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Patient Acquisition

California just gave digital health something to worry about

Jul 7, 2026

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6 min read

California just gave digital health something to worry about

A settlement between California's attorney general and Carbon Health is worth paying attention to.

Christina Farr

Patient-Facing AI in Healthcare

Jul 4, 2026

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6 min read

Leadership changes at Epic

We're keeping it short this week in honor of the holiday.

Christina Farr, +3

specialty-trained AI agents in medicine

Researcher tricks Claude into tapering medication

Jul 1, 2026

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4 min read

Researcher tricks Claude into tapering medication

LLMs have a “fundamental” flaw. We don’t know why they do what they do.

Ruth Reader

Digital Health

The $100B Paradox: Why the Largest Company in Healthcare Hasn't Been Built Yet

Jun 30, 2026

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5 min read

The $100B Paradox: Why the Largest Company in Healthcare Hasn't Been Built Yet

Yusuf Sherwani: Digital health investors are chasing the wrong layer

Yusuf Sherwani

Roundup

Updoc's FDA Win Raises the Stakes for Health AI Rivals

Jun 27, 2026

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7 min read

Updoc's FDA Win Raises the Stakes for Health AI Rivals

Plus, four questions with MIDI founder Joanna Strober

Christina Farr, +2

Healthtech

Buying health AI? Here's a four-part framework

Jun 23, 2026

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6 min read

Buying health AI? Here's a four-part framework

A field guide for the people buying healthcare AI and the people building it

Akin Oyalowo, MD, MS, +1

Roundup

Lifers hits 1M views and Midjourney enters medical

Jun 20, 2026

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6 min read

Lifers hits 1M views and Midjourney enters medical

We're covering healthcare's biggest ideas with the people building them.

Christina Farr, +2

Patient-Facing AI in Healthcare

The Midjourney takes the internet will hate

Jun 19, 2026

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5 min read

The Midjourney takes the internet will hate

This shiny new object is just that.

Christina Farr

specialty-trained AI agents in medicine

How AI Could Turn Primary Care Into a Referral Machine

Jun 18, 2026

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8 min read

How AI Could Turn Primary Care Into a Referral Machine

The technology is advancing quickly. The bigger question is whether the health care system's financial incentives are ready for it.

Ruth Reader