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Heidi expands with new AI tools & acquires Automedica
Unified Communications

Heidi expands with new AI tools & acquires Automedica

Health AI firm Heidi launches Evidence and Comms tools and buys UK-based Automedica to grow its clinical decision and patient support platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Compumedics posts record H1 sales & affirms FY26 goals
Health Technologies

Compumedics posts record H1 sales & affirms FY26 goals

Compumedics posts record H1 orders and 32% revenue jump, reaffirms FY26 targets and readies Somfit D launch in US home sleep market.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Unapproved peptide ads surge across online platforms
Data Analytics

Unapproved peptide ads surge across online platforms

Unapproved peptide ads and listings have surged across online platforms since 2020, raising fresh concerns over consumer safety and oversight.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
Utah tests AI to renew prescriptions without doctors
Data Privacy

Utah tests AI to renew prescriptions without doctors

Utah tests AI to renew repeat prescriptions without doctors, promising cheaper care but sparking safety fears and regulatory questions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health space for secure data
Data Protection

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health space for secure data

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, a secure space for health queries that links to medical records and wellness apps without training models.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Telemedicine stories

Fast home internet linked to higher wellbeing in Australia
Unified Communications

Fast home internet linked to higher wellbeing in Australia

Fast home internet is being linked to better wellbeing, work, study and health outcomes for most Australian households using the nbn network.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Open-source powers rapid growth in India's AI market
Agricultural Technology

Open-source powers rapid growth in India's AI market

Open-source drives India's AI boom, with 76% of startups using it as the market soars from USD $6 billion to nearly USD $32 billion by 2031.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Flok Health expands digital physio to 11 NHS areas
Digital Transformation

Flok Health expands digital physio to 11 NHS areas

Flok Health has expanded its app-based digital physiotherapy service to 11 NHS areas in England, covering more than 2.4 million patients.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Australia's digital health trends redefine connected care
Data Protection

Australia's digital health trends redefine connected care

Australia's GBP £270 billion health system eyes 2026 as the year disciplined, trusted digital engineering turns AI and data into safer care.

By Farhoud Salimi • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
AI physio app shortlisted for three national HSJ awards
Digital Transformation

AI physio app shortlisted for three national HSJ awards

An AI-powered physio app delivering same-day back pain care has been shortlisted for three national HSJ awards after slashing waits.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Evaro raises USD $25m to scale embedded UK healthcare
Platform-as-a-Service

Evaro raises USD $25m to scale embedded UK healthcare

Evaro raises USD $25m to scale embedded “healthcare-as-a-service” in the UK, aiming to reach 10m patients and ease NHS primary care strain.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Qure.ai wins Gates grant for AI to boost lung health
Open source

Qure.ai wins Gates grant for AI to boost lung health

Qure.ai lands a multimillion-dollar Gates Foundation grant to build an open lung health data hub and AI ultrasound tools for TB and pneumonia.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
NZ warning over AI diet tips & risky weight-loss pills
Generative AI

NZ warning over AI diet tips & risky weight-loss pills

New Zealand health experts warn AI diet tips and unregulated social media weight-loss pills are fuelling dangerous, hidden health risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
CelcomDigi powers IOI estates with new 4G networks
Unified Communications

CelcomDigi powers IOI estates with new 4G networks

CelcomDigi completes over 100 new 4G sites across IOI plantations, boosting estate connectivity, automation plans and rural coverage in Malaysia.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Isle of Man seeks health tech for 2026 Innovation Challenge
Fintech

Isle of Man seeks health tech for 2026 Innovation Challenge

Isle of Man opens 2026 Innovation Challenge to global health tech teams, offering a testbed to trial tools for care at home and in communities.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Blue Cloud joins BSNL 5G FWA panel in Maharashtra, Goa
Unified Communications

Blue Cloud joins BSNL 5G FWA panel in Maharashtra, Goa

Blue Cloud joins BSNL's 5G FWA partner panel in Maharashtra and Goa, tying in Konkan Railway plans and forecast INR ₹178 crore in two years.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Malaysia showcases 5G XR live surgery to global medics
Unified Communications

Malaysia showcases 5G XR live surgery to global medics

Malaysia streams 5G XR-assisted live surgery worldwide, linking UMMC doctors with global experts and students in real time for training.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
FuturHealth taps Gr4vy to boost its payment success
Fintech

FuturHealth taps Gr4vy to boost its payment success

FuturHealth overhauls payments with Gr4vy's orchestration tech after high failure rates, boosting approvals and stabilising checkouts.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026