Venture Capital Bets on Open Source Medical Data
A fresh $26 million injection into medical data infrastructure proves that the biggest bottleneck in digital health is no longer collecting patient data, but making sense of its chaos.
AI fails to predict pancreatic cancer drug choice
A highly anticipated multimodal AI outperformed other biomarkers at staging pancreatic cancer risk, yet it failed its primary test of matching the right drug to the right patient.
Federal scientists adopt AI research co-pilots
Federal medical researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to survive an unprecedented deluge of scientific literature.
AI measures brain scars on cheap portable MRI
Low-cost portable MRI scanners can track multiple sclerosis progression, but only if we stop relying on algorithms built for high-end hospital machines.
Oura Lawsuit Exposes Wearable Accuracy Gap
A class-action lawsuit challenging Oura’s sleep-tracking claims exposes the fragile boundary between consumer wellness gadgets and clinical medical devices.
New Algorithm Cuts Missed Diagnosis Gaps
A new training framework proves that medical AI can close the diagnostic gap for marginalized patients without sacrificing overall accuracy.
Why Payers Are Funding Behavioral AI
A massive chunk of mental health data is currently invisible to the insurers who pay for care.
AI improves heart disease detection from PET scans
A new multimodal AI model outperforms standard PET scan metrics to catch blocked coronary arteries before they cause a heart attack.