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Dr. Amit Zabtani, an orthopedic surgeon at UCLA and cofounder and CMO of CustoMED, says the company uses 3D printing to create patient-specific instruments based on an individual’s anatomy, enabling more precise positioning during surgery.
A community trial has shown that the data-driven, fall-detecting wearable robot developed at Nanyang Technological University requires less physiotherapist assistance.
Powered by conversational AI, the tool aims to plug Hong Kong's palliative care workforce gap – with fewer than one specialist per 100,000 people – as advance medical directive legislation takes effect in May 2026.
CEO of Lirio, Marten den Haring, explains how the company uses its proprietary Large Behavior Model to understand a person’s health behaviors, motivations and decision-making patterns to drive personalized patient engagement in healthcare.
Also, Omniscient Neurotechnology has received $14 million in government-backed funding to scale its AI-based brain mapping platform.
Dr. Guido Giunti highlights his upcoming HIMSS26 talk that will encourage attendees to ask sharper questions about AI and feel empowered to drive change at any level of healthcare.
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Sergio Calvo, general manager of theranostics at GE HealthCare, discusses the organization's use of theranostics in cancer care and how the technology combines targeted therapy with diagnostic imaging for personalized oncology care.
As medical practices seek to implement agentic AI, Michael Clark, OnPoint Healthcare Partners president, recommends constant oversight to ensure agents' work is repeatable, auditable and traceable by a clinical advisory team.
Tom Gillette, CIO at Miami Beach-based Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Erich Glasbrenner, the health system's chief nursing informatics officer, are focused on transforming patient access and experience in the year ahead.
Dr. Sigal Shafran Tikva of Jerusalem College of Technology and Hadassah University Medical Center previews her upcoming HIMSS26 talk on making nurses essential decision-makers in AI integration.