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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

MDVIP Has 450,000 Members and Is Now Moving to Specialty Care

MDVIP, the largest concierge medicine network in the country with 1,400 physicians, is moving into specialty care. The company built its business on adult primary care memberships.

Jul 4, 2026

MDVIP Has 450,000 Members and Is Now Moving to Specialty Care

Eli Lilly Is Pairing Your GLP-1 With an Oura Ring. A Ring Is Not a Doctor.

On June 23, 2026, Eli Lilly and Oura announced a deal that pairs Lilly's weight-loss drugs with Oura's smart ring [1]. People who fill a GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) prescription through LillyDirect, the drugmaker's direct-to-patient pharmacy, become eligible for a free Oura Ring sizing kit and potential savings on the ring itself [1].

Jun 26, 2026

Eli Lilly Is Pairing Your GLP-1 With an Oura Ring. A Ring Is Not a Doctor.

Midjourney Gets Into Medical

An AI Image Company Just Built a Body Scanner On June 17, 2026, Midjourney announced its first piece of hardware, and it is a medical device. The company unveiled Midjourney Medical , a new division built around a full-body ultrasound scanner it calls Ultrasonic CT , and said a whole-body scan will take as little as 60 seconds, using only sound and water, with no radiation and no magnets [1] [2].

Jun 19, 2026

Shiv Rao Founder & CEO of Abridge Interview 12 Key Takeaways

In a recent 20VC interview with Harry Stebbings, Dr. Shiv Rao, founder and CEO of Abridge, explained how the company spent years in what he called the “five-year desert” before becoming one of the leading healthcare AI companies in the world.

Jun 15, 2026

Shiv Rao Founder & CEO of Abridge Interview 12 Key Takeaways

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