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An AI Renewed Your Prescription. Doctors Agreed 91% of the Time.

Utah has published the first outcome numbers from its experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) prescription renewals. Doctronic's AI recommended renewing a medication in 72% of requests.

Aug 10, 2026

An AI Renewed Your Prescription. Doctors Agreed 91% of the Time.

Retatrutide Expanded Access Is Open. Here Is Who Actually Qualifies

What is retatrutide? Retatrutide is an experimental weight-loss medication being developed by Eli Lilly.

Aug 6, 2026

Retatrutide Expanded Access Is Open. Here Is Who Actually Qualifies

Function Health Secures $450M In Funding Led By General Catalyst

Function Health is a consumer health platform that gives members access to more than 160 laboratory tests a year. Its $365 membership includes repeat testing, a dashboard for tracking results, written explanations, and clinician review.

Jul 31, 2026

Function Health Secures $450M In Funding Led By General Catalyst

Your Doctor's AI Scribe: Why Your Visit Is Being Recorded, and What Happens to the Audio

Your Doctor's AI Scribe: Why Your Visit Is Being Recorded, and What Happens to the Audio Your doctor may start a visit with a new question: "Is it okay if I use an AI scribe to help write my note?" The tool may look like an app running on a phone or computer.

Jul 27, 2026

Candid Health Raises $120M for AI Medical Billing

Candid Health raised a $120 million Series D on July 22, 2026, to automate the financial machinery behind American healthcare. Sixth Street Growth led the round, with Oak HC/FT, 8VC, and Y Combinator participating.

Jul 25, 2026

Candid Health Raises $120M for AI Medical Billing

Your Doctor Sees Your Wearable Data, but Almost Never Has It in the Chart

Eighty-six percent of U.S.

Jul 25, 2026

Your Doctor Sees Your Wearable Data, but Almost Never Has It in the Chart

AI Health Wearables and the New Garmin CIRQA

Garmin announced the CIRQA Smart Band on July 21, 2026. It is the company's first screenless fitness band, costs $199.

Jul 22, 2026

AI Health Wearables and the New Garmin CIRQA

230 Million People Ask ChatGPT About Their Health Every Week. What Happens Next?

More than 230 million people ask ChatGPT health and wellness questions every week, according to OpenAI's analysis of de-identified conversations.[1] They ask about symptoms, laboratory results, medications, sleep, nutrition, insurance, and what to do next.

Jul 20, 2026

230 Million People Ask ChatGPT About Their Health Every Week. What Happens Next?

Sonata Health: What the $2,500 Preventive Health Membership Buys

Sonata's founding membership costs $2,500 a year. The company displays $4,000 as the regular annual price and says founding members can keep the lower rate while their membership remains active.

Jul 17, 2026

Sonata Health: What the $2,500 Preventive Health Membership Buys

Neko Health Raised $700M to Take Its Preventive Health Scan to the US

Neko Health operates preventive-health clinics that give paying members a broad, one-hour assessment followed by an in-person clinician consultation. Its radiation-free process combines automated skin imaging, blood tests, cardiovascular measurements, body-composition analysis, and other sensor data.

Jul 15, 2026

Neko Health Raised $700M to Take Its Preventive Health Scan to the US

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