The hardest part of healthcare innovation isn't always the science, it's getting to people before the moment of crisis. This week's stories share one throughline: instead of asking patients to find the system, these four Health Transformers are building the system to find them. 

Four different entry points, one shared belief: the future of care meets people where they are, not where the system expects them to be.

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This week's global digital health roundup opens with a headline-grabbing $700M raise for Daniel Ek's body-scanning venture Neko Health, and stretches across 11 deals spanning seven countries. From agentic AI care platforms and NeuroAI diagnostics to infant health monitoring and AI-powered medical claims review, capital is chasing innovation at every layer of the care journey. Dive into the full roundup below.
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Building the Rails: The Systems That Power Innovation | Live @ Civic Health Forum
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What It Takes to Trust Health Innovation: A Conversation with JAMA Network Editor in Chief Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
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What the “Second Patient” Needs: Katie Brandt on Caregiving, Alzheimer’s, and What Founders Need to Know
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Every Second Matters: How Access Telecare Brings the Specialist to the Patient
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Focus, Validation, and the Future of Women's Health: A Conversation with Jill Angelo of Oura
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Use AI. Don’t Let It Use You: Esther Dyson on Human Limits in an Age of Artificial Scale
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Telehealth Companies to Know in 2026: Access TeleCare, Oxitone Medical
Becker's Health IT

Alamar Biosciences Partners with Leading Research Universities to Launch National Initiative Advancing Blood-Based Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases
BioSpace

Alamar’s Blood Test Breakthrough Targets Key Alzheimer’s Marker
Longevity.Technology

ALZpath Demonstrates Global Clinical Impact at AAIC 2026, with Proprietary pTau217 Antibody Anchoring 86 Presentations Demonstrating Clinical and Diagnostic Value Across the Translational Pipeline
PR Newswire

MouthWatch and Dentistry.One Have Opened Nominations for the 2026 Teledentistry Innovation Awards
PR Newswire

Longeveron Announces Presentation of Clinical Data at the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) that Indicate Its Cellular Therapy Laromestrocel Reduced Neuroinflammation in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Globe Newswire

Study: Moneta Health's "Physical Therapy for the Brain" Delivered by Telephone Shows Outcomes Meeting or Exceeding National In-Person Benchmarks
PR Newswire

Virta Health and LaborForce Media Join Forces to Improve the Health of Union Members
EIN Presswire

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Greg Yap of Menlo Ventures, Bob Kocher of Venrock, Ed and Todd Park of Devoted Health, and many more are on the calendar in the months ahead. Membership is the only way in.

Alzheimer's Moonshot AMA w/ Phyllis Ferrell
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Jul 23

Brand Strategy & Storytelling
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Jul 28

The Clinician Experience Problem: Removing the Administrative Burden That Slows Healthcare Down
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Jul 28

Fireside Chat w/ Menlo Ventures Greg Yap
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Jul 29

AI Operations Demo Day
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Aug 4

AMA Physician Entrepreneur Forum
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Aug 7-8

Fireside Chat w/ Validic's Drew Schiller
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Aug 26

Fireside Chat w/ Venrock's Bob Kocher
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Sep 9

Fireside Chat w/ Devoted Health's Ed & Todd Park
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Oct 21

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