Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

On Episode 290 of The Menace Podcast, host Dennis “The Menace” James was joined by regular panelists Milos Sarcev and Jose Raymond, and the gang discussed Nick Walker’s chances of winning the 2026 IFBB Tampa Pro against popular contenders like Joe Palacios.   The Tampa Pro will take place between July 30 and August 1, 2026, and is a proving ground where the winner in the Open division will receive qualification for this year’s Mr. Olympia final in Las Vegas. One man who is always considered to be an easy pick is Nick Walker, but he’ll face stiff competition in Florida.…

Fructose and glucose are two common sugars found in many foods and drinks. Although they contain the same number of calories, new research suggests the brain responds to them in very different ways. Scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center discovered that fructose and glucose communicate with the brain through separate gut-brain pathways. Their findings indicate that these differences may influence food and beverage preferences and could help explain why certain sweetened products are especially appealing. The study, published June 10 in the journal Neuron, identified a specific signaling route that allows fructose to communicate with the brain. In experiments…

The 2026 World Cup is being held at various stadiums throughout the United States, including the Dallas, Texas area, where Argentina defeated Austria 2-0 on June 22. Many soccer (or football internationally) fans throughout the country have been excited to see the world’s greatest players in action. One such fan was Dr. Kenneth Cooper, but he had a unique connection to the sport that very few people can claim. He had first-hand contributions that helped a team win the World Cup, specifically the 1970 Brazilian team. Cooper gave a presentation and met the team’s trainer, who suggested that Cooper’s knowledge…

Roughly three in ten adults self-reported turning to social media (31%) or AI chatbots (29%) at least monthly for health information and advice, a recent KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust found. KFF’s polling on AI and social media usage in 2026 is part of the organization’s broader goal to track misinformation in the U.S. healthcare system and analyze its impact on patients. These polls, which took place in March 2026 and May 2026, respectively, demonstrate individuals’ desire for quick information that may lack the accuracy of clinical care, KFF researchers noted. Among those who used social media…

Clinical care providers’ total compensation rose a median 4.3% across 2025, a slight pullback from the two years prior but overall a continuation of the “steady climb” fueled by heightened demand for care and talent, hundreds of medical groups and health systems reported in a recent annual survey. AMGA Consulting, part of the trade association representing multispecialty medical groups and integrated care systems, conducted the survey, which also found a median 4.1% rise in compensation among advanced practice clinicians, plus a narrowing same-setting compensation gap between nurse practitioners and physician assistants.  Work relative value units (wRVUs), a measure of providers’…

Caroline Hutton, deputy chief executive and executive lead for digital services at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (Credit: Frimley Health) Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only seven NHS organisations in the UK to achieve HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 6 accreditation. The internationally recognised HIMSS EMRAM framework assesses how effectively hospitals use electronic medical records and digital technologies to improve patient care. According to HIMSS, achieving Stage 6 indicates that digital systems are embedded in clinical practice and support safer, higher quality care. The accreditation follows an external assessment conducted by HIMSS on…

Clearwater, FL — July 1, 2026-  hellocare.ai, a leading provider of AI assisted virtual care and intelligent hospital room technology, today announced the continued expansion of its partnership with Saint Peter’s Healthcare System in New Brunswick, NJ, to deploy advanced intelligent hospital room capabilities across the organization.Saint Peter’s Healthcare System has successfully deployed Module 1: AI Assisted Virtual Nurse Rounding and Telehealth, Module 2: AI Assisted Virtual Sitting, and is now live with hellocare.ai’s AI models for fall prevention, already seeing meaningful impact in improving patient experience and reducing patient safety risks.As part of the ongoing initiative, Saint Peter’s Healthcare…

New York, NY and Clearwater, FL – June 29, 2026 – One Brooklyn Health (OBH), an integrated healthcare system serving Brooklyn, New York, has selected hellocare.ai as its enterprise partner for AI-assisted virtual care delivery. The partnership will bring advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to OBH’s clinical teams, enabling scalable, continuous patient monitoring and enhanced care delivery across its hospitals.Through this collaboration, OBH will deploy Module 1: AI-Assisted Virtual Nursing and Telehealth and Module 2: AI-Assisted Virtual Sitting, leveraging hellocare.ai’s platform to transform how care is delivered, monitored, and scaled. The deployment includes advanced AI models for fall prevention, fall detection,…

Amid significant shifts in the pharmacy benefit management industry, LucyRx and Abarca Health have revealed plans to merge to build the scale necessary to compete in this changing landscape. Last week, the companies announced that the union would create Healthcare Revolution Partners, which will serve as the parent organization to both LucyRx and Abarca as they carry the existing brands forward. Abarca CEO Jason Borschow and LucyRx CEO David Blair will serve as co-chairs of the new organization and maintain their CEO titles once the deal closes. The merger is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, pending…

Stay up to date on the latest in health tech, digital health and health AI news with this weekly brief. This is news from the week of June 22 to 26. Innovaccer inks strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services Innovaccer and Amazon Web Services (AWS) signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement to help health systems and payers deploy agentic AI solutions at scale.  The collaboration aims to bridge the gap between working AI pilots and deployments that meet security, compliance and scale requirements. Under the agreement, Innovaccer will scale agentic AI workloads using AWS services while expanding its go-to-market through…