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What Does OpenAI and Anthropic’s Healthcare Push Means for the Industry?

Worldwide Clinical Trials to Buy Catalyst, Another M&A Deal Between Private Equity-Backed CROs

The contract research organization consolidation trend continues with Worldwide Clinical Trials striking a deal for Catalyst Clinical Research, which has particular expertise in oncology. Worldwide is a portfolio company of Kohlberg, a private equity firm.

By Frank Vinluan

Health Tech

AnswersNow Raises $40M to Expand Access to Autism Therapy

AnswersNow’s Series B round was led by HealthQuest Capital, with participation from Left Lane Capital and Owl Ventures.

By Marissa Plescia

MedCity Influencers

We Have a Problem: Even Doctors Struggle to Navigate our Healthcare System

I lived for nine years with ALS while navigating a healthcare system that routinely obscured my own medical reality. But I know that pain is only amplified for individuals without medical expertise like mine.

By Michael Robinson

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Same Mutation, Different Fate

When MRD testing evolves from a numerical readout into a definition of clonal behavior, it becomes what clinicians have needed all along: a tool that informs action, not just detection.

By Zivjena Vucetic

Hospitals, Providers

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Why 31,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers Are Striking — Again

About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers plan to launch an open-ended strike over staffing shortages, wages and care access issues — potentially affecting dozens of hospitals and hundreds of clinics in California and Hawaii. While Kaiser blames unions for stalled negotiations, workers say the conflict reflects deeper concerns about patient safety, burnout and health systems’ shifting priorities.

By Katie Adams

The Power of One: Redefining Healthcare with an AI-Driven Unified Platform

In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.

By David Cohen, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Greenway Health

BioPharma, Pharma

Neuroscience Biotech Alkermes Sees Narcolepsy R&D as Launchpad for a Range of New Fatigue Therapies

Alkermes is chasing Takeda Pharmaceutical, whose orexin receptor-targeting pill is on track to become first in a new class of narcolepsy medicines. Blair Jackson, chief operating officer of the neuroscience biotech, says Alkermes’s drug offers advantages and also paves the way to bring orexin agonism to other indications.

By Frank Vinluan

Health Tech

Zarminali Pediatrics Lands $110M to Reshape Pediatric Care

Zarminali’s Series A round was led by Healthier Capital and included participation from General Catalyst and K2 HealthVentures.

By Marissa Plescia

MedCity Influencers

Healthcare’s Paper Check Problem

By adopting a modern digital payment solution, payers can streamline operations, improve provider relationships and reduce fraud exposure. Most importantly, they gain a flexible, scalable foundation built to meet today’s demands and tomorrow’s challenges.

By Tom Davis

MedCity Influencers

Five Collaboration Trends That Shaped Healthcare AI in 2025

Relationships between health systems, non profits, universities and public agencies are not new. The difference here is a nuance, the structure of the relationships are what stands out in these collaborations.

By Marva Bailer

Payers, Policy

Lawmakers Grill Health Insurance CEOs: 4 Key Takeaways

During two House hearings, health insurance CEOs were questioned on rising healthcare costs, vertical integration and prior authorization.

By Marissa Plescia

Startups, Health Tech Artificial Intelligence,

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How Bessemer Sees 2026 Shaping Up as Healthcare AI’s Breakout Year

Bessemer Venture Partners predicts that 2026 will be a breakout year for healthcare AI, driven by increased adoption of clinical AI, a new class of AI-first value-based care companies, and the emerging digital health category of data infrastructure tools.

By Katie Adams

BioPharma, Pharma

BMS Tries Again With T Cell Engagers, Turning to Janux to Develop New Tumor-Activated Therapy

Bristol Myers Squibb is paying $50 million to begin a collaboration with Janux Therapeutics, a company that develops T cell engagers that activate specifically at the site of the tumor. It’s the second big pharma alliance for Janux, which has been working with Merck.

By Frank Vinluan

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TEAM is Here, and Hospitals Are Running Out of Time to Prepare

Organizations can take steps now, in the early months of the program, to position themselves for success by evaluating past performance, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing episode-driven clinical and operational workflows.

By Tobin Lassen

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Regulations Needed to Improve Clinical Adoption Of CBD as Medicine

There must be clear rules and regulations in effect if we are to see medical-grade CBD become widely accepted amongst clinicians.

By Priyanka Sharma