New week, new signals.
If you’re new here, this is your weekly read on everything shaping AI in healthcare - news, signals, and trends discovered.
The goal is to surface the latest findings, track how trends are unfolding, and highlight signals that are too early to be noticed.
Each week covers:
1️⃣ Solutions and launches
2️⃣ Governance & Policy
3️⃣ Research
4️⃣ Partnerships
5️⃣ Investments + M&A
💡 Bonus: I also share raw, unfiltered takes and foresights - the kind that don’t make it into press releases just yet.
(So far, six of my predictions this year have already come true - I’ll compile them alongside those which haven’t unfolded yet in next week’s issue.)
Let’s dive in 👇
Signal of the week
OpenAI’s $350K Hire for Healthcare & Life Sciences Sales
OpenAI just listed a Healthcare & Life Sciences Account Director role - its second major commercial hire after Nate Gross, MD (cofounder of Doximity) joined in June to lead healthcare go-to-market strategy.
It’s a clear next step: OpenAI is moving from powering healthcare apps to selling directly into pharma, med-device, research, and provider markets.
Focus areas mentioned:
• R&D productivity → AI copilots for research & trials
• Regulatory automation → FDA/EMA submissions
• Clinical documentation → Voice & text automation
• Patient & provider personalization
Foresight: Expect a wave of pilots over the next year - starting with CROs, health systems, and medical device firms embedding OpenAI’s models in live clinical and regulatory workflows.
Solutions and Launches
Viz.ai’s Viz ACS (USA): A game-changer for acute coronary syndrome care, this AI-powered tool delivers real-time ECG analysis and seamless patient data access to speed up diagnostics and treatment. [Link]
Infor’s AI Suite on AWS (USA): Infor unveiled an AI-driven suite to automate workflows, boosting efficiency in patient management and administrative tasks across healthcare settings. [Link]
Suki’s Nursing Consortium (USA): Suki launched a consortium to integrate its AI assistant into nursing workflows, improving voice-enabled documentation across EHR systems. [Link]
Microsoft Copilot Update (USA): Enhanced with Harvard Health Publishing’s licensed content, Copilot now provides more accurate AI responses for diagnostics and patient queries. [Link]
Governance, Policy, and Ethics
NHS Communications AI Operating Framework (UK): The NHS Confederation published a national framework to guide ethical AI use in communications, promoting trust, inclusion, and transparency amid growing adoption by over half of NHS professionals. [Link]
Research and AI Advancements
Gender Bias in Large Language Models for Healthcare (arXiv:2510.08614): This study reveals biases in LLMs for clinical decision-making, detecting issues in 15-20% of cases and proposing fine-tuning solutions. [Link]
Agentic Systems in Radiology (arXiv:2510.09404): AI agents achieve 85%+ precision in radiology anomaly detection, redefining diagnostic workflows. [Link]
Conceptual architecture of a radiology-focused LLM-based agent
MetaMP for Membrane Proteins (arXiv:2510.04776): AI predicts transmembrane segments with 92% accuracy, advancing protein function analysis. [Link]
Paradromics’ SONIC Benchmark (USA): An open benchmark for brain-computer interfaces hits 200+ bits per second, accelerating AI in neural tech. [Link]
Partnerships, Collaborations, and Implementations
MHRA (UK) and FDA (US) strengthen partnership to speed patient access to innovation, launch a joint National AI Commission, and introduce new reliance routes to fast-track FDA-approved devices into the UK from 2027.[Link]
Microsoft and Harvard Medical School joined forces to integrate OpenAI models into hospital systems for diagnostics and drug discovery. [Link]
WellBeam and Advocate Health collaborated to deploy AI for next-generation care coordination, improving patient transitions. [Link]
Form Bio and Cure Rare Disease teamed up to use AI for genetic medicine, starting with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [Link]
CTMC and Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein launched an alliance to advance AI-enhanced cell therapies. [Link]
UST secured $2 billion in deals with major healthcare companies to drive AI innovation, focusing on personalized patient experiences and predictive analytics. [Link]
Thatch AI integrated with ADP RUN and Superpower to enhance health benefits management and employee wellness. [Link]
Merit Medicine incorporated WTW’s HealthMAPS into its AI platform for improved healthcare forecasting. [Link]
PureHealth and SAKINA Virtual Mental Health Services (UAE): PureHealth, the Middle East's largest healthcare group, launched AI-enabled virtual mental health services via its Pura app, providing UAE-wide access to licensed psychologists and psychiatrists. [Link]
Bets on the Next Health System
Investments + M&A:
Heidi Health (Australia): Secured $65M in Series B funding to scale its AI care partner for clinicians, reducing administrative time. The funds will enhance its AI-driven tools that streamline clinical workflows, allowing doctors to focus on patient care. [Link]
DUOS (USA): Secured $130M to expand its AI-powered health navigation platform for seniors. The funding will bolster DUOS’s efforts to simplify healthcare access for older adults through personalized AI assistance. [Link]
Kneu Health (USA): Raised $5.6M for its AI-driven neurology platform targeting Parkinson’s and dementia. The funds will accelerate development of diagnostic and monitoring tools to improve patient outcomes in neurodegenerative diseases. [Link]
Oath Surgical (USA): Secured $24M funding to advance AI in surgical technology. The investment will support Oath Surgical’s efforts to integrate AI into surgical workflows, enhancing precision and efficiency in operating rooms. [Link]
Sensi.ai (Israel): Raised $45M in Series C funding to advance in-home AI care intelligence for aging populations. The funding will expand Sensi.ai’s platform, which uses AI to monitor and analyze health data for seniors, enabling proactive care and reducing hospital readmissions. [Link]
Nuxera AI (Saudi Arabia): Raised $2.5M+ in pre-seed funding to build an Arabic-first AI platform for hospitals, focusing on localized healthcare technologies to support Vision 2030 goals. The funding from Sanabil Venture Studio will drive development of AI tools tailored for Middle Eastern medical needs. [Link]
That’s a wrap for Edition #2 of Health AI Foresight.
My goal with this newsletter is simple - to connect the present, the emerging, and the future of healthcare AI.
See you next week.
- Dr. Aboufandi
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