The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast 📣 Digital Health Download: May 2026
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May 4, 2026 They unpack a surge in digital health funding and why a few mega-deals hide the real picture. A deep dive into an AI-enabled scam built on fake clinicians and ineffective oral peptides. Debate over whether administrative AI is saving money or quietly inflating costs. A look at peptide safety, supervised use, and how AI might reshape medical specialties into broader disease-focused roles.
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Digital Health Funding Is Strong But Concentrated
- Venture funding in Q1 2026 was large but highly concentrated with 12 mega deals representing 60% of digital health capital.
- Rock Health data showed $4B across 110 deals and mega rounds mirror global VC where a handful of rounds dominated overall investment.
Is Digital Health The Best House In A Bad Neighborhood
- Steve Kraus shares a buy-side friend's question: is a company the best house in a bad neighborhood, questioning digital health's public-market appeal.
- He contrasts strong private exits like Hinge with public valuations trading at much lower multiples.
Medvi Exposed As A Massive DTC Health Grift
- Medvi used synthetic doctor profiles, fake reviews, and a non-bioavailable oral peptide to scale a DTC GLP-1 business into huge revenue before being exposed.
- The New York Times and investigations revealed 800 fake clinicians, fake institutional affiliations, and a product with effectively zero absorption.