Health Tech Daily Brief - October 16, 2026

Here is everything that moved in healthcare technology over the past day - 260 stories curated by the HTC news desk across AI, telehealth, wearables, health IT, policy, funding, and digital therapeutics.

AI in Healthcare

Tencent-linked investor backs China's AI drug startup Aifei Zhiyu

Dealroom2026-10-16

insitro and AstraZeneca strike up to $1.5B AI drug-discovery partnership for liver and heart disease

Dealroom2026-10-16

AstraZeneca signs $40 million AI drug-discovery agreement with insitro

finchannel2026-10-16

Telehealth & Virtual Care

Health Ministry pilots telemedicine guidelines in 11 localities, major hospitals

SGGP English Edition2026-10-16

Smart Diagnostics Monitoring Devices Market To 2035: Remote Patient Monitoring Demand Drives Expansion - News and Statistics

IndexBox2026-10-16

Lao Cai, along with 10 other provinces and cities, is piloting telemedicine services.

Vietnam.vn2026-10-16

Wearables & Remote Monitoring

My Approach: Discordance Between A1c and GMI

Medscape2026-10-15

Remote Monitoring Improves Diabetes Care for Youth

Mirage News2026-10-15

Global wearable medical devices market to hit USD 337.3B

Medical Buyer2026-10-15

Health IT & Security

Carenet Health Acquires Invene to Build and Scale Enterprise Agentic AI Across Fortune 100 Payers

HIT Consultant2026-10-16

Rosarium Health Forms Home Modification Partnership with Anthem Medi-Cal

Rosarium Health partnered with Anthem Medi-Cal to provide home safety modifications for eligible members. The post Rosarium Health Forms Home Modification Partnership with Anthem Medi-Cal appeared first on MedCity News.

medcitynews.com2026-10-15