AI Voice Agents Take Over Clinical Trials
The rapid acquisition of a two-year-old voice tech startup signals a major shift in how pharmaceutical companies recruit patients.
AI finds clinical trial results better than humans
A new AI tool proves that human error, not machine limitation, is the biggest obstacle to tracking missing clinical trial data.
AI turns patient texts into clinical data
A new startup is betting that conversational AI can bridge the dangerous information gap between doctor visits for chronic disease patients.
AI microfluidic chip speeds up infant UTI tests
A new portable device combines microfluidics and machine learning to diagnose pediatric urinary tract infections in hours instead of days.
Schrödinger Launches Bunsen AI for Molecular Design
A prominent AI skeptic is now betting on autonomous agents to run complex drug discovery physics.
AI stethoscope fails to beat veterinary students
A new study reveals that consumer-grade AI stethoscopes cannot reliably replace human ears in veterinary clinics.
FDA Confronts Grail’s Failed Cancer Test Data
Regulators are forcing a public reckoning over whether marginal cancer screening benefits justify the risks of widespread adoption.
AI summaries fail to improve patient scan comprehension
Patients who read AI-generated summaries of their brain scans feel significantly more confident, but they do not actually understand their medical results any better.
Teladoc Abandons the One-Off Virtual Visit
The pioneer of quick-fix telemedicine is admitting that its original business model is no longer enough to survive.
The same AI saving patients is attacking them
Healthcare is learning a brutal lesson: the artificial intelligence deployed to save lives is the exact same tool hackers are using to endanger them.