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1 day ago
Healthcare

America's Largest Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says

Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

AI use in breast cancer screening cuts rate of later diagnosis by 12%, study finds

AI-supported mammography reduced subsequent-year breast cancer diagnoses by 12%, increased screening-stage detection to 81%, and reduced aggressive subtype cancers by 27%.
Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

AI enters the exam room, and nurses are left to manage the fallout

An AI-generated sepsis alert prompted protocolized IV fluids that conflicted with clinical judgment, risking harm for a patient with renal failure.
Healthcare
fromFuturism
1 day ago

America's Largest Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says

AI is being considered to replace radiologists in X-ray diagnosis, raising concerns about patient safety and care quality.
Medicine
fromFast Company
3 days ago

The AI drug revolution is real but the hype around it isn't

AI may revolutionize drug discovery, but it cannot simplify the complexities of human biology or guarantee successful treatments.
Healthcare
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

This chatbot can prescribe psych meds. Kind of.

Utah allows an AI system to prescribe psychiatric drugs, raising concerns about risks and the effectiveness of expanding mental health care.
#wearable-technology
fromTravel + Leisure
20 hours ago
Wearables

Should You Use Health Trackers on Vacation?

Wearable health tech can increase anxiety, suggesting a digital detox may be beneficial during vacations.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 day ago
Wearables

Konel Just Built a Bag That Slows Your Heart Rate While You Wear It - Yanko Design

The Pulse Pack is a wearable bag that uses heartbeat data to create a calming pulse, promoting relaxation through the science of entrainment.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

AR tech prepares patients for endometriosis surgery

A new augmented reality system helps patients with endometriosis understand their condition and surgical options more clearly.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Review finds 250 patients need repeat bone scans

"I would like to sincerely apologise to any patients who have been affected and recalled for a scan as I understand receiving such news can be unsettling."
Health
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked | TechCrunch

Hims & Hers confirmed a data breach affecting customer support data, including names and contact information, but not medical records.
#mental-health
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

It's not easy to get depression-detecting AI through the FDA

Kintsugi, a mental health startup, is shutting down and open-sourcing its AI technology for detecting depression and anxiety from speech patterns.
fromAlternative Medicine Magazine
1 week ago
Alternative medicine

Digital Therapeutics Offer Hope to Rural Residents

Rural areas face significant mental health challenges, with limited access to treatment and awareness of alternative therapies.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

It's not easy to get depression-detecting AI through the FDA

Kintsugi, a mental health startup, is shutting down and open-sourcing its AI technology for detecting depression and anxiety from speech patterns.
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

5 Biotechs That Big Pharma Could Snap Up as Oncology M&A Heats Up

Incyte tops this list due to its rare combination of commercial scale, cash generation, and pipeline depth. The company posted FY2025 revenue of $5.14 billion, up 21.2% YoY, anchored by Jakafi generating $828.2 million in Q4 2025 alone (+7% YoY) and Opzelura delivering $207.3 million (+28% YoY). With $3.58 billion in cash and 14 pivotal clinical trials underway, Incyte offers an acquirer immediate revenue, margin expansion potential, and a deep oncology pipeline spanning KRASG12D, CDK2 inhibition, and mutCALR.
Venture
Data science
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Mantis Biotech is making 'digital twins' of humans to help solve medicine's data availability problem | TechCrunch

Large language models can enhance genomics and clinical practices, but struggle with rare diseases due to data scarcity.
Wellness
fromBusiness Matters
6 days ago

Interview: The Light System on Building a New Category in Wellness Technology

The Light System combines light technology and holistic health to enhance wellness through energy system engagement.
#healthcare
Healthcare
fromFortune
2 days ago

The startup looking to solve health care's fax machine problem | Fortune

Fax machines remain prevalent in healthcare for document transmission despite advancements in technology.
Healthcare
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

When Doctors Are Rated Like Uber Drivers

Healthcare should not be reduced to a rating system that overlooks the complexities of medical practice and the challenges faced by physicians.
Healthcare
fromForbes
6 days ago

How Independent Medical Practices Can Scale Through Systems Thinking

Independent medical practices struggle to grow due to structural challenges, not clinical outcomes, in a healthcare economy favoring larger organizations.
#stroke
Medicine
fromWIRED
4 days ago

A New Implant Aims to Rewire Stroke Patients' Brains

Epia Neuro aims to help stroke patients regain hand function using a brain implant and motorized glove.
Medicine
fromWIRED
4 days ago

A New Implant Aims to Rewire Stroke Patients' Brains

Epia Neuro aims to help stroke patients regain hand function using a brain implant and motorized glove.
Wearables
fromZDNET
5 days ago

Galaxy Watch users in the US can finally track their blood pressure - here's what you need

Samsung Galaxy Watch users in the US can now monitor blood pressure with calibration required using an inflatable cuff monitor.
Healthcare
fromTNW | Health-Tech
5 days ago

Corti's new Symphony AI beats OpenAI and Anthropic on medical coding

Corti's Symphony for Medical Coding improves clinical coding accuracy by treating it as a reasoning task rather than a labeling problem.
Medicine
fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

What Makes a Doctor Excel at Diagnosis?

Gurpreet Dhaliwal exemplifies diagnostic excellence, emphasizing continuous improvement and the belief that mastery in diagnosis is an ongoing journey.
Wearables
fromGSMArena.com
5 days ago

Your Samsung Galaxy Watch can now measure your blood pressure in the US

Samsung's Galaxy Watch4 and later models can now measure blood pressure in the US using the Samsung Health Monitor app.
Health
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Fitbit's AI health coach will soon be able to read your medical records

Google enables Fitbit users to link medical records to their AI health coach for more personalized wellness advice, following similar moves by Amazon, OpenAI, and Microsoft.
#digital-health
fromInfoQ
3 weeks ago
Mental health

From Symptom Checkers to Smart Chatbots: The Role of AI in Virtual Care

Online health searches create two critical problems: unnecessary emergency visits for minor conditions and missed recognition of genuine medical emergencies, both causing harm and inefficiency.
fromFortune
1 week ago
Healthcare

AI is reshaping the doctor visit-just not how you think | Fortune

Digital health startups raised $14.2 billion in 2025, with AI companies capturing 54% of that funding and influencing patient-provider dynamics.
Mental health
fromInfoQ
3 weeks ago

From Symptom Checkers to Smart Chatbots: The Role of AI in Virtual Care

Online health searches create two critical problems: unnecessary emergency visits for minor conditions and missed recognition of genuine medical emergencies, both causing harm and inefficiency.
Healthcare
fromFortune
1 week ago

AI is reshaping the doctor visit-just not how you think | Fortune

Digital health startups raised $14.2 billion in 2025, with AI companies capturing 54% of that funding and influencing patient-provider dynamics.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
6 days ago

body agency and the ways wearable devices let people regain control of their physical forms

Body agency is a power returned after an incident took it away from the user's physical form, and some wearable devices and technologies have this exact goal in mind.
Wearables
Science
fromNature
3 weeks ago

From cancer to Alzheimer's: could a renewed focus on energy transform biomedicine?

Energy flow, governed by universal physics principles, provides a more fundamental understanding of biological processes and disease than molecular mechanisms alone.
fromSecurityWeek
6 days ago

Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach

CareCloud disclosed a cybersecurity incident that may have resulted in patient information compromise, affecting one of its electronic health record environments for roughly 8 hours.
Healthcare
Cancer
fromNature
1 month ago

Cancer blood tests are everywhere. Do they really work?

Multi-cancer early detection blood tests show promise but lack regulatory approval and rigorous trial evidence, with initial results indicating limited effectiveness in improving cancer outcomes.
Medicine
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

UC-created algorithm can help treat chronic health condition

A UC-developed hypertension medication algorithm improved blood pressure control in nearly 5,000 California patients and prevented dozens of deaths after implementation in 2023.
Miscellaneous
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

Researchers warn about ChatGPT's new health service

ChatGPT Health fails to recommend emergency care in over half of cases where hospitalization is necessary, particularly with complex or ambiguous symptoms.
Healthcare
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Ultrasound delays putting pregnant women and cancer patients at risk, sonographers say

Pregnant women and cancer patients face ultrasound scan delays due to a staffing shortage, risking health outcomes.
Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

New early-warning alerts have doctors thinking it may be possible to repair a damaged kidney

Drug-induced acute kidney injury is common in hospitalized patients but often goes unrecognized because it causes no symptoms and damage occurs before creatinine levels rise enough to alert clinicians.
Healthcare
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Better technology is an imperative for behavioral health

The behavioral health crisis is deepening, yet progress is evident in treatment rates and workforce growth despite ongoing challenges.
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

Doctor Mike's Internet Medicine

If it continues to spread past the demarcation that we usually draw using a skin marker-we say Sharpie, but it's a skin marker-we say that this is spreading. Diagnosis: possible sepsis. Varshavski was not talking to the patient or to nursing staff. He was not even in a hospital. He was speaking into a camera in a two-bedroom apartment on the fifty-sixth floor of a building in Hell's Kitchen, in a makeshift studio where he records videos and his popular podcast.
Medicine
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring Is Coming. We Explain What It Is and How to Use It

Since 1990, the incidence of hypertension has increased globally, with up to one in three adults worldwide affected by it. Most of those people have no idea they have it. If people could diagnose and monitor hypertension at home, the World Health Organization estimates that up to 76 million lives could be saved with easy fixes, like stopping smoking or adjusting diet.
Health
fromTNW | Health-Tech
3 weeks ago

Cedars-Sinai's AI beats specialist models at reading heart scam

EchoPrime, a video-based vision-language model, analyses echocardiogram footage and generates a written report of cardiac form and function. Its findings were published in Nature (volume 650, pages 970-977) in February 2026, under the title 'Comprehensive echocardiogram evaluation with view primed vision language AI.'
Medicine
Public health
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

When To Get Cancer Screenings & Whether At-Home Tests Are Legit

Regular, guideline-based cancer screenings enable early detection and improved outcomes amid rising cancer incidence and widespread at-home test misinformation.
Healthcare
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Microsoft launches Copilot Health, a dedicated space for personal health data and AI-driven insights | Fortune

Microsoft launched Copilot Health, an AI assistant feature that integrates and analyzes health data from wearables, electronic health records, and lab results to provide personalized health insights and provider recommendations.
Healthcare
fromHarvard Business Review
3 weeks ago

Healthcare Uses Specialized Language. It Needs Specialized AI, Too.

Healthcare professionals across specialties use inconsistent terminology and communication styles, creating significant translation barriers that impede care coordination and data interoperability.
Healthcare
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Microsoft's Copilot Health can use AI to turn your fitness data and medical records 'into a coherent story'

Microsoft's Copilot Health aggregates medical records, fitness data, and health history to help patients prepare informed questions for their doctors, while explicitly not replacing professional medical advice.
Medicine
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How trendy 'whole-body' scans can miss this serious illness

Full-body MRI scans often fail to reliably detect breast cancer despite imaging the entire body, misleading consumers who assume comprehensive screening includes breast cancer detection.
#urine-analysis
fromNews Center
1 month ago

Advancing Preventive Care and Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Through Online Tools - News Center

As the Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Khan studies the epidemiology of risk for heart failure. Using population-based cohorts and large electronic health record data analyses, she performs mechanistic studies that may enhance risk prediction and identify novel therapeutic agents for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Khan and her team have developed a tool to predict risk and prevent cardiovascular disease such as heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, coronary artery disease and many other conditions.
Public health
Healthcare
fromTechRepublic
3 weeks ago

Amazon Expands Health AI to Its Retail App, Offering Prime Members Free 24/7 Virtual Care

Amazon expands Health AI from its clinic app to Amazon.com and the Amazon app, positioning itself as an AI-powered healthcare entry point integrated with its retail ecosystem.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

A Breakthrough Medical Technology Is Nearing FDA Review. And a $5B Market.

TriAgenics' Zero3 TBA is a one-minute, minimally invasive preventive treatment that stops wisdom teeth from forming and could create major dental revenue and investor opportunity.
Science
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

How AI is helping solve the labor issue in treating rare diseases | TechCrunch

AI multiplies scientific productivity, automating drug discovery tasks to tackle workforce shortages and accelerate development of treatments for thousands of neglected and rare diseases.
Healthcare
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

The good, bad, and ugly of AI healthcare, according to a doctor who uses AI

People increasingly use AI for health advice despite its unreliability, driven by declining trust in healthcare institutions and the technology's convenience and accessibility.
#healthcare-ai
Healthcare
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Amazon bets on health care AI with tools for patients, doctors

Amazon Web Services launches Amazon Connect Health, an AI tool that automates medical documentation, billing codes, patient verification, and appointment scheduling to reduce healthcare administrative burden.
Healthcare
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Amazon bets on health care AI with tools for patients, doctors

Amazon Web Services launches Amazon Connect Health, an AI tool that automates medical documentation, billing codes, patient verification, and appointment scheduling to reduce healthcare administrative burden.
Public health
fromNature
2 months ago

Technologies to give a clearer view of the lungs

Delayed diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis allows irreversible lung scarring to progress, reducing survival; earlier detection enables antifibrotic treatment to slow progression and extend life.
Healthcare
fromAxios
1 month ago

The era of Doctor AI is already here

Millions use ChatGPT for health advice daily despite clinical deployment debates, creating a reality where AI is already widely used for direct-to-consumer medical guidance outside formal healthcare systems.
#ai
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Trial launched to 'help spot health risks early'

Public health consultant Dr Ross Keat said supporting people earlier to make small preventative changes would make "a big difference later on". Some 3,500 people in the north of the island within that age bracket are eligible for the checks. The checks will be carried out by two pre-existing nurses that support GP staff and would not replace GP appointments, Keat explained, adding that the cost would be minimal and absorbed by Ramsey Group Practice.
Public health
Medicine
fromMail Online
1 month ago

'Smart T-shirt' could detect hidden heart conditions and save lives

A sensor-stitched smart T-shirt worn up to a week can detect inherited heart conditions and use AI analysis to flag risks to doctors.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Your next primary care doctor could be online only, accessed through an AI tool

Massachusetts faces an acute primary care shortage, prompting health systems like Mass General Brigham to deploy AI-supported telehealth to connect patients faster.
Healthcare
fromTheregister
1 month ago

AI doctor's assistant swayed to change scrips - researchers

Healthcare AI systems can be manipulated through prompt injection techniques to bypass safety measures, reveal system instructions, and generate harmful recommendations that persist in patient records.
#chatgpt-health
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

AI-supported breast cancer screenings result in fewer aggressive cases

AI-supported mammography increases cancer detection by nearly a third, reduces subsequent aggressive diagnoses by 12%, and can safely allow fewer specialists per screening.
Health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

NHS trials trailblazing' AI and robotics technology to spot lung cancer

NHS pilots AI-guided imaging and robotic catheter biopsies to diagnose lung cancer earlier, replacing weeks of invasive testing with a single targeted procedure by 2030.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening

Menstrual blood collected on a sanitary pad can detect cervical cancer signs, offering a potentially accurate, less invasive at-home screening alternative to clinician-collected cervical samples.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

OpenAI enters the connected health space with ChatGPT Health

The feature, unveiled on Wednesday, creates a separate space within ChatGPT for health questions and discussions, where users can collect data from their connected health apps such as fitness apps and store their health files. Users can also connect to their electronic medical records through a partnership with b.well, OpenAI says. ChatGPT, then, does not have a direct integration with the MyChart patient records app from Epic, for example, but lets individual users make requests for their patient record data through integrations built by b.well.
Health
Public health
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Biotics AI, Battlefield 2023, gains FDA approval for its AI-powered fetal ultrasound product | TechCrunch

Biotics AI received FDA clearance for computer-vision software that assesses fetal ultrasound quality, automates reporting, and aims to reduce prenatal diagnostic disparities.
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

The Life Imaging Fla Story: Why Timing Matters in Modern Healthcare

After losing both of his parents to cancer, Tom set out to challenge a healthcare system that often waits for symptoms instead of identifying risk early. What began in Deerfield Beach, Florida, has grown into a multi-location preventative imaging company serving communities across the state. Life Imaging Fla focuses on preventative heart and full-body screenings. These services give people access to advanced imaging that is typically only approved once symptoms appear. The goal is straightforward: identify disease earlier, when people still have time, options, and control.
Medicine
Medicine
fromWIRED
1 month ago

AI Digital Twins Are Helping People Manage Diabetes and Obesity

An app predicts individualized blood sugar responses, provides AI-driven daily recommendations and coaching, and supported a user in weight loss and improved biometrics.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Connected data will rescue healthcare

AI plays an important role-but not by fixing fragmented data on its own. The work of organizing, connecting, and interpreting healthcare information still belongs to people and the systems they build. Where AI helps is after that foundation is in place: by bringing the right information forward at the right time, reducing the effort it takes to find what matters, and supporting better decisions in the moment of care.
Medicine
Medicine
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

How AI can detect health risks just from the way you sleep DW 01/11/2026

A single night of laboratory polysomnography enables an AI model, SleepFM, to predict risk for roughly 130 future diseases years before symptoms appear.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

My Dad Got Sick-Doctors Dodged, AI Didn't

My dad was in the emergency room, short of breath, chest tight, upper back aching. He looked pale and confused. An ultrasound showed excess fluid between his lung and chest wall. "We'll drain it," a resident said, as if he were unclogging a sink. For the next five days, thick, red-tinged fluid filled a plastic container beside my dad's hospital bed. Doctors sent his cells for "staining," a way to identify cancer. But no one used that word.
Medicine
Healthcare
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

The Benefits of Choosing Virtual Medical Services

Virtual healthcare offers convenient, time-saving, secure remote medical consultations that reduce infectious exposure, increase access, and fit busy schedules.
Medicine
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Google pulls AI overviews for some medical searches

Google gave dangerous medical misinformation: advising pancreatic cancer patients to avoid high-fat foods and providing false liver function test information that could harm patients.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Real-world answers for patients running out of time - Harvard Gazette

But these studies typically require large numbers of patients, huge amounts of data, and thorough follow-ups, none of which comes easy or free. The upshot is fewer investigations into scenarios that are clinically important but unlikely to yield a profit for the firms funding them. Accordingly, researchers have been developing an option that uses real-world data from insurers to save patients from falling through the cracks.
Medicine
Healthcare
fromFast Company
1 month ago

This startup is using AI to cut hospital alarms-and may soon help patients get home faster

CalmWave integrates monitoring data with EMR to reduce ICU alarm fatigue by silencing unnecessary alerts and prioritizing truly urgent alarms.
Medicine
fromNature
1 month ago

Cheap AI chatbots transform medical diagnoses in places with limited care

Cheap large language models can substantially improve diagnostic accuracy and support under-resourced clinicians and community health workers in low- and middle-income settings.
fromForbes
2 months ago

Why AI Chatbots Are Essential For Modern Medical Practices

The world of medical practice management is changing faster than ever, driven by two simultaneous forces: escalating patient expectations and crushing administrative complexity. In my years working with healthcare organizations, I've seen these challenges evolve from nuisances into crises. Research by Bain & Company found that 65% of healthcare consumers want more convenient experiences, and 70% want more responsiveness from providers. They want instant answers to routine questions, immediate scheduling access and minimal friction.
Healthcare
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Simple blood test can predict which breast cancer treatment will work best, study finds

A blood test measuring circulating tumour DNA predicts breast cancer treatment response before or within four weeks, enabling alternative therapies and avoiding ineffective drugs.
Medicine
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Man got $2,500 whole-body MRI that found no problems-then had massive stroke

A Prenuvo whole-body MRI review allegedly missed a 60% narrowing in the right middle cerebral artery, and months later the patient suffered a disabling stroke.
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

The Rise of Telemedicine: How Digital Health is Reshaping Medical Equipment Demand

Between March 2020 and March 2022, over 100 million telemedicine services were delivered to approximately 17 million Australians. The Australian government invested $409 million to make telehealth permanent, whilst the UK announced £600 million for digital health infrastructure in April 2025. Patient adoption is equally impressive: 60% find telemedicine more convenient than in-person appointments, 55% report higher satisfaction with teleconsultations, and 74% of millennials prefer virtual appointments for routine care. These aren't temporary shifts; they represent a fundamental transformation in healthcare delivery.
Healthcare
Healthcare
fromFortune
2 months ago

When AI meets healthcare, how should payers react? | Fortune

AI can fully automate most transaction-oriented payer jobs, significantly boost knowledge and relationship work productivity, and replace many interpreter and doer roles, transforming payer operations and member services.
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