AI struggles to extract cardiac arrest details
July 2, 2026Automated medical registries promise to slash administrative burdens, but a new trial reveals that large language models are not yet reliable enough to replace human chart reviewers.
FDA Clears First Wearable Device for PTSD
July 2, 2026The regulatory approval of a non-invasive brain stimulation headset for PTSD exposes a massive, decades-long stagnation in psychiatric drug development.
Insurer Prompts Make Medical AI Deny Care
July 2, 2026A new study reveals that simply telling an AI to act like an insurance company causes it to reject treatments that human doctors deem necessary.
Congress Moves to Block Medicare AI Pilot
July 1, 2026A bipartisan backlash against automated healthcare decisions is forcing a critical reckoning over who controls medical approvals.
AI predicts sudden blood pressure drops in diabetics
July 1, 2026A new algorithm spots which diabetic patients will crash after surgery, shifting the focus from reactive emergency care to proactive recovery.
Anthropic’s $965 Billion Valuation Tests Healthcare AI
July 1, 2026A massive $65 billion funding round positions Anthropic to dominate clinical AI, but the real test is whether hospitals will trust its models with patient lives.
Deep Learning Measures Heart Intervals More Accurately
July 1, 2026Standard automated ECG software often misses critical cardiac warning signs, but a new deep learning model trained on UK Biobank data proves we can do much better.
Anthropic Launches Claude Science for Drug Discovery
June 30, 2026An AI giant is moving from writing software code to designing biological molecules, raising both commercial hopes and biosecurity alarms.
AI reduces gender bias in skin cancer diagnosis
June 30, 2026Dermatology algorithms are quietly biased against gender, but forcing them to look at actual skin lesions instead of demographic noise might finally fix the problem.