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At a time when digital health is accelerating from concept to clinic at unprecedented speed, the ESC Digital & AI Summit emerged this year as a powerful snapshot of how artificial intelligence is reshaping cardiovascular care. Held under the banner of “precision, prediction, and patient-centric innovation,” the summit brought together...

The Finnish company Oura Health, best known for its smart ring and health monitoring technology, has become a subject of public interest lately. The backlash stems from fears about data privacy and the company’s expanding cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense. Company CEO Tom Hale has responded to these...

Amidst a constant turnover of medical technology, a new innovation has people talking — and hearts beating. A new AI-enabled stethoscope, developed by a team of researchers and engineers, is set to change the way heart diseases are diagnosed by physicians. What makes this innovation a game changer is its...

Google is making another big bet on health and wellness technology. The Fitbit app is being reimagined from the ground up with a richer, intuitive, and more engaging experience, bringing critical health information front and center, and offering services to help people stay on track to achieve their goals. Designed...

EU Approves €403 Million to Support Medical Device Companies in its March for the European Health Union Brussels, 23 July 2025 — In a major step to reinforce Europe's health technology ecosystem, the European Union has given its green light to a record €403 million in funding for companies that...

In what could be a game-changing development for the future of healthcare, Google has launched a new range of open-source medical AI models called MedGemma. These models represent a major step in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to medicine — with the potential to significantly support doctors, improve diagnostic accuracy, and...

Why AI, Advanced Hardware, and Clinical Applications Are Reshaping the Future of Healthcare The juncture of technology and healthcare is advancing in an unprecedented manner, with the rapid incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI), cutting-edge hardware developments, and patient-specific clinical application programs. Collectively referred to as MedTech, it’s not just changing...

A Major Leap in Health Tech In a major new move for health tech, IBM and Roche on Thursday unveiled a collaboration they say could help upend treatment for a chronic disease that affects 1 in 11 adults worldwide: how to manage diabetes using AI. By utilizing predictive algorithms, this...

In a world that is rapidly being reshaped by artificial intelligence, the stethoscope—a symbol of traditional medicine—is now contending with the silicon chip in ways few could have imagined a decade ago. Welcome to the age where “Dr. ChatGPT will see you now” isn’t just a punchline—it’s a very real...