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How FHIR data format changes AI clinical quality
Feeding raw medical data directly into clinical AI models might be degrading their performance...

Regulators Cut Duplicative Gene Therapy Testing
The FDA is letting drugmakers recycle data from past trials to speed up gene...

AI learns genetic disease boundaries from health records
An attention-based AI model has mapped the genetic boundaries between neurological and psychiatric diseases...

AI scribes are not saving healthcare
Automating clinical notes was the easy part, but the real administrative crisis happens after...

AI predicts blood pressure drops during dialysis
A new machine learning model helps ICU nurses predict dangerous blood pressure drops before...

The Health AI Brief — Week of August 10, 2026
UnitedHealth Bets Three Billion on AI Automation

Alnylam bets $2 billion on AI RNA design
A massive new partnership signals that the future of genetic medicine relies on algorithms,...

A Multimodal large language model-based triage tool for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures using posture and movement videos
A new AI model screens for painful spinal fractures using simple home videos instead...

The FDA Just Bypassed Its Own Queue
A new regulatory fast-track for cancer software signals a major shift in how medical...
