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‘Clinical-grade AI’: a new buzzy AI word that means absolutely nothing
October 27, 2025·1 min read

‘Clinical-grade AI’: a new buzzy AI word that means absolutely nothing

Health | The Verge – Read More Earlier this month, Lyra Health announced a “clinical-grade” AI chatbot to help users with “challenges” like burnout, sleep disruptions,…

Professor Ioannis Yannas, pioneer of regenerative medicine who invented artificial skin for the treatment of severe burns, dies at 90
October 27, 2025·5 min read

Professor Ioannis Yannas, pioneer of regenerative medicine who invented artificial skin for the treatment of severe burns, dies at 90

MIT News – Health sciences and technology | Medicine | Health | Health care | Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) – Read More Professor…

Doctors Muffled as Florida Moves To End Decades of Childhood Vaccination Mandates
October 27, 2025·9 min read

Doctors Muffled as Florida Moves To End Decades of Childhood Vaccination Mandates

KFF Health News – Read More SARASOTA, Fla. — Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations against diseases that have killed and…

As Sports Betting Explodes, States Try To Set Limits To Stop Gambling Addiction
October 27, 2025·9 min read

As Sports Betting Explodes, States Try To Set Limits To Stop Gambling Addiction

KFF Health News – Read More It isn’t easy to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino. But that’s what Massachusetts state…

Reporters Cover the Shutdown and the Use of AI in Health Care
October 25, 2025·2 min read

Reporters Cover the Shutdown and the Use of AI in Health Care

KFF Health News – Read More KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire this…

Marketing Meets Revenue Cycle: Why Healthcare’s Next Competitive Edge Is Communication
October 25, 2025·4 min read

Marketing Meets Revenue Cycle: Why Healthcare’s Next Competitive Edge Is Communication

HIT Consultant – Read More Image Credit by Max As the healthcare industry evolves, effective communication has become one of the most powerful differentiators. From transparent…

‘Cancer Doesn’t Care’: Volunteer Lobbyists Push Past Washington’s Ugly Politics
October 24, 2025·3 min read

‘Cancer Doesn’t Care’: Volunteer Lobbyists Push Past Washington’s Ugly Politics

KFF Health News – Read More When the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network organized its annual citizen lobby day in Washington last month, more than…

AI as the New Primary Care Extender: A Solution to Physician Shortages
October 24, 2025·5 min read

AI as the New Primary Care Extender: A Solution to Physician Shortages

HIT Consultant – Read More Thomas Kluz, Managing Director at Niterra Ventures If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it is this: primary care physicians are the…

Why Poor EHR Integration Fuels Clinician Burnout and Financial Loss
October 24, 2025·5 min read

Why Poor EHR Integration Fuels Clinician Burnout and Financial Loss

HIT Consultant – Read More Pat Williams, CEO of iScribeHealth For decades, healthcare leaders and physicians have been promised that digital tools would streamline operations and…

Listen: Amid Shutdown Stalemate, Families Brace for SNAP Cuts and Paycheck Limbo
October 24, 2025·1 min read

Listen: Amid Shutdown Stalemate, Families Brace for SNAP Cuts and Paycheck Limbo

KFF Health News – Read More Listen: Health care has been at the heart of the federal government’s shutdown. KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie…