The Flagship Desk · Healthcare & MedTech
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
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 We do not publish individualised medical advice.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.
Healthcare & MedTech · clinical ai
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.
By Dr. Elin Lindqvist, MD · 24 June 2026 · 9 min read
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