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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

Can AI Refill Your Prescription Without a Doctor? Utah Is Testing the Boundary

Utah residents can now pay $4 to ask an artificial intelligence (AI) system to renew an existing prescription. The program covers 30, 60, or 90 day supplies of eligible medications, excludes controlled substances, and runs under a temporary state pilot.

Jul 14, 2026

Can AI Refill Your Prescription Without a Doctor? Utah Is Testing the Boundary

SignatureMD Sold to L Catterton: A Consumer-Brand Giant Buys Into Concierge Medicine

SignatureMD, one of the largest concierge medicine networks in the US, changed hands in early 2026. L Catterton, the consumer private equity firm whose portfolio includes Birkenstock and Equinox, acquired the company from Blue Sea Capital in the first quarter of the year [1].

Jul 8, 2026

How Many Concierge Doctors Are There in the US? The 2026 Census

The United States has roughly 9,900 to 10,600 physicians practicing concierge medicine or direct primary care (DPC) in 2026. NextMD's best single estimate is about 10,300 .

Jul 5, 2026

How Many Concierge Doctors Are There in the US? The 2026 Census

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