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Finance & M&A

Optum closes $3.2bn Landmark acquisition, extending home-based care reach

The transaction completes after a nine-month regulatory review.

M. Chen·4 min read·24 Sept 2026, 08:30

MedTech & Devices

Eko Health raises $125m Series C for cardiac AI at the point of care

Funding supports primary-care deployment of murmur and low-ejection-fraction detection.

R. Okonkwo·3 min read·23 Sept 2026, 08:30

Hospitals

NHS 18-week compliance reaches 60.4% as elective recovery slows

Monthly performance data shows improvement flattening across most regions.

Editorial·3 min read·23 Sept 2026, 08:30

Pharma & Biotech

Lilly agrees $2.8bn AtaiBeckley acquisition in neuropsychiatry push

The transaction gives Lilly a late-stage psychedelic-derived asset portfolio.

S. Adeyemi·5 min read·22 Sept 2026, 08:30

Healthcare Business

BGO acquires Whitechapel life sciences campus for £750m

The transaction is the largest UK life sciences real estate deal of the year.

Oruaro Onibere·4 min read·22 Sept 2026, 08:30

Healthcare AI

Viz.ai raises $100m Series D as stroke pathway AI reaches national scale

The company now covers more than 1,800 hospitals across its stroke and cardiac pathways.

J. Rodriguez·3 min read·21 Sept 2026, 08:30

NHS & Policy

MHRA publishes updated guidance on adaptive AI medical devices

The guidance sets expectations for change-management plans on continuously learning models.

Editorial·4 min read·20 Sept 2026, 08:30

Workforce & Careers

Pay review recommendations add £1.1bn to NHS provider cost base

Providers face an unfunded element in the current financial year.

M. Chen·3 min read·20 Sept 2026, 08:30

Global Markets

Japan opens reimbursement pathway for digital therapeutics

A new category creates the first predictable route to national reimbursement.

R. Okonkwo·4 min read·20 Sept 2026, 08:30

Precision Medicine

NHS Genomic Medicine Service widens whole-genome eligibility in paediatric oncology

Eligibility widens following a two-year evaluation of diagnostic yield.

S. Adeyemi·4 min read·20 Sept 2026, 08:30

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