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.
AI merges patient records and pathogen DNA
By combining complete electronic health records with bacterial genomes, a new AI platform predicts sepsis outcomes far better than traditional clinical scores.
UnitedHealth Bets Three Billion on AI Automation
A massive bet on automated healthcare administration is paying off for insurers, but it raises difficult questions about who really wins when algorithms make medical decisions.
AI predicts immune failure in HIV patients
Static blood tests are failing HIV patients who seem healthy on paper but remain at risk of silent immune failure.