CT-based AI system for quantitative and integrated management of acute respiratory distress syndrome in critical care
npj Digital Medicine, Published online: 24 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02648-9CT-based AI system for quantitative and integrated management of acute respiratory distress syndrome in critical care
500,000 patients’ data for sale online after UK Biobank breach
UK Biobank data from all 500,000 participants within the charity’s health database was put up for sale on the Chinese e-commerce website Alibaba.
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J&J secures CE mark for ETHICON 4000 Stapler
J&J has received European CE mark approval for the ETHICON 4000 Stapler, which offers staple line integrity across diverse tissue thicknesses.
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Boston Scientific reports steady Q1 2026 performance yet tempers FY26 outlook
Despite Boston’s Q1 performance denoting a YoY rise of 11.2%, the company has trimmed its full-year growth outlook by 2% at the top-end.
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FDA grants clearance for Philips’ Rembra scanning platform
Philips has received the US FDA 510(k) clearance for its Rembra platform of scanning systems, which covers the Rembra CT, Rembra RT, and Areta RT systems.
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Evaluation of causal reasoning for large language models in contextualized clinical scenarios of laboratory test interpretation
npj Digital Medicine, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02632-3Evaluation of causal reasoning for large language models in contextualized clinical scenarios of laboratory test interpretation
Trial emulation for validating the clinical efficacy of a foundational AI model in embryo selection
npj Digital Medicine, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02672-9Trial emulation for validating the clinical efficacy of a foundational AI model in embryo selection
Designing AI-resilient admissions interviews for health professions training in the age of generative AI
npj Digital Medicine, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02667-6Virtual interviews have now become standard practice in health professions training admissions following the COVID-19 pandemic, but the advent of generative AI technologies has raised concerns about the fairness and integrity of such practices. Admissions programs are responding with AI detection software, increas
Comprehensive analysis of predictive models for disease manifestations and case fatality in systemic lupus erythematosus
npj Digital Medicine, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02640-3Comprehensive analysis of predictive models for disease manifestations and case fatality in systemic lupus erythematosus
Xeltis gains EU CE mark on positive trial data for vascular access graft
Approval for Xeltis’s aXess device was based on pivotal trial data that demonstrated 79% secondary patency and a patency-related reintervention rate of 1.3 per patient year.
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Smith+Nephew’s cartilage implant achieves higher KOOS score
Smith+Nephew has reported that its Cartiheal Agili-C cartilage repair implant produced a higher KOOS compared to standard surgical care at five years in a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial.
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AcuityMD raises $80m for AI augmentation to medtech sales platform
AcuityMD plans to use AI to further advance its foundational platform designed for streamlining commercial execution protocols for medtech companies.
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When AI starts playing doctor: governing agentic systems in healthcare
Sean Kelly, MD, chief medical officer at Imprivata, reflects on the necessary considerations around the deployment of agentic AI in healthcare.
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Artera’s prostate biopsy and breast cancer assays receive CE mark
Artera has secured CE marking under the EU IVDR for its ArteraAI Prostate Biopsy and Breast Cancer assays, expanding the company’s global reach.
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The challenges of implementing hybrid baselines for the interpretation of longitudinal behavioral data from individuals
npj Digital Medicine, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02668-5Establishing whether observed behavioral differences reflect meaningful change in an individual necessitates baselines specific to the individual and task. Automated hybrid solutions combine adaptive baselines with fixed thresholds. Applying this approach to behavioral science harbors challenges: the pronounced ga
Post-vaccine inflammation tracking: validation of a novel individualized digital inflammatory biomarker relative to serum biomarkers
npj Digital Medicine, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02659-6Post-vaccine inflammation tracking: validation of a novel individualized digital inflammatory biomarker relative to serum biomarkers
Wearable-derived skin temperature dynamics during sleep reveal cardiovascular perfusion deficits through mechanistic modeling
npj Digital Medicine, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02633-2Wearable-derived skin temperature dynamics during sleep reveal cardiovascular perfusion deficits through mechanistic modeling
AI, dignity and independent living in health and social care
Samit Kumar Biswas, CEO and founder of Care Safe, outlines the role AI has to play in driving improved care outcomes.
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Cala Health lands $50m investment for tremor management wearable
The funds from Trinity Capital are expected to advance commercialisation efforts for Cala Health’s device for alleviating tremors in Parkinson’s and essential tremor patients.
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INBRAIN concludes enrolment for graphene neural interface trial
INBRAIN Neuroelectronics has concluded patient enrolment for its FIH study of a graphene neural interface to advance brain mapping.
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