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• [New] Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 has earmarked $65 billion for healthcare transformation, while the UAE is emerging as a global medical tourism hub, expected to welcome 500,000+ health travelers annually by 2025. ETHealthworld.com
• [New] CVS Health plans to invest $20 billion in technology over the next 10 years to deliver a more consumer-centric health experience by improving interoperability of health tech systems. American Hospital Association
• [New] The workforce landscape facing health technology companies in 2025 is both challenging and full of opportunity. Talencio
• [New] The AI company, which launched ChatGPT, has tremendous opportunity in the healthcare sector given that consumers are increasingly seeking medical help from AI rather than Google. MM+M - Medical Marketing and Media
• [New] Over 70 million Americans will use remote patient monitoring by 2025, which will help ensure better health outcomes. Cliniqon
• [New] The next decade will be defined by the pervasive integration of artificial intelligence and the systematic decentralization of healthcare delivery. #1 Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, F
• [New] By the 2040s, healthcare will have transformed from a reactive system to a proactive, predictive, and deeply personalized ecosystem. #1 Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, F
• [New] Over the coming decades, healthcare will evolve into a proactive, predictive, and deeply personalized system that extends far beyond treating disease to enhancing human potential itself. #1 Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, F
• [New] By 2050, the hottest refugee camps could face nearly 200 days of extreme heat stress per year, with serious risks to health and survival. UN News
• [New] The loss of US bilateral health aid is projected to result in an additional 2.5 million pediatric TB cases and 340,000 pediatric TB deaths in LMICs between 2025 and 2034, compared to pre-2025 funding levels. EATG
• While brain implants usually require hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical costs and risky surgical procedures, circulatronics technology holds the potential to make therapeutic brain implants accessible to all by eliminating the need for surgery. Mirage News
• The global expansion of genetic testing could lead to a new era of personalized medicine, with preventive and therapeutic approaches tailored to individuals' unique genetic profiles, ushering in the age of precision medicine. PubMed Central (PMC)
• By 2040, future medicine nanomedicine will likely be as routine as MRI imaging is today, widely available, safe, and cost-effective. DelveInsight Business Research
• The increasing threat of antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis, and nanomedicine is emerging as a critical line of defence. DelveInsight Business Research
• The healthcare industry is increasingly leveraging digital signatures for e-prescriptions and patient data management, with a growth rate of 28% projected through 2030. Virtue Market Research
• Over the next decade, the U.S. is expected to see about 1.9 million healthcare job openings each year. Fortune
• By end-user, the home healthcare segment is expected to register the fastest growth during 2025-2034. Yahoo Finance
• Healthcare premiums for millions of people are about to double or even triple in 2026. Yahoo News
• Supported by £1 million of funding, the AI for Regulatory Insight, Safety, and Efficiency programme will demonstrate how regulators can responsibly use AI to strengthen medicine safety, streamline the development of new treatments and enable faster access to new therapies. UKAuthority
• By 2026 we may see medical imaging consoles or EHR assistants powered by behind-the-scenes LLMs. IntuitionLabs
• We expect 2026 to be a year when bold healthcare insurers and providers differentiate themselves and realign their strategies to meet head on the effects of new health policies and emerging technologies. Forrester
• From robot surgeons to hospital porters, robots will be increasingly visible in healthcare settings in 2026. Forbes
• Over 2026, we may start to see clinical applications starting to emerge, signaling the beginning of a new era of personalized, precision medicine. Forbes

Last updated: 14 November 2025