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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.

Why Doctors Are Starting Direct Primary Care Practices Instead of Working in Corporate Medicine

In 2024, only 42.2% of US doctors worked in a private practice owned by physicians, down from 60.

Jun 25, 2026

Why Doctors Are Starting Direct Primary Care Practices Instead of Working in Corporate Medicine

AI Medical Practice Administration Software: A 2026 Field Guide

Recently Prosper AI just raised $30 million to build software for doctor offices to help eliminate front end office work. From answering phones with voice agents to scheduling appointments.

Jun 24, 2026

AI Medical Practice Administration Software: A 2026 Field Guide

What Is MD2? Cost and the 50-Families Model

MD² (written MD2, pronounced "MD squared") is a national concierge medicine company whose physicians each care for only 50 families at a time, in exchange for one of the highest membership fees in private medicine.[1] It opened the first concierge medical office in the United States in Seattle in 1996, and it still sits at the top of the market, with more than 30 practices in cities from Seattle to New York.

Jun 24, 2026

What Is MD2? Cost and the 50-Families Model

How to Get a Primary Care Doctor in 2026 (When Almost Everyone's Full)

More than 100 million Americans do not have a primary care doctor.[1] This guide is the practical version.

Jun 23, 2026

How to Get a Primary Care Doctor in 2026 (When Almost Everyone's Full)

What Is MDVIP? Cost, Reviews & PE Story

MDVIP is a national concierge medicine network that helps primary care doctors convert their practices to a membership model, capping each physician's patient load at around 600 people in exchange for an annual fee.[1] It is the largest and oldest network of its kind in the United States, with more than 1,100 affiliated physicians and over 400,000 members across 45 states and Washington, DC.

Jun 21, 2026

Executive Physical: Cost & Is It Worth It in 2026

An executive physical costs between $2,000 and $10,000 or more for a single, intensive preventive exam that often fits into one to three days.[1][2] This article examines what an executive physical actually is, and how it compares to a standard annual physical.

Jun 20, 2026

Executive Physical: Cost & Is It Worth It in 2026

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

Clair Health Just Raised $11 million to Infer Women's Hormones Without A Blood Draw

A Wearable Built For What Smartwatches Skip Clair Health, a San Francisco startup, is building a jewelry-style wristband that reads ten signals from the body and uses machine learning to estimate where a woman is in her hormonal cycle, without a blood draw, a finger prick, or a urine strip [1] [2]. On June 17, 2026, the company said it had raised $11.

Jun 18, 2026

Clair Health Just Raised $11 million to Infer Women's Hormones Without A Blood Draw

NextMD Exclusive Market Report: The State of Concierge Medicine and Direct Primary Care: Q2 2026

NextMD lists over 6,000 concierge and direct primary care (DPC) practices in the United States, staffed by 8,500 Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) physicians . This report ranks where those practices are, what they charge, and where their doctors trained.

Jun 17, 2026

NextMD Exclusive Market Report: The State of Concierge Medicine and Direct Primary Care: Q2 2026

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