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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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Pharma

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary talks the ‘AI revolution’ at the agency

Makary shared his thoughts on AI’s future potential in an interview with Healthcare Brew.

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Tech

The ups and downs of healthcare AI—so far

From scribes to agentic tools to chatbots, healthcare AI seems to be here to stay.

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Tech

Salesforce releases six new AI agents for healthcare

The tools work on everything from back-office systems to identifying disease.

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Hospitals & Facilities

Signed and Scrubbed: February 2026 hospital M&A

UConn Health and Prime Healthcare Foundation made announcements this month.

Healthcare Brew monthly series on AI Startups
Tech

AI 411: February 2026

Your monthly roundup of AI announcements is here.

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Pharma

North Carolina’s Research Triangle sees big investments despite NIH cuts

Johnson & Johnson, Amgen, and Fujifilm Biotechnologies have all recently invested in the RTP.

Tennr's William H. Morris, chief medical officer
Tech

Why this Cleveland Clinic doctor is working at an AI startup now

Tennr uses AI to automate the referral process.

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Hospitals & Facilities

This rural NY hospital is trying to reopen after six years

This team is looking to bring behavioral healthcare back to an upstate New York region.

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Tech

Oath Surgical, Nvidia partner to bring AI to the OR

This outpatient surgery company is trying a different kind of OR operation.

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Hospitals & Facilities

H-1B visa petition fee increase could complicate hospital staffing, experts say

Major healthcare groups asked the administration to exempt the healthcare industry from the $100k fee.