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AIRS Medical AI Body Comp MRI Cleared
AI just turned a routine MRI into a full body composition report. 🧠 No new scanner. No technologist manually measuring tissue slices. Five minutes. AIRS Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance this week for SwiftSight Body ...
No Surprises Act Arbitration Overhaul
A law meant to protect patients is now funding a $1.3B arbitration machine. 🔍 Picture a 2021 hospital discharge. A patient gets their explanation of benefits, no surprise bill in sight. The No Surprises Act ...
Lung Screening: Only 1 in 6 Get the Talk
Lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer. We still can't get patients screened. 🫁 According to The Spokesman-Review, lung cancer is projected to kill more than 120,000 Americans this year. A low-dose CT ...
AI vs. Doctors: Six Societies Say No
I read that quote three times before it landed. 🧠 Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told attendees at the Make America Healthy Again Summit this week that AI can provide "a second opinion that ...
Tiny Health $33M Series B Microbiome
Everyone calls microbiome testing a wellness trend. This round says otherwise. When most people hear "gut health startup," they picture wellness influencers and kombucha. Tiny Health is building something fundamentally different. 🔬 Tiny Health just ...
SAC Health FQHC Layoffs: 101 Gone
A community health center just laid off 101 people. ⚠️ This is not a headline about a health system. It is a headline about the safety net. According to the San Bernardino Sun, SAC Health, ...
GLOBE Drug Pricing Model: $12B vs $440M
CMS said this drug pricing model would save $12 billion. The final rule puts that number at $440 million. 💊 On September 30, CMS finalized the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing Model, known as ...
Lung Cancer Screening Gap in HIV Patients
Fewer than 3 in 10 people living with HIV who qualified for lung cancer screening ever got a scan. 🎯 Eligibility nearly tripled. Utilization stayed flat. That gap should stop you cold. According to The ...
ADAURA 8-Year NSCLC Decision Framework
Early-stage lung cancer surgery is not the finish line. 🎯 What happens in the adjuvant setting determines whether your patient is alive eight years from now. The ADAURA Phase III trial just released its 8-year ...








