Health Tech Daily Brief - October 28, 2026

Here is everything that moved in healthcare technology over the past day - 246 stories curated by the HTC news desk across AI, telehealth, wearables, health IT, policy, funding, and digital therapeutics.

AI in Healthcare

Anthropic Makes Major Entry into AI Drug Discovery: Acquires "One-Person Pharma," Partners with Six Industry Giants, and Reveals Latest R&D Progress

富途牛牛2026-10-28

Anthropic Acquires One-Person Drug Discovery Startup Mithril Medicine Founded By Cody Tranbarger

OfficeChai2026-10-28

Docquity Extends Asian Healthcare Intelligence to the Middle East Through Strategic Partnership with Growth Partner Holding

PR Newswire2026-10-28

Telehealth & Virtual Care

Balochistan’s Telemedicine Units Become Operational Across 41 Districts

Balochistan Pulse2026-10-28

Telemedicine-delivered allergy immunotherapy shows mostly mild adverse events in 18,398 patient-years

Bioengineer.org2026-10-28

Virtual Healthcare Often Overlooks Informal Caregivers, Scoping Review Finds

Bioengineer.org2026-10-28

Wearables & Remote Monitoring

Remote Patient Monitoring Market to Reach US$117.9 Billion

openPR.com2026-10-28

Glucose monitors improve blood sugar even in people with type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin

www.diabetes.co.uk2026-10-28

Our Dexcom Pick Had a Minor Setback. It’s Still a Diabetes Winner.

Barron's2026-10-27

Health IT & Security

Remote Patient Monitoring in India: What Will it Take to Scale Beyond Premium Care?

Digital Health News2026-10-28

Ninh Hoa Mobile Healthcare: Bridging the Gap, Ensuring Social Security Coverage

Vietnam.vn2026-10-28

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Benalla Ensign2026-10-28

Policy & Regulation

AI tech industry lobbying Trump health officials in a government-run chat room

njtoday.news2026-10-28

CVS Health chases $2 billion after star ratings snub

Insurance Business2026-10-28

Samsung Galaxy Watch Expands Sleep Apnea Feature to Gauge 'Frequency'… Wins South Korean Regulator Approval

BigGo Finance2026-10-28

Funding & Deals

Capital raising in healthtech: RM Medics, Emerald, Silvia Bio, Cori Clinical

Healthcare Today2026-10-28

{Funding Alert} Indian Skincare Brand CHOSEN Raises Series A Funding Extension

Indian Retailer2026-10-28

Willow Acquires 2 Women’s Health Companies

Willow Innovations acquired Swehl and Momtech to expand its maternal health offerings beyond breast pumps. The post Willow Acquires 2 Women’s Health Companies appeared first on MedCity News.

medcitynews.com2026-10-27

Digital Therapeutics

Cipla Eyes Margin Rebound From FY28 As Middle East Freight Squeeze Hits Q2 Costs

NDTV Profit2026-10-27

Vera Health Quietly Became One of the World's Most Used Clinical Tools. Now It Has Raised $32 Million

Vera Health2026-10-27

Diabetes Digital Therapeutics Market to Reach USD 4.37 Billion

openPR.com2026-10-27

Mental Health Tech

Record 115 State AI Laws in 2026: Illinois Sets Frontier Audit Mandate, Congress Still Silent

Tech Times2026-10-28

Transparency Coalition’s 2026 AI Legislation Report finds 115 new laws in 30 states

Transparency Coalition2026-10-27