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These are the 10 best shows of 2025 so far. Did your favorite make our list?
These are the 10 best shows of 2025 so far. Did your favorite make our list? Show Caption Hide Caption Watch Noah Wyle in 'The Pitt': Doctor gives advice for dying patient In new TV series "The Pitt," Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) counsels the dying using words from a mentor. So far, 2025 has been one heck of a year, in real life and on TV. Current events are churning out endless eye-popping headlines, and networks and streaming services are going from Thailand to the Arctic to a galaxy far, far away to try to capture your attention and time with new and returning TV series. Already this year we've seen long-running series like "The Handmaid's Tale" come to an end, HBO devastate Pedro Pascal fans for a second time and Parker Posey's fake Southern accent take over TikTok. Plus there were some really good shows that we all watched, or maybe you missed. From ratings juggernauts like HBO's "The White Lotus" to tiny comedies like Netflix's "North of North" to a CBS procedural ("Matlock") with way more bite than you'd expect, these are the 10 best shows of 2025 so far. You've got the rest of the year to catch up on them. 10. 'The White Lotus' (HBO) Though not quite as transcendent as its first and second seasons, HBO's anthology wealth satire, set at a different luxury resort each year, remains one of the best shows on television, even when it isn't perfect. This year's trip to Thailand was an exercise in incivility and taboo-breaking, a cacophonous symphony of troubled souls colliding amid Mai Tais and monkeys. With a cast of great actors including Walton Goggins, Carrie Coon, Posey and bright new stars like Patrick Schwarzenegger (yes, the son of Arnold), writer Mike White kept "Lotus" on the edge of mayhem with every tense, stressful episode. If some fans were disappointed by its Shakespearean ending, we need only wait for the show to check into a new Lotus resort in Season 4 to get a new taste of White's pleasurably agonizing storytelling style. 9. 'Severance' (Apple TV+) The long-awaited second season of Apple's mind-boggling workplace drama brought just as much mystic strangeness and corporate jargon as fans were expecting. If frustratingly convoluted and esoteric in its science fiction plotting, "Severance" always gets its emotions right, in no small part thanks to its talented cast, including Adam Scott, Britt Lower and the magnetic and magnificent Tramell Tillman. Stunning to watch and dizzying to think about, "Severance" Season 2 got it right in all the moments that mattered. Now once more, we wait to see what Lumon Industries will offer us next. 8. 'North of North' (Netflix) This coming-of-age comedy set in a tiny Arctic village that's, well, north of what you think of as North probably flew below your radar this spring. But gleeful and bubbling with energy, "North" is well worth a watch. It stars the instantly magnetic Anna Lambe as Siaja, a young woman living a seemingly perfect life as a wife and mother, married her remote village's favorite son. But Siaja walked down the aisle and had a child when she was so young that she never had time to find her own identity and goals. In the opening episode of the comedy she finally takes control of her destiny, in the most awkward and humorous way possible. Full of cutesy (but not in a bad way) sitcom high jinks and set in a deeply unique but strangely familiar locale, "North" will charm its way into your heart, no matter how cold. 7. 'Apple Cider Vinegar' (Netflix) Kaitlyn Dever won more attention for her role as a violent killer Abby in HBO's "The Last of Us," but the actress showed off considerable skill as an equally unlikable character in this ripped-from-the-headlines scammer story. As Australian "wellness" influencer Belle Gibson, who faked cancer so she could claim she cured it with the special recipes she was hawking, Dever excelled at being odious and hateful while looking pretty and perfect. The series captures the lure of "alternative medicine" for young women and the sexism in health care that often drives them to look for fantastical (and completely unproven) miracle cures. 6. 'Overcompensating' (Amazon Prime) Underpinning every thigh-slapping comedy bit in Amazon's raucous and irreverent college comedy "Overcompensating" is a deeply real understanding of the messy and imperfect way that human beings transition from flailing young teens into flailing young adults. Set in our TikTok times, "Overcompensating" could represent anyone's college experience, even if they're not as a timid gay jock trapped in the closet like protagonist Benny (Benito Skinner, also the series' creator). Benny and pal Carmen's (Wally Baram) hilarious and relatable journey through their freshman year is a cringeworthy pleasure, funny and feeling and backed by great beats from Charli XCX (also a producer and guest star). Just look away during all the vomit and defecation gags. 5. 'Matlock' (CBS) Who knew that what seemed like a generic broadcast reboot (of the 1980s Andy Griffith legal drama) could be so darn inventive and creatively ambitious? Led by "Jane the Virgin" creator Jennie Snyder Urman, the new "Matlock" is everything you hope for from a CBS procedural, and so much more: Surprising, heartfelt, witty, thrilling and deeply thoughtful. Its compelling case-of-the-week legal stories and adorable cast of characters would be enough to make it good, but it's the chemistry between leads Kathy Bates (a shoo-in for an Emmy nomination) and Skye P. Marshall that makes the series soar. In the second half of the first season, "Matlock" only became smarter, more self-assured and more driven in its storytelling as Matty's (Bates) personal investigation collided with her new professional life and family. 4. 'Sirens' (Netflix) Netflix's limited series from "Maid" creator Molly Smith Metzler, based on her 2011 play "Elemeno Pea," is a delight for the senses, a chewy melodrama about the haves and the have-nots unwillingly clumped together. Featuring stunning performances from Meghann Fahy ("The White Lotus"), Milly Alcock ("House of the Dragon") and Julianne Moore, "Sirens" is deliciously campy with a bright beautiful setting and bold costume design that is worth a thousand words. The story and symbolism might occasionally get hazy, but the series has a song that will grab you instantly and keep you until its bitter end. 3. 'Adolescence' (Netflix) A quiet British crime drama about the dangers of online male toxicity to young boys ballooned through the sheer power of its storytelling to become Netflix's second-most-watched English language series of all time, outperforming "Stranger Things" and "Bridgerton." The moment you set your eyes on the four-part limited series (each episode is filmed in one tantalizingly long single shot), you can't look away from the everyday horror of the story of middle schooler Jamie Miller's (Owen Cooper) brutal murder of a female classmate. In addition to setting viewership records, the series sparked deep conversations about the online "manosphere" and the dangers of social media on kids' malleable young minds. 2. 'Andor' (Disney)+ As impeccable and devastating as its sublime first installment in 2022, Disney+'s mature 'Star Wars' series is the best thing the franchise has turned out since the original trilogy, and the heart-rending second and final season only affirms that. The first season of the "Rogue One" prequel dealt with how Diego Luna's Cassian Andor was used and abused by the evil Empire and radicalized to join the Rebel Alliance that will one day name Luke Skywalker and Han Solo among its members. Season 2 asks a bigger, thornier question than just "Will you take a stand against tyranny": How will you do it? And what is worth giving up for it? Luna's haunting performance as the title character grounds the grim series, and "Andor" becomes a sadly relevant, morally gray and deeply compelling portrait of resistance amid love, friendship, trauma and everything between. 1. 'The Pitt' (Max) In this tumultuous and uncertain year, no series has captured our national mood better than Max's 'The Pitt,' a medical drama built for the interesting times in which we live. The chaos of our real world is mirrored in the overcrowded mess of a Pittsburgh emergency room manned by exhausted health care workers who get punched in the face for all their heroic efforts. Producer John Wells and star Noah Wyle did not simply recreate their 1990s broadcast megahit 'ER'(no matter what a lawsuit by 'ER' creator Michael Crichton's estate claims). What they did was reinvent the medical drama for 2025 so that it feels both familiar and completely new. The 'real-time' structure, in which each of the 15 episodes represents one hour in a seemingly never-ending shift, adds a maximally frenetic pace to a series that's already in a genre that moves faster than the rest. And beyond the comfort of seeing Wyle back in scrubs, "The Pitt" actors are impeccably cast and infinitely likable, the makings of an ensemble that can charm an audience for years. Season 2 needs to premiere, stat.
USA Today
2 days ago
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Noah Wyle: I play a doctor on 'The Pitt.' Real health care workers need our help.
Noah Wyle: I play a doctor on 'The Pitt.' Real health care workers need our help. Since 'The Pitt' premiered, I've heard from health care workers who said they finally feel seen. Their stories echo the same themes: Exhaustion, compassion and a system that threatens their work. Show Caption Hide Caption Watch Noah Wyle in 'The Pitt': Doctor gives advice for dying patient In new TV series "The Pitt," Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) counsels the dying using words from a mentor. I've spent a lot of my life wearing scrubs, although I never passed Anatomy 101. On "The Pitt," I play an attending physician in a high-intensity emergency department. It's fiction, but it's grounded in real stories – shaped by medical advisers who've lived them and delivered with reverence for the professionals we're honored to represent. Still, it wasn't until my mother, a retired nurse, watched a scene where my character lists the names of patients he couldn't save that I truly grasped the emotional weight of this work, as she shared a flood of stories she's carried silently for decades. I've never seen her respond that way to something I've acted in. And she's not alone. Since the show premiered, I've heard from countless health care workers who've told me they finally feel seen. Their stories echo the same themes: exhaustion, compassion and a system that threatens to make their life's work unsustainable. Their stories have stayed with me. And that's why I jumped at the chance when I was approached by FIGS, a health care apparel company with a history of standing up for the health care workforce, to go to Capitol Hill with them this week. While on Capitol Hill, I will advocate alongside a group of FIGS ambassadors made up of 18 extraordinary nurses, doctors, students and other health care professionals. Health care workers need help from Congress As part of this grassroots effort, we're urging lawmakers to act on three urgent, bipartisan issues that are making health care workers' jobs, and their lives, harder than they need to be: lack of mental health support, crushing administrative burden and financial strain. Our message is simple: Without a supported, protected and fairly treated workforce, there is no patient care. Whatever other important issues are being debated, this has to be a priority. Health care workers are experiencing burnout at staggering levels. Half of physicians and nurses report being burned out, and health care workers face a 32% higher risk of suicide than the general population. Even when support exists, many fear that seeking help could jeopardize their license, career or reputation. Opinion: 'The Pitt' captures something real about doctors. Medicine can benefit from it. That issue has hit home for many of the health care professionals who will join me in Washington. One nurse said she struggled with depression and anxiety due to the conditions at work and came close to taking her own life. A doctor described dental students whose teeth were ground away by stress. And an oncology nurse shared the heartbreaking story of a young cancer patient who died because of the paperwork delays in getting him the lifesaving medication he needed. That's why one of our priorities is reauthorization and funding of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which includes federal mental health programs for health care workers as well as grants for peer support, training and institutional culture change, especially in rural and underserved areas. The law was enacted in 2022 on a nearly unanimous bipartisan basis. But unfortunately, it expired in 2024. It should now be reauthorized with just as much support as it received initially. Prior authorization threatens patients' health At the same time, administrative red tape is strangling the system. Physicians and their staff spend nearly two full business days each week dealing with prior authorization – essentially asking insurance companies for permission to treat their patients. One ambassador, a primary care provider, told us she spends nearly half her day fighting insurance denials and filling out duplicative forms – far more time than she spends with patients. Opinion: For patients and doctors, insurance prior authorization can be a dangerous game These delays don't just cause frustration: 1 in 4 physicians say prior authorization has led to serious patient harm. We're urging Congress to move forward with reforms that help put clinical judgment back where it belongs: in the hands of trained professionals. And then there's pay. Fewer than 6 in 10 health care workers feel fairly compensated, and only 38% see any link between their performance and their paycheck. That disconnect is pushing people out of the field and fueling dangerous shortages. Another ambassador, a resident physician, described working 80-hour weeks while struggling to afford groceries. Stories like hers are why FIGS is championing the Awesome Humans Act, a proposed federal tax credit to provide frontline health care workers with meaningful financial relief. These aren't partisan issues. They're practical ones. And they're urgent. Because when our health care professionals are burned out, buried in paperwork or forced to leave the field altogether, we all pay the price. I'm not a policymaker. I'm not a clinician. But I've spent my career listening to those who are, and I've seen the difference they make when it matters most: after a car accident, during cancer treatment, in delivery rooms and at the end of life. This week, I'll stand with them in the halls of Congress, and I'll be proud to do it with my mom and 18 other amazing health care workers. To anyone who's ever benefited from the knowledge, care and courage of a health care professional, now's the time to show up for them and take action. They've had our backs. It's time we have theirs. Noah Wyle is an actor, writer, producer and director who currently stars in 'The Pitt.'
USA Today
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Our obsession with 'The Pitt' and other medical shows, explained
Our obsession with 'The Pitt' and other medical shows, explained Show Caption Hide Caption 'The Pitt' has us thinking of our favorite medical dramas With the recent influx of medical dramas on TV this year, we ranked our top 3 of all time. Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch can't save everyone in his overcrowded Pittsburgh emergency room, but maybe he can save all of us watching at home. Played with a gruff smolder by longtime medical drama veteran Noah Wyle, the hero of Max's new series "The Pitt" (Season 1 now streaming) stitches up wounds, pumps donated blood into veins and prescribes medicine, but inevitably he doesn't heal anything. Certainly not the broken system in which he is stuck. But there is so much solace in watching him try nonetheless. A "real-time" medical drama set over 15 hours on one very long emergency room shift, "The Pitt" has caught on: Fans are swooning over TikTok clips, style website The Cut is promoting fan fiction about the show and real doctors are feeling seen and validated. And it's not the only new medical series trying to "stat!" its way into our hearts this year. The current TV season offers a slew of other new shows, including "Watson" (CBS), "Doc" (Fox), "Doctor Odyssey" (ABC), "Brilliant Minds" (NBC), "St. Denis Medical" (NBC) and "Pulse" (Netflix). You've got everything to go with the gritty realism of "The Pitt," from a medical mystery Sherlock Holmes take ("Watson"), to a sitcom ("St. Denis") to a ludicrous Ryan Murphy drama set on a cruise ship ("Odyssey"). Of course, Hollywood trends are cyclical. For a while there were too many vampires or zombies, and a few years ago all the "Game of Thrones" wannabes drowned us in high fantasy. But the Big Three of TV procedurals − cop, lawyer and doctor shows − come around like clockwork. For the past decade or so, it's been an overload of cop shows. Now the docs are getting their turn again. But it's more than just a coincidence of network bigwigs all picking up new medical shows at the same time: They've showed up at the right time to heal ailing viewers. Americans have been living in unprecedented times – a very nice euphemism for constant crisis – for nearly a decade. The COVID-19 pandemic, contested elections, political chaos, natural disasters, violence, inflation, climate change: It all adds up to a burned-out population looking for some ease and comfort. And in spite of the blood and the gore, medical shows are distinctly comforting. When a new patient walks into Grey Sloan Memorial (on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy") or a Miami hospital during a hurricane ("Pulse") or even the infirmary on a massive cruise ship ("Odyssey"), professional, experienced and calm people are there to try and save them. The emergencies in these shows are contained and often solvable. There is order and procedure and grownups in the room to tell everyone what to do. And the best thing about these medical emergencies? They're fictional. They take us away from the very real problems we don't have any idea how to solve. Doctors have been rushing around hospitals on TV since the 1950s, and as the camera follows them to scrub in, it can feel like going home. A whole generation of millennials is primed to be nostalgic for the medical shows of the 1990s and early 2000s, when "ER" and "Grey's" dominated our watch schedules (yes, "Grey's" has been on the air long enough to generate nostalgia for its early years). There is seemingly a show for each subgenre for fans of all those great 2000s series. If you liked "ER" watch "The Pitt." If you liked "Grey's," go for romance and melodrama-heavy "Pulse." If you liked the wacky medical mysteries in "House," try "Watson." If you want giggles like "Scrubs," try "St. Denis." Many of these shows are admirable and watchable: "St. Denis" is fun, "Odyssey" is silly, "Watson" is absurd and "Pulse" has an exciting young cast. But "The Pitt" is the most exciting reinvention of the genre (despite its many similarities to "ER," which are too many, according to a lawsuit from the estate of "ER" creator Michael Crichton). The "real-time" gimmick of "The Pitt" (seen earlier on Fox's "24") makes it even more unrelenting than all the other unrelenting shows in this genre, leaving viewers scant time to catch our breath than the fictional doctors and nurses. It's not concerned with intraoffice romance so much as it is with something far more existential. Season 1's 15-hour shift (the show has already been renewed) gives us a too-perfect image of what it's like to live in America right now: Fentanyl overdoses, mass shootings, vaccine denial, the "manosphere," bigotry, burnout, violence and anger. It's all wrapped up in primary colored slap bracelets to triage our national maladies from green to red: survivable to critical. "The Pitt" offers no answers, and there are moments when its overworked and underpaid healthcare workers want to give up hope for the souls of the patients they're treating. But they don't. They keep trying. They keep CPR compressions going. Zachary Quinto's enigmatic "Minds" neurologist never gives up on a patient, either, and the same goes for the cruising and handsome Dr. Max Bankman (Joshua Jackson) on "Odyssey." Because while watching "The Pitt" or "Watson" or any other medical show, we want to know that there are people left in this world who will try to help even when all hope seems to be lost. Maybe if we see them on TV, we can find them in real life, too.
USA Today
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'The Pitt' captures something real about doctors. Medicine can benefit from it.
'The Pitt' captures something real about doctors. Medicine can benefit from it. | Opinion In 'The Pitt,' we see physicians navigating high-stakes decisions under intense pressure – a reality that mirrors my own. As physicians, we encounter many traumatic moments in a compressed time frame. Show Caption Hide Caption Watch Noah Wyle in 'The Pitt': Doctor gives advice for dying patient In new TV series "The Pitt," Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) counsels the dying using words from a mentor. I usually avoid medical dramas − as a practicing neurosurgeon, watching them feels too much like going to work. But I'm tuning into "The Pitt," a hit Max series set in a Pittsburgh hospital emergency room, not just because it's compelling TV, but also because it captures something real: the relentless pace. "The Pitt" illustrates that a walk-and-talk isn't just a storytelling mechanism. It's a way to save seconds. And in caring for a patient, saving seconds can save lives. The creators of "The Pitt" have made time an unspoken series character, just like it is in medicine. And time is scarce. Systems feel the increasing need to improve efficiency and drive the volume of patients seen, but this must not come at the expense of expertise and our ability to provide top-notch care. Until we invest in getting time back, care will become increasingly transactional. Technology and artificial intelligence can help solve the time riddle. Here are some thoughts on reshaping the clock so physicians can do more of what they were meant to do − take care of people. Technology is a copilot, not a replacement for doctors In medicine, experience is everything. There's an old saying: 'See one, do one, teach one.' The more cases you see, the sharper your instincts become − recognizing patterns, making quick decisions and handling the unexpected. Over time, our brains create mental 'files' from each case, forming an internal database we pull from when making critical decisions. But with today's strict work-hour limits, young physicians must manage high clerical workloads without necessarily gaining enough clinical exposure to build that mental library. Now, technology can instantly call up patient details and even suggest potential diagnoses − things that once lived solely in our minds and notes. It doesn't replace the learning, judgment or critical thinking required in medicine, but it can act as a copilot, alleviating some of the cognitive load. There's value in being exposed to the strain of medical training, but there's also value in reducing unnecessary burdens, so physicians can focus on what matters most: patient care. Opinion: AI could save your life. But your doctor is likely using it the wrong way. Doctors take the hard cases home with them In "The Pitt," we see physicians navigating high-stakes decisions under intense pressure − a reality that mirrors our own. As physicians, we encounter countless traumatic moments within a compressed time window. I recently operated on a 7-month-old with a massive brain tumor − a case that always sticks with me after leaving the hospital. Simple headaches get the third degree in our household because it's hard to separate work and home at times. My kids can attest to my psychosis. Opinion: I thought my headache would kill me. What life is like for a hypochondriac. In the era of my residency, expressing mental health concerns was stigmatized; we were caregivers, not those needing care. While we haven't fully arrived, we are seeing how today's generation is reshaping this narrative. They need resources to help deliver this culture change, one of which is time. Time to think, time to process, time to provide empathetic care and time to care for themselves. Any tool that can give back time to a physician's day will contribute to mental wellness, which will contribute to better patient care. Medicine has never been about speed or quotas. Yet physicians are increasingly racing against the clock, leading to burnout, frustration and a growing number leaving the profession. Opinion alerts: Get columns from your favorite columnists + expert analysis on top issues, delivered straight to your device through the USA TODAY app. Don't have the app? Download it for free from your app store. Over the past two decades, there has been a shift in how physicians practice medicine. Once primarily self-employed, many now work within large hospital systems, where financial pressures and administrative demands increasingly shape their daily responsibilities. As financial margins continue to tighten, physicians must see more patients and perform more procedures. Navigating these challenges successfully means finding new ways to support physicians within the framework of balancing efficiency with meaningful patient connections − ensuring they have the tools and resources needed to keep patient outcomes at the center of care. Again, it comes back to time. Amount of clerical work doctors must do is growing Technology, if used correctly, can help. Artificial intelligence has the potential to ease administrative burdens, allowing physicians to focus more on patient care rather than paperwork. However, the burden of administrative and clerical work continues to grow, often pulling physicians away from their primary role as caregivers. Many stay long after their shifts end to complete documentation, sometimes recording visits days later due to mounting backlogs − straining memory and potentially harming the accuracy of records. Opinion: Your doctor might not be listening to you. AI can help change that. These distractions, highlighted in shows like "The Pitt," demonstrate how direct engagement with patients is affected, leaving physicians feeling disconnected from their roles as healers and providers − ultimately contributing to burnout. Technology alone isn't enough. We need to ensure it's working for physicians, not just for efficiency's sake. It must help us access better information, train new doctors faster, reduce burnout and, most important, create space for physicians to think, process and truly care for patients. For me, medicine has always been personal. I was drawn to it by my grandmother's battle with Alzheimer's disease, and that passion has never left me. But I fear that the current system is making it harder for the next generation to feel that same calling. That's one reason I cofounded Proprio – to build surgical technologies that enhance and revitalize our mission to provide the best care. "The Pitt" may be a drama, but its message is real. If we don't change course, we risk losing what medicine is truly about: the human connection between physician and patient. It's time to reclaim that. Dr. Samuel R. Browd is the cofounder and chief medical officer at Proprio, a professor of neurological surgery at the University of Washington and a board-certified attending neurosurgeon at Seattle Children's Hospital, Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Butterfly iQ3 Ultrasound Featured in HBO Max's The Pitt Episodes 12 and 13
Mainstream television use of Butterfly's handheld ultrasound technology highlights its growing role in real-life patient care. BURLINGTON, Mass. & NEW YORK, April 02, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Butterfly Network, Inc. ("Butterfly" or the "Company") (NYSE: BFLY), a digital health company transforming care with handheld, whole-body ultrasound and intuitive software, shared that its Butterfly iQ3 ultrasound device was featured in Episodes 12 and 13 of the popular HBO Max medical drama The Pitt. The show has gained a significant following, including among healthcare professionals, given its realistic and compelling depiction of modern medical practices. In the featured episodes, Butterfly Network's handheld ultrasound devices are used extensively by the medical staff in a trauma triage setting. A pivotal episode showcases a mass casualty event in which the series lead Noah Wyle, playing the head of the ED, Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, orders the removal of traditional cart-based ultrasound equipment due to space limitations. In doing so, emphasizing the importance of mobile and efficient diagnostic tools like Butterfly. Throughout the episodes, the devices are utilized for critical assessments including EFAST exams, blood flow evaluations, and internal bleeding detection. In the latest episode, Butterfly is used to assess intracranial pressure, demonstrating its versatility in emergency and trauma care settings when used by both experienced and novice practitioners. "This feature in The Pitt is a clear demonstration that point-of-care ultrasound is at a tipping point in healthcare," commented Joseph DeVivo, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Butterfly Network. "What we're seeing on screen is not just TV drama—this is happening across the country and globally. We have devices in all 100 of the top 100 U.S. health systems, and the adoption of this technology is accelerating at a pace that's benefiting patients everywhere." Jennifer Huang, Butterfly Network's Vice President of Marketing, added, "When we were asked by the production team to provide an iQ3 probe for the show, we didn't know what to expect from an unpaid placement. The level of visibility and usage of our product in the series is a testament to the tremendous value of Butterfly's technology and a demonstration that Butterfly is becoming the standard for handheld ultrasound. It's more than just a brand name; Butterfly is now a verb used among clinicians. It's exciting to see how the healthcare community is increasingly recognizing its critical impact on patient care." The prominent placement of Butterfly iQ3 in The Pitt highlights the growing adoption of POCUS technology in real-world healthcare environments – a trend not just in trauma and emergency care but expanding across specialties. Butterfly's portable ultrasound solutions are transforming the way medical professionals diagnose and treat patients at the point of care, empowering providers to deliver faster, more accurate assessments and improving patient outcomes. For more information about Butterfly's technology and its impact on healthcare, visit About Butterfly Network Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY) is a healthcare company driving a digital revolution in medical imaging with its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™ semiconductor technology and ultrasound software solutions. In 2018, Butterfly launched the world's first handheld, single-probe, whole-body ultrasound system, Butterfly iQ. The iQ+ followed in 2020, and the iQ3 in 2024, each with improved processing power and performance by leveraging Moore's Law. The iQ3 earned Best Medical Technology at the 2024 Prix Galien USA Awards, a prestigious honor and one of the highest accolades in healthcare. Butterfly's innovations have also been recognized by Fierce 50, TIME's Best Inventions and Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, among other achievements. Butterfly combines advanced hardware, intelligent software, AI, services, and education to drive adoption of affordable, accessible imaging. Clinical publications demonstrate that its handheld ultrasound probes paired with Compass™ enterprise workflow software, can help hospital systems improve care workflows, reduce costs, and enhance provider economics. With a cloud-based solution that enables care anywhere through next-generation mobility, Butterfly aims to democratize healthcare by addressing critical global healthcare challenges. Butterfly devices are commercially available to trained healthcare practitioners in areas including, but not limited to, parts of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America; to learn more about available countries, visit: View source version on Contacts Butterfly Media:Liz LearnedHead of Communications & PR, Butterflymedia@ Butterfly Investors:Heather GetzChief Financial and Operations Officer, Butterflyinvestors@ Sign in to access your portfolio
