Microsoft forms Superintelligence Team focused on healthcare: Microsoft created a new MAI Superintelligence group led by Mustafa Suleyman to build advanced AI systems for real-world impact, starting with medicine. The team aims for expert-level diagnostic and treatment planning capabilities within a few years. (link)

Edison Scientific launches Kosmos AI research system: Futurehouse spinout Edison Scientific introduced Kosmos, an autonomous AI scientist that reviews 1,500 papers and runs 42K lines of code per session, completing six months of research in a day with 79% validated accuracy. (link)

Patient uses Claude to slash $195K hospital bill to $33K: Without legal help, a patient used Anthropic’s Claude to find duplicate codes and double billing, citing violations that forced corrections and showed how AI can empower patients in billing disputes. (link)

AI drafts speed portal replies but raise cognitive load: An npj Digital Medicine study of 55K+ messages at NYU Langone found AI drafts cut clinician response times by about 20 seconds but may increase mental workload because of review and editing. (link)

SlicedHealth launches SlicedIQ for contract intelligence: SlicedHealth introduced SlicedIQ, an AI tool that analyzes hospital contracts to spot underpayments, strengthen denial management, and answer revenue-cycle questions in natural language. (link)

Ambience unveils AI Conditions Advisor for inpatient care: Ambience Healthcare launched Conditions Advisor, an AI system that synthesizes data across records to surface overlooked diagnoses and support accurate coding while keeping clinicians in control. (link)

Athenahealth rolls out AI-native clinical encounters: Athenahealth’s new EHR-embedded AI experience anticipates clinician needs, drafts documentation and orders, and surfaces real-time insights. (link)

Amera launches to automate claims processing for health insurers: YC-backed startup Amera (YC F25) uses AI to process claims in minutes instead of weeks, cutting administrative costs by up to 30% and improving member clarity on coverage and costs. (link)

Viz.ai launches Viz Assist agents for patient summaries: Viz.ai introduced Viz Assist, a suite of AI agents that merge imaging and EHR data to identify critical patients and deliver real-time summaries, expanding its FDA-cleared imaging platform into full clinical workflows. (link)

Atropos Health debuts Evidence Agent in EHRs: Atropos released its Evidence Agent to generate real-world evidence directly within EHRs. Stanford Health Care is using it to support treatment decisions with plans for Microsoft Dragon Copilot integration. (link)

Study finds LLMs often appear more empathetic than clinicians: A meta-analysis of 13 studies found generative models rated as more empathetic than human clinicians in nearly every comparison, though researchers question whether simulated empathy improves patient outcomes. (link)

Mercy + Microsoft: Mercy partnered with Microsoft to develop the first ambient AI documentation tool for nurses, built on Dragon Copilot. Early results show 21% faster documentation and up to 24 minutes saved per shift. (link)

AdventHealth + HelloCare: AdventHealth Manchester will deploy HelloCare’s virtual smart rooms, featuring AI-enabled monitoring, digital whiteboards, and remote rounding to enhance communication and safety. (link)

DRH Health + Commure: DRH Health partnered with Commure to integrate Ambient AI into its Meditech Expanse EHR, automating clinical documentation across hospitals and clinics. (link)

Mount Sinai + Microsoft: Mount Sinai Health System is implementing Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot to streamline clinician documentation through speech-to-note AI integrated into its EHR. (link)

Memorial Sloan Kettering + Triomics: MSK partnered with Triomics to deploy an AI platform that automates clinical trial matching, reducing screening time and improving trial enrollment. (link)

Google + b.well: Google partnered with b.well to give consumers greater control over health data and support personalized care experiences, integrating with new Fitbit AI health coaching features. (link)

Cleveland Clinic + Axuall: Cleveland Clinic partnered with Axuall to launch Sync, an AI-driven credentialing and data management platform that automates provider record integration across systems. (link)

UCSF + OpenAI: UCSF rolled out ChatGPT Enterprise to all employees, clinicians, and researchers, replacing existing AI tools to streamline admin work, accelerate research, and enable HIPAA-secure AI use. (link)

Synchron, a non-surgical brain-computer interface startup, raised $200M in Series D funding. Double Point Ventures led. (link)

Tala Health, developer of an agentic platform for health care, raised $100M in seed funding led by Sofreh Capital. (link)

Sovato, a company enabling healthcare organizations for telesurgery, raised a Series B, bringing total funding to $41M. Beringea led. (link)

Hepta, a Foster City, Calif.-based company using AI and analysis of cell-free DNA to identify chronic disease, raised $6.7M in seed funding. Felicis Ventures and Illumina Ventures led. (link)

Felicity, a healthcare-specific agentic browser automation company, raised $5.75M in Seed funding from Accel, XYZ Venture Capital, and Afore Capital. (link)

Avallon, an NYC-based developer of agentic AI technology designed to automate insurance claims tasks, raised $4.6M in seed funding. Frontline Ventures led. (link)

Optain Health + EyePACS: Optain Health, a startup that built AI-powered retinal screening technology, acquired EyePACS to add its teleophthalmology network and expand access to eye disease screening in primary care. (link)

AI increasingly driving healthcare job cuts, report finds (link)

FDA advisory panel debates regulation of therapy chatbots (link)

Study examines physician-AI collaboration dynamics in clinical settings (link)

AI has designed thousands of potential antibiotics (link)