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Posted: 13 september 2025

Wearable Technology Driving New Models of Care

Wearable medical devices are changing healthcare delivery by shifting care beyond traditional settings and bringing it closer to patients’ daily lives. By offering continuous monitoring, promoting patient engagement and supporting remote interventions, these technologies are becoming an essential part of…

Apple gets FDA approval for Watch hypertension feature

Apple’s latest health feature has now cleared the FDA hurdle. Hypertension notifications for Apple Watch will go live next week. Read more here.

Merck axes £1bn London research hub and cuts 125 jobs

Merck, known as MSD in Europe, will leave laboratories at the London Bioscience Innovation Centre, which hosts more than 60 life science companies, and the neighbouring Francis Crick Institute by the end of 2025. Read more here.

The Hidden Cost of Healthcare AI: Why Premium Prices Don’t Equal Premium Results

Now is a good time for health systems to step back and ask some foundational questions instead of rushing into their next AI purchase. Read more here.

Headway expands EHR with AI-assisted notes, embedded telehealth

Headway, a platform connecting patients with mental health providers covered by insurance, announced expanded EHR features for providers. Read more here.

Summit Therapeutics hits possible snag on lung cancer drug seen as a blockbuster

Summit Therapeutics may have a geography problem with its lung cancer drug ivonescimab. Ivonescimab produced weaker results in patients from North America and Europe than those from China. Read more here.

AI can evaluate social situations in a similar way to humans, offering new neuroscience research avenues

Artificial intelligence can detect and interpret social features between people from images and videos almost as reliably as humans, according to a new study from the University of Turku in Finland published in the journal Imaging Neuroscience. Read more here.

Improving outcomes following stroke through increased access to mechanical thrombectomy

More patients are getting the right treatment in the right place more quickly leading to better outcomes following a stroke thanks to a four-year collaborative programme led by Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley (HIOTV) supporting the deployment of artificial…

UCL GBSH has been featured in OpenAI Academy!

UCL GBSH has been featured in @OpenAI Academy for the pioneering use of generative AI in teaching digital health. Congratulations from the GIANT team for being recognised globally for preparing future leaders at the frontier of AI + healthcare. Read more here.

Concentric is now live in 5 Australian states and territories

Concentric Health are supporting informed, shared decision-making across orthopaedics, ENT, bariatrics, vascular, paediatrics & general surgery in AUS. Patients are valuing clearer communication, informed choices, and access to tailored information at home. Clinicians highlight streamlined workflows, and structured documentation. Read…

How CardMedic CEO Dr Rachael Grimaldi Launched A Language-Driven Healthcare Startup In Just 72 Hours

Dr Rachael Grimaldi, CEO and Co-founder of CardMedic, talks about how one idea has helped hundreds of healthcare workers communicate more efficiently with patients. Read the full article here.

AI should come with green, yellow, and red lights for mental health

Mental health treatment is expensive and hard to find, so it’s no surprise that people looking for empathy and care are turning to large language models like ChatGPT and Claude. Researchers are exploring and validating tailored artificial intelligence solutions to deliver evidence-based psychotherapies. Read more…

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