Sunday, March 29, 2026

Latest:

One or Two Health Systems Controlled the Entire Market for Inpatient Hospital Care in Nearly Half of Metropolitan Areas in 2024
Veterans: Make kidney disease screening a priority
HHS, CMS form healthcare advisory committee
New KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust Finds One in Three Adults Have Used AI Chatbots for Health Advice
Medicaid work requirements could cut enrollment by up to 10 million per month

Medical Technology

‘Alexa’ finds a voice in healthcare: 4 systems that have built skills for Amazon’s digital assistant

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon Alexa has become a staple in many homes across the U.S., with

(Source – www.blog.va.gov) VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System staff are working to reach more Veterans using mobile mental health apps. VA’s

(By Marion Renault for STAT) Genomic sequencing is one of the best defenses against potentially deadlier or more transmissible variants

(By Lauren Jensik for Becker’s Hospital Review) Blue Shield of California is adding two new features to its digital health

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) With Covid-19 vaccines, the world hopes to beat back the virus that causes the disease.

(By Damian Garde for STAT) The world has vaccines that can prevent most cases of Covid-19. It even has drugs

(By Adam Feurerstein, Damian Garde, and Meg Tirrell for STAT) AstraZeneca’s up-and-down quest to develop a vaccine for Covid-19 stands

Scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital are exploring how the toxic clumps of proteins in the brain, which are seen

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA has fully approved the first COVID-19 test, the agency said March 17.

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) In the nation’s battle against the diabetes epidemic, the go-to weapon being aggressively promoted