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Cassie McGrath

Cassie McGrath joined Healthcare Brew in May 2024. She previously worked for the Boston Business Journal, MassLive, Frontline PBS, GBH, the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She graduated from the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2021 with a dual degree in journalism and political science and a certificate in international relations.

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Hospitals & Facilities

Signed and Scrubbed: April 2026 hospital M&A

This month saw at least two bankruptcies.

Healthcare Brew monthly series on AI Startups
Tech

AI 411: April 2026

Your monthly roundup of AI announcements is here.

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Tech

Twin Health’s chief medical officer shares how digital twins can improve health

Lisa Shah’s parents were her first patients in the program.

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Tech

How Nobi’s Smart Lights are detecting patient falls

Nearly 1 in 4 people over 65 fall every year.

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Direct Care

A year into funding cuts, where do NIH researchers stand?

A recent survey found that 27% of NIH grantees had no funding restored after cuts.

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Tech

State of the health tech industry

From AI to telehealth to data privacy, we dove into how healthcare’s digital is growing and reforming.

A food pantry within a hospital
Hospitals & Facilities

This cancer hospital teamed up with a grocery store to offer a food pantry for patients

Cancer patients often face food insecurity. This pantry is trying to mitigate that.

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Direct Care

National Nurses United president shares state of nursing in 2026

“Save one life, you’re a hero. Save 100 lives, you’re a nurse,” Turner says.

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Hospitals & Facilities

This Chicago health system uses LotusOne to cut staffing costs

LotusOne gives hospitals insight into the impact and cost of temporary labor.

Former President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Health Care for America Act during a ceremony with fellow Democrats in the East Room of the White House March 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Payers

As the Affordable Care Act turns 16, experts reflect on its impact and future

With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, big changes are coming to Medicaid and the ACA.