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The Flagship Desk · Healthcare & MedTech

Where medicine meets the technology industry.

Independent reporting on clinical AI, hospital systems, medical devices, digital health, and the regulation shaping them. Clinically reviewed.

Edited by Dr. Elin Lindqvist, MD

From the editor

Dr. Elin Lindqvist, MD

Dr. Elin Lindqvist, MD

Healthcare & MedTech Editor

Healthcare has spent the last three years running clinical AI pilots. A small group of hospital systems has now moved past that stage — and the questions our desk cares about have moved with them. Governance, reimbursement, workforce, and the ordinary operational discipline of running software in a hospital. That is what this desk covers.

Every article on this desk is edited by a subject editor and, where the reporting touches clinical practice, reviewed by a named member of our Medical Review Board. We do not publish individualised medical advice. We publish evidence about technology, providers, and the industries around them.

Coverage areas

Clinical AI

AI in diagnosis, decision support, and care delivery.

Digital Health

Remote care, patient platforms, and consumer health tech.

Medical Devices

Hardware, imaging, surgical systems, and wearables.

Hospital Systems

IT stacks, automation, and operational technology in hospitals.

FDA & Regulation

Approvals, guidance, and global regulatory frameworks.

Plastic Surgery Technology

3D imaging, consultation platforms, and clinic technology.

Longevity

Preventive medicine, biomarkers, and the science of healthspan.

Healthcare Cybersecurity

Ransomware, medical device security, and hospital defense.

Startups

The companies building the next generation of health technology.

Vendor Reviews

Structured, editorially independent reviews of health tech vendors.

Latest on the desk

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Consumer devices can spot irregular heart rhythms with surprising accuracy. Integrating continuous streams of personal data into clinical practice remains a difficult problem.

Mark Hagland · 12 September 2026 · 7 min

Healthcare & MedTech · digital health

Dialysis at Home Has Arrived. The Funding Model Has Not.

Engineers have reduced the footprint and complexity of blood filtration systems. Outdated public tariffs and clinic billing practices still keep patients tied to hospital wards.

Risa Kerslake · 11 September 2026 · 6 min

Healthcare & MedTech · clinical ai

A Decade of Sepsis Algorithms Yields Humble Lessons

Hospitals spent ten years deploying machine learning to catch sepsis early. Clinical evidence shows modest gains, persistent false alarms, and difficult integration with routine care.

Andy Oram · 10 September 2026 · 7 min

Healthcare & MedTech · hospital systems

Health Records Fixed the Plumbing but Kept the Walls Up

Technical standards for clinical data exchange work reliably now. The problem is that healthcare providers still profit from keeping patients inside their own walls.

Mark Hagland · 9 September 2026 · 6 min

Healthcare & MedTech · medical devices

The Hidden Costs Behind Hospital Imaging Replacements

Hospitals replace heavy scanners on rigid cycles dictated by balance sheets rather than clinical necessity. Service contracts and proprietary software keep the hardware locked down.

Mark Hagland · 7 September 2026 · 7 min

Healthcare & MedTech · clinical ai

Hospitals are past the pilot phase. The hard part is starting now.

After three years of controlled trials, clinical AI has crossed into routine use at a small group of US and UK hospital systems. The next phase: governance, reimbursement, and workforce: will determine whether the technology scales beyond them.

Mark Hagland · 24 June 2026 · 9 min