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Posted: 31 march 2026

New British College of Cosmetic Surgery launches

Announcing the official launch of the British College of Cosmetic Surgery, an important new initiative dedicated to strengthening education, collaboration and professional standards within cosmetic surgery. Read more here.

Gen Z nurses prioritize schedule flexibility, need more manager interactions to avoid turnover

A new workforce report sheds light on the unique work behaviors and management needs of young nurses. The analysis of nearly 100,000 registered nurses across more than 150 hospitals and health systems focuses on Gen Z nurses—those under 30 who…

Where AI can make the biggest impact in healthcare

AI-powered care navigation can make a real difference in improving patient outcomes, but many health systems dealing with legacy infrastructure and data silos have yet to scale AI solutions. Read more here.

b.well, Perplexity partner for AI-powered personalized health answers

b.well Connected Health, which offers a connected health data network, is partnering with AI-enabled conversational search engine Perplexity to allow Perplexity users to authorize access to their medical records and ask personalized health questions informed by their individual health history. …

Innovation in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder will not solve the care gap

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) remains one of psychiatry’s most disabling conditions, affecting about 1-2% of the population. People with OCD have an 82% increase in all cause mortality compared with unnafected matched people from the general population, with suicide being a major contributor.…

Servier to acquire Day One, maker of pediatric cancer drug, for $2.5B

The French pharma company Servier said Friday that it would buy Day One Biopharmaceuticals, the maker of a drug for childhood brain tumors, in a deal worth roughly $2.5 billion. Read more here.

First Targeted Bladder Cancer Treatment Shows Promising Phase I Results

In a potential win for targeted therapy in bladder cancer, Johnson & Johnson announced results from a Phase I study of erdafitinib (Erda-iDRS) in patients with the intermediate-risk non-muscle-invasive form of the disease. Read more here.

Turquoise Health raises $40M to power healthcare contracts, payments

Turquoise Health, a healthcare pricing and payment platform, secured $40 million in series C funding. Read more here.

AI-powered imaging tracks wound healing under the skin in real time

Based on research completed as part of a multi-year collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs, biomedical engineers at Duke University are developing a solution. Using a custom-built optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system together with artificial intelligence (AI) models grounded in…

AI Closes Data Gaps for Rare ICU Conditions

Rare conditions in the ICU include both formally classified rare diseases and conditions that occur infrequently in critical care settings. These patients often face delayed diagnosis, limited specialist expertise and complex multisystem involvement, all of which contribute to poorer outcomes…

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to help detect or characterise colorectal polyps

NICE has developed tools and resources, in association with relevant stakeholders, to help organisations put this guidance into practice. The evidence generation plan gives further information on the prioritised evidence gaps and outcomes, Read more here.

Six innovations with a mission to reduce hospital admissions for people living with dementia

A recent dementia webinar showcased six innovations that aim to reduce avoidable hospital admissions and improve care for people living with dementia (PLWD). The webinar was a collaboration between Health Innovation Networks in the South East. Check it out here.

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