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AI Speech App Proves Usable for Aphasia
A co-designed smartphone app helps people with expressive aphasia turn broken speech into clear...
Digital Portals Boost Diversity in Cancer Trials
A 40% opt-in rate for a new digital portal shows that trial participants will...
AI Therapy Bot Reduces Caregiver Guilt and Fatigue
A new conversational AI designed for pediatric caregivers reduced distress in single-session testing while...
AI Symptom Checkers Show Sex Bias in Emergency Triage
Sex-based diagnostic disparities in consumer AI symptom checkers risk misdirecting patients requiring immediate emergency...
Smart Rings Move Into Medicare Workflows
Medicare Advantage plans are now turning consumer sleep data directly into clinical referrals.
On-Premise Clinical AI Reaches High Diagnostic Accuracy
Running medical artificial intelligence directly inside hospital servers can protect patient privacy while safely...
Utah Sandbox Approves AI Prescription Refills
State regulators are letting algorithms handle routine prescription renewals to ease severe clinician shortages.
AI Speeds Qualitative Research But Misses Patient Depth
Large language models can process qualitative health data six times faster than humans, but...
Fixing Counterfeit Drug Tracking With Digital Standards
Paper-based tracking allows falsified medicines to circulate for months before health authorities notice.