Fears About Kids’ Online Safety Unite Democrats and Republicans
Amid a decline in youth mental health, momentum builds for a federal crackdown on social media companies over protections for kids.
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Rock Health Q3 2026 Market Update: Fifteen Years of Digital Health, $11.1B YTD Funding, and the Rise of AI-Native Platforms
What You Should Know Venture fund and digital health advisory firm Rock Health published its Q3 2026 Market Update in October 2026, titled Q3 2026 Market Update: Crystallizing Fifteen Years…
Why Calling ICD-10 a Diagnosis Is Healthcare’s Costliest Design Flaw
Healthcare software colleagues of mine often describe a recurring discussion they have with their outsourced development teams. They recount that when they try to explain the difference between a billing…
Nextech Embeds Assort Health and EliseAI to Deliver 24/7 Agentic AI Across Specialty Practices
What You Should Know Specialty practice EHR and practice management leader Nextech announced major strategic partnerships with Assort Health and EliseAI in October 2026 (showcased at the AAO 2026 Annual…
When Cybercriminals Impersonate Care: Why Trust Is Part of the Treatment
For years, healthcare organizations have encouraged patients to become more digitally connected to their care. Use the patient portal. Check your test results online. Respond to appointment reminders. Communicate electronically…
Outro Secures $7M to Build Healthcare’s First Neuroscience-Based Deprescribing Platform
What You Should Know Neuroscience-based deprescribing platform Outro announced that it has raised $7M in combined pre-seed and seed financing to establish clinical and technological infrastructure for discontinuing psychiatric medications…
Journalists Go Behind Health Headlines From Georgia, Michigan, and Russia
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
‘We Are Seen as Disposable’: Rural Residents Fight a Proposed Gas Pipeline
Research shows natural gas pipelines — and the public health risks they carry — are concentrated in low-income and minority areas where people suffer higher rates of poverty and physical…
AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room
A Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a…
When Medical AI Answers Before Understanding the Patient
A medical AI system can give a detailed, confident answer and still miss something very basic: what the patient actually meant.In a red-team test, a user said their “Hb for…