Telemedicine stories

Australia’s GBP £270 billion health system eyes 2026 as the year disciplined, trusted digital engineering turns AI and data into safer care.

An AI-powered physio app delivering same-day back pain care has been shortlisted for three national HSJ awards after slashing waits.

Evaro raises USD $25m to scale embedded “healthcare-as-a-service” in the UK, aiming to reach 10m patients and ease NHS primary care strain.

Compumedics posts record H1 orders and 32% revenue jump, reaffirms FY26 targets and readies Somfit D launch in US home sleep market.

Qure.ai lands a multimillion-dollar Gates Foundation grant to build an open lung health data hub and AI ultrasound tools for TB and pneumonia.

New Zealand health experts warn AI diet tips and unregulated social media weight-loss pills are fuelling dangerous, hidden health risks.

CelcomDigi completes over 100 new 4G sites across IOI plantations, boosting estate connectivity, automation plans and rural coverage in Malaysia.

Isle of Man opens 2026 Innovation Challenge to global health tech teams, offering a testbed to trial tools for care at home and in communities.

Blue Cloud joins BSNL’s 5G FWA partner panel in Maharashtra and Goa, tying in Konkan Railway plans and forecast INR ₹178 crore in two years.

Unapproved peptide ads and listings have surged across online platforms since 2020, raising fresh concerns over consumer safety and oversight.

Utah tests AI to renew repeat prescriptions without doctors, promising cheaper care but sparking safety fears and regulatory questions.

Malaysia streams 5G XR-assisted live surgery worldwide, linking UMMC doctors with global experts and students in real time for training.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, a secure space for health queries that links to medical records and wellness apps without training models.

FuturHealth overhauls payments with Gr4vy’s orchestration tech after high failure rates, boosting approvals and stabilising checkouts.

As payers deploy always-on audits, healthcare must hardwire real-time documentation and coding checks into everyday clinical practice.

Pharmacy2U becomes the UK’s first online pharmacy to gain B Corp status after scoring 91.4 in a global social and environmental audit.

CelcomDigi has launched a 5G AI-powered MediHub at its Petaling Jaya HQ, offering staff on-site virtual physical and mental healthcare.

OneAdvanced has bought Patchs Health to fold its AI triage and online consultation tools into a next-generation NHS digital platform.

AONMeetings to launch browser-based video calls in India within two weeks, with local plans from INR ₹169 a month including webinars.

AI is reshaping biotech and healthcare, speeding drug discovery and diagnostics as the market for AI in biotech surges toward USD $11.4 billion.