional intent.
E-Commerce
fromForbes
2 days ago

Why The AI Checkout Debate Misses The Real Shift In Retail

AI is reshaping retail by determining visibility and influencing consumer decisions through personalized insights and streamlined processes.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Dr TikTok: patients diagnose chronic illnesses with anonymous commenters' help

I hate to say it, but I would not have gone to the doctor unless I had seen that comment. The process was accelerated by someone called PickleFart, what can I say?
Cancer
Higher education
fromInfoWorld
5 days ago

Cloud degrees are moving online

Accredited online cloud computing degrees are expanding, reducing costs and providing practical value for students and employers.
NYC startup
fromFuturism
5 days ago

AI-Powered Drug Marketer Medvi Responds After Allegations About Fake Doctors and Patients

Medvi, a drug marketing company, faces backlash for unethical practices despite a New York Times profile praising its AI-driven business model.
#ai-chatbots
Healthcare
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Americans ask AI for health care. Hospitals think the answer is more chatbots.

Health systems are introducing branded AI chatbots to provide health advice, raising questions about safety, monitoring, and effectiveness.
Healthcare
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Americans ask AI for health care. Hospitals think the answer is more chatbots.

Health systems are introducing branded AI chatbots to provide health advice, raising questions about safety, monitoring, and effectiveness.
European startups
fromTNW | Finance
6 days ago

BILL lets enterprise suppliers collect from any SMB, even ones not on its platform

BILL's Supplier Payments Plus now allows enterprise suppliers to accept payments from any SMB customer, streamlining payment processes and reducing collection times.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
19 hours ago

How Cognitive and Social Forces Shape Medical Decisions

Medical decisions are influenced by how options are framed, presented, and the dynamics of the situation.
#mental-health
Mental health
fromFast Company
2 days ago

Why the future of mental healthcare is team-based

Team-based care improves mental health treatment outcomes by integrating multidisciplinary teams to address complex conditions effectively.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked | TechCrunch

Hims & Hers confirmed a data breach affecting customer support data, including names and contact information, but not medical records.
Marketing tech
fromRetail Brew
5 days ago

Amazon agency Podean acquires Amerge for overseas marketshare

Marketplaces continue to drive e-commerce growth, with Podean acquiring Amerge to enhance its advertising services and technology.
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
3 days ago

Inside The DOJ's Hospital Contracting Crackdown: What Message Are the Feds Sending? - MedCity News

The Department of Justice is suing OhioHealth and NewYork-Presbyterian for anticompetitive contracting practices that limit patient access to affordable care.
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

How to navigate the maze of drug discounts to get the best price

Many of the medicines on TrumpRx include brand-name drugs that patients can find cheaper elsewhere as generics. For instance, Protonix for heartburn is available for $200 on TrumpRx, but the generic version, pantoprazole, costs less than $30 with a GoodRx coupon.
US news
Healthcare
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Op-ed | State Senate's drug discount plan leaves the poorest patients behind | amNewYork

Policymakers must ensure the 340B Drug Discount Program effectively supports low-income patients amid tightening Medicaid funds.
Marketing tech
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

Medvi, the AI-powered telehealth company, is fueled by ads from doctors who don't appear to exist

Medvi, an AI telehealth startup, generated $401 million in revenue last year and is projected to reach $1.8 billion this year, leveraging affiliate marketing.
#amazon-pharmacy
Medicine
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Who Benefits From Amazon Pharmacy Stocking Eli Lilly's New Weight Loss Pill

Amazon Pharmacy will stock the new GLP-1 weight-loss pill Foundayo, expanding access to 4,500 locations by the end of 2026.
Medicine
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Who Benefits From Amazon Pharmacy Stocking Eli Lilly's New Weight Loss Pill

Amazon Pharmacy will stock the new GLP-1 weight-loss pill Foundayo, expanding access to 4,500 locations by the end of 2026.
#physician-compensation
Healthcare
fromMedscape
5 days ago

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2026: Positive Signs

Doctors in the US experienced a 3% average pay increase in 2025, with eight specialties earning over $500,000 in total compensation.
Healthcare
fromMedscape
6 days ago

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2026: Positive Signs

Physician compensation in the US rose by approximately 3% in 2025, with several specialties averaging over $500,000 in total earnings.
Healthcare
fromMedscape
5 days ago

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2026: Positive Signs

Doctors in the US experienced a 3% average pay increase in 2025, with eight specialties earning over $500,000 in total compensation.
Healthcare
fromMedscape
6 days ago

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2026: Positive Signs

Physician compensation in the US rose by approximately 3% in 2025, with several specialties averaging over $500,000 in total earnings.
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

USPS warning raises stakes for mail-order prescriptions, higher postage prices

The mail will stop if the agency can't meet its obligations. That includes critical deliveries like prescription drug packages. Postmaster General David Steiner warned lawmakers this week that USPS could run out of cash in less than 12 months without congressional action.
Media industry
Healthcare
fromNextgov.com
2 days ago

VA resumes EHR rollouts at four Michigan medical sites

The Department of Veterans Affairs resumed deployment of its Oracle Health electronic health record system at four Michigan facilities after a lengthy operational pause.
#healthcare
Healthcare
fromCbsnews
3 days ago

Fighting for health care claim approvals

Insurance companies often delay or deny necessary medical treatments, causing significant emotional and physical distress for patients.
Healthcare
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

When Doctors Are Rated Like Uber Drivers

Healthcare should not be reduced to a rating system that overlooks the complexities of medical practice and the challenges faced by physicians.
Healthcare
fromNextgov.com
3 weeks ago

CMS rule looks to kill faxed, mailed claims in favor of e-submissions

CMS finalizes rule to phase out fax and paper mail for healthcare claims, promoting electronic submissions and expected to save $781 million annually.
Healthcare
fromCbsnews
3 days ago

Fighting for health care claim approvals

Insurance companies often delay or deny necessary medical treatments, causing significant emotional and physical distress for patients.
Healthcare
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

When Doctors Are Rated Like Uber Drivers

Healthcare should not be reduced to a rating system that overlooks the complexities of medical practice and the challenges faced by physicians.
Healthcare
fromNextgov.com
3 weeks ago

CMS rule looks to kill faxed, mailed claims in favor of e-submissions

CMS finalizes rule to phase out fax and paper mail for healthcare claims, promoting electronic submissions and expected to save $781 million annually.
#pharmacy-access
Privacy professionals
fromSecuritymagazine
4 weeks ago

GuardDog Telehealth Accesses Sensitive Medical Records Under False Pretenses

GuardDog Telehealth accessed patient medical records under false treatment pretenses and sold sensitive data to law firms seeking clients with specific injuries.
#cybersecurity
Healthcare
fromSecuritymagazine
1 week ago

Healthcare Executives Face a New Era of Personal Risk

Healthcare executives face heightened personal risks due to grievance-motivated cyber threats amid economic pressures and public accountability.
Healthcare
fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks ago

Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach

CareCloud experienced a cybersecurity incident that may have compromised patient information, but the impact is believed to be limited and manageable.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Doctor Mike's Internet Medicine

If it continues to spread past the demarcation that we usually draw using a skin marker-we say Sharpie, but it's a skin marker-we say that this is spreading. Diagnosis: possible sepsis. Varshavski was not talking to the patient or to nursing staff. He was not even in a hospital. He was speaking into a camera in a two-bedroom apartment on the fifty-sixth floor of a building in Hell's Kitchen, in a makeshift studio where he records videos and his popular podcast.
Medicine
fromFortune
1 month ago

Trump promised lower drug prices. Here's how Congress virtually guaranteed the opposite | Fortune

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are opaque intermediaries-and they are unpopular with figures including Mark Cuban, who told Fortune that the way they bargain over drug prices is absurd, something that would never happen at the very same pharmacies buying a package of Pringles potato-chip products.
US politics
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

How Delivery Service Helps Pharmacies Expand Their Customer Base

Hiring pharmacy delivery drivers or partnering with third-party courier services expands reach, improves access for vulnerable patients, and boosts patient satisfaction.
Marketing
fromSocial Media Explorer
2 months ago

Seeing is Believing: Crafting a Healthcare Marketing Strategy That Actually Connects - Social Media Explorer

Eye-care marketing must prioritize trust, segment 'want' versus 'need' patients, and create patient-centered digital pathways guiding anxious patients from symptom to solution.
Healthcare
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Better technology is an imperative for behavioral health

The behavioral health crisis is deepening, yet progress is evident in treatment rates and workforce growth despite ongoing challenges.
#digital-health
Miscellaneous
fromThe Globe and Mail
2 months ago

Dozens of online-pharmacy ads, including for weight-loss drugs, appear to violate federal rules

Online Canadian telehealth and virtual-pharmacy ads frequently name prescription drugs and promise effects, breaching Canada’s prescription drug advertising restrictions.
Public health
fromMedium
2 months ago

Things AI Engineers Need to Keep in Mind with HIPAA and Healthcare Compliance

Healthcare AI requires system-level HIPAA compliance: data minimization, defensible de-identification, vendor BAAs, auditability, and proactive breach planning.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
2 months ago

Healthcare Cybersecurity Is in Crisis - These Proven Controls Could Be the Cure

Healthcare cybersecurity crisis: breaches doubled in 2025, average losses exceeded $2M; prioritize anti-fraud training, regulatory compliance, and targeted investments to reduce material risk.
Healthcare
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

Amazon Expands Health AI to Its Retail App, Offering Prime Members Free 24/7 Virtual Care

Amazon expands Health AI from its clinic app to Amazon.com and the Amazon app, positioning itself as an AI-powered healthcare entry point integrated with its retail ecosystem.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Connected data will rescue healthcare

AI plays an important role-but not by fixing fragmented data on its own. The work of organizing, connecting, and interpreting healthcare information still belongs to people and the systems they build. Where AI helps is after that foundation is in place: by bringing the right information forward at the right time, reducing the effort it takes to find what matters, and supporting better decisions in the moment of care.
Medicine
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
1 month ago

It Took Years for Congress to Enact PBM Transparency, Delinking. What About Vertical Integration? - MedCity News

Congress passed initial PBM reforms in February 2026, but advocates seek stronger action against vertical integration between PBMs, insurers, and pharmacies through proposed legislation like the Break Up Big Medicine bill.
Medicine
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

8 medications that become dangerous after their expiration date, according to pharmacists - Silicon Canals

Some expired medications can become harmful or ineffective, and certain drugs—like epinephrine and insulin—should never be used after their expiration dates.
#healthcare-ai
Healthcare
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app | TechCrunch

Amazon expanded its Health AI assistant to its website and app, enabling users to manage health information, book appointments, and access personalized medical guidance without requiring Prime or One Medical membership.
Healthcare
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Amazon bets on health care AI with tools for patients, doctors

Amazon Web Services launches Amazon Connect Health, an AI tool that automates medical documentation, billing codes, patient verification, and appointment scheduling to reduce healthcare administrative burden.
Healthcare
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app | TechCrunch

Amazon expanded its Health AI assistant to its website and app, enabling users to manage health information, book appointments, and access personalized medical guidance without requiring Prime or One Medical membership.
Healthcare
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Amazon bets on health care AI with tools for patients, doctors

Amazon Web Services launches Amazon Connect Health, an AI tool that automates medical documentation, billing codes, patient verification, and appointment scheduling to reduce healthcare administrative burden.
Medicine
fromNature
2 months ago

Cheap AI chatbots transform medical diagnoses in places with limited care

Cheap large language models can substantially improve diagnostic accuracy and support under-resourced clinicians and community health workers in low- and middle-income settings.
Healthcare
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Electronic health records are still creating issues for patients | Computer Weekly

All NHS trusts in England must implement electronic patient record systems by March 2026, though rollouts have faced integration challenges, staff training issues, and reports of patient harm.
Healthcare
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

AWS Launches Amazon Connect Health for AI-Powered Healthcare Administration - TechRepublic

Amazon Connect Health automates healthcare administrative tasks like patient verification, scheduling, and coding to reduce staff time on paperwork and increase patient care focus.
Healthcare
fromAxios
1 month ago

The era of Doctor AI is already here

Millions use ChatGPT for health advice daily despite clinical deployment debates, creating a reality where AI is already widely used for direct-to-consumer medical guidance outside formal healthcare systems.
Healthcare
fromAxios
1 month ago

Exclusive: Researchers trick a bot that prescribes meds

AI red-teaming firm Mindgard successfully manipulated Doctronic's health tech system to triple OxyContin doses, mislabel methamphetamine, and spread false vaccine claims with minimal effort.
Healthcare
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

The Benefits of Choosing Virtual Medical Services

Virtual healthcare offers convenient, time-saving, secure remote medical consultations that reduce infectious exposure, increase access, and fit busy schedules.
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

The Rise of Telemedicine: How Digital Health is Reshaping Medical Equipment Demand

Between March 2020 and March 2022, over 100 million telemedicine services were delivered to approximately 17 million Australians. The Australian government invested $409 million to make telehealth permanent, whilst the UK announced £600 million for digital health infrastructure in April 2025. Patient adoption is equally impressive: 60% find telemedicine more convenient than in-person appointments, 55% report higher satisfaction with teleconsultations, and 74% of millennials prefer virtual appointments for routine care. These aren't temporary shifts; they represent a fundamental transformation in healthcare delivery.
Healthcare
Healthcare
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Can't get a prescription renewed? Here's how to cope with prior authorizations

Insurance prior authorization requirements expire even for patients already taking prescribed medications, forcing repeated approval processes and potentially interrupting effective treatments.
fromMedCity News
2 months ago

Employers Celebrated PBM Reform. The Reality Is More Complicated - MedCity News

For years, Congress has signaled that it wants to crack down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers, the middle men that have come under fire for their vertical integration with insurers and their role in spiking drug costs. This week, it finally happened via the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, promptingemployer groups including the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) and the ERISA Industry Committee to cheer its passage.
Healthcare
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

What if most medications were sold over-the-counter?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly mulling whether more prescription drugs should be sold over the counter (OTC) at pharmacies. In an interview on Wednesday, FDA commissioner Martin Makary told CNBC that everything should be over the counter except drugs that are deemed unsafe or addictive or that require clinical monitoring. Makary said the agency is reviewing how it decides which drugs can be sold with or without a prescription from a health care practitioner.
Healthcare
Healthcare
fromFortune
2 months ago

When AI meets healthcare, how should payers react? | Fortune

AI can fully automate most transaction-oriented payer jobs, significantly boost knowledge and relationship work productivity, and replace many interpreter and doer roles, transforming payer operations and member services.
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