‘We Are Seen as Disposable’: Rural Residents Fight a Proposed Gas Pipeline
CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Despite being in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states, this rural…
‘We Are Seen as Disposable’: Rural Residents Fight a Proposed Gas Pipeline
CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Despite being in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states, this rural county of roughly 85,000 people is still brimming with red foxes, coyotes, white-tailed deer, and wild turkeys. But in recent months, Enbridge Gas North Carolina’s proposed plans for a natural gas pipeline have exposed how population growth, here and across…
AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room
A cadre of elite techies, financiers, and high-level Trump administration officials have spent a year quietly charting an extraordinary and rapid campaign to persuade Americans to use apps and other artificial intelligence-powered tools to manage their healthcare and medical records. As that campaign has unfolded, administration officials have granted tech companies an unusual opportunity to…
My shoulder — The Inciteful Med, Claude & HealthX update
I had shoulder surgery on Monday and today I’m getting information about what happened delivered into the big LLMs. Follow along with me as I figure out how to get the information in there and what it tells me. — Matthew Holt
Startup Arboretum Sprouts, Bringing a Precision Medicine Approach to Common Diseases
Diagnostics and drug development startup Arboretum LifeSciences launched with $30 million in financing. Its executives say analyses of data from its genetic tests both form the basis of partnerships with big pharma and lead to the formation of new biotech companies — all focused on common diseases. The post Startup Arboretum Sprouts, Bringing a Precision…
Vitalize Secures $31M To Help Hospitals Manage Labor, Capacity
The Series A round was led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from Norwest, .406 Ventures, Constellation Ventures, Y Combinator, Rock Health Capital and MemorialCare Innovation Fund. The post Vitalize Secures $31M To Help Hospitals Manage Labor, Capacity appeared first on MedCity News.
Wall Street in the ER: How Private Equity Is Squeezing Local Hospitals
By ADAM LEE Reflecting on a Private Equity (PE) internship in New York City reveals a major takeaway: financial engineering can be incredibly empowering, but applying it to public infrastructure often catches vulnerable communities in the crossfire. The PE industry typically views the world through balance sheets, debt structures, cash flow optimization, and lucrative acquisitions….
Houston Is Next: A Day of Real-World Healthcare Innovation
Join industry leaders at the Houston Healthcare Innovation Summit to explore AI, digital health, cybersecurity, and virtual care. The event emphasizes the human side of transformation, resilience, and practical implementation of innovations in healthcare settings.
CHAI CEO: Health Systems Must Address Cybersecurity Issues Around Agentic AI
Brian Anderson, M.D., says cybersecurity risk leaders are raising awareness of privacy and security issues raised by the use of agentic tools
AI Can Flag Cognitive Decline Earlier — Health Systems Still Own What Happens Next
Earlier detection is valuable, but it creates a duty that does not end when an alert appears in the electronic health record. Health systems need to decide, in advance, how a risk signal becomes a clinically accountable pathway. The post AI Can Flag Cognitive Decline Earlier — Health Systems Still Own What Happens Next appeared…
How Does ACA Marketplace Enrollment in 2026 Vary Across Congressional Districts?
Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces fell in 2026 for the first time in seven years, following the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits at the end of 2025. Changes in enrollment, however, were not evenly distributed across the country. Marketplace enrollment changed substantially from one state to another, and even within…
