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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

UT Austin tries for ‘AI-native’ health system

The UT Dell Medical Center is set to open in 2030.

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Pharma

As Novo’s patent expires, GLP-1 generics go global

Cheaper options may grant many more patients worldwide access to GLP-1s.

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Hospitals & Facilities

NASA is testing organ drone delivery

Fresh off the Artemis II mission, NASA turns its attention toward healthcare.

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Hospitals & Facilities

WellSpan Health has a robot making hospital food

The robot was designed to address staffing shortages at the hospital.

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Hospitals & Facilities

Day in the life of a rural health facility CEO

With Medicaid cuts coming, the job of running a community health center is getting more challenging.

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Direct Care

With a new CDC director potentially chosen, how can the role influence healthcare?

Erica Schwartz was nominated as CDC director after the agency had gone months without a dedicated leader.

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Direct Care

This couple launched a nonprofit to democratize transplant information

At 31, Tristan Mace needed a heart transplant, and the experience showed him how much the industry needed better information around care.

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Hospitals & Facilities

Nurses are setting rules about AI in their contracts

Nurses from California and North Carolina told us why they’re concerned about AI and what they’re doing to prevent harm.

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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.