US leads high-cost medical claims for Australian travellers
By Roxanne Libatique
insurancebusinessmag.com – The United States remains a prominent source of high-cost medical claims for Australian travel insurers, with Zoom Travel Insurance reporting that the country featured in four of its five largest claims in 2025.
According to Zoom, its largest claim for the year exceeded $1 million after an Australian traveller suffered a brain aneurysm while in the US. Other large claims involved septic shock requiring intensive care, a tuberculosis diagnosis, and a fall that resulted in hip and wrist fractures requiring surgery.
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Global study reveals disparities in early-onset gastric cancer
news-medical.net– Gastric cancer remains the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although its overall incidence has declined, early-onset cases—diagnosed before age 50—display unique biological and clinical patterns. These include diffuse histologic features, signet ring cell predominance, and poor prognosis.
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Walgreens debuts virtual weight management clinic with access to GLP-1 meds
By Heather Landi
fiercehealthcare.com – Walgreens is wading into the self-pay GLP-1 space, going head-to-head with telehealth subscription offerings.
The retail pharmacy giant launched a digital weight management service to offer access to personalized, clinician-guided support for weight loss. The service expands Walgreens’ virtual healthcare platform and provides patients with access to licensed doctors and nurse practitioners, FDA-approved medication options and ongoing virtual support, according to the company in a press release.
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AI is moving at lightning speed. Can regulation keep up?
By Emily Olsen
healthcaredive.com – Artificial intelligence tools are improving rapidly, leaving regulators and lawmakers the challenging task of determining how — and when — to oversee the technology in healthcare, experts said Monday at the HIMSS conference.
Regulations for AI use in the sector are fragmented. The Trump administration has largely moved to limit rules that could slow the adoption of the technology, leaving healthcare organizations with less guidance on how to implement AI.
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A Long Time Coming: Pricing Transparency Finally Creates Foothold for Strategic Decision Making—and Holds Promise for Patients
By PurpleLab
fiercehealthcare.com – It’s easy to know what you are getting for your dollar and to comparison shop when buying a box of cereal, gallon of gas or pair of socks. Gaining insight into prices and assessing value when in the market for a hip replacement, dialysis treatment or cataract surgery, however, is often an exercise in futility. Without insight into prices, consumers are left vulnerable to high price settings common in monopoly-type settings.
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Meditech debuts AI-powered systems aimed at the clinician experience
By Bill Siwicki
healthcareitnews.com – Today, at the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas, EHR vendor Meditech has unveiled new AI systems focused on improving the entire care experience by reducing clinician burden, actively engaging patients in their healthcare, and supporting crucial revenue generation for healthcare organizations. The company is in booth 5031 in the exhibit hall and booth 12623 in the Interop+Smart Experience Pavilion.
The core of these announcements centers on augmenting the clinician experience, including the natively developed Ambient Listening for Physicians and Nurses system, embedded within the workflows of the Expanse Now and Expanse Point of Care mobile apps.
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