FDA Prepares Rules for Generative AI Devices
The federal government is finally moving to regulate generative AI in clinical settings, but the transition from static algorithms to unpredictable models will test the limits of traditional oversight.
AI locates epilepsy zones without averaging brain signals
A new deep learning model pinpoints seizure-generating brain tissue by analyzing individual electrical pulses rather than averaging them together.
The Health AI Brief — Week of August 24, 2026
Who decides if hospital AI actually works?
AI scribes are keeping doctors from quitting
Hospitals are spending millions to keep exhausted clinicians from walking out the door, but the best retention tool might just be an algorithm that listens.
Open source AI segments complex cardiac MRIs
A new open-source AI matches human precision in tracing heart structures but falls short on the critical calculations doctors use to make treatment decisions.
XRHealth Buys Swing to Consolidate Digital Therapeutics
The acquisition of Swing Therapeutics by XRHealth reveals a harsh truth: in digital health, standalone apps cannot survive alone.
Clinical knowledge graphs tame rogue therapy chatbots
By chaining generative AI to a rigid clinical knowledge graph, researchers have built a digital counselor that actually follows the rules.
Sheffield Rebels Against NHS Palantir Contract
A major northern city council has formally opposed the NHS Federated Data Platform, signaling a deepening local mutiny against central healthcare technology decisions.
AI model analyzes the neglected right heart
By consolidating complex cardiac measurements into a single view, a new deep-learning model challenges the clinical habit of ignoring the right side of the heart.
Whoop Settles Blood Pressure Dispute With FDA
A quiet regulatory truce reveals exactly how consumer wearables can bypass strict medical device oversight.