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MIRA, an autonomous AI agent tested in a sandboxed electronic health record, diagnosed 574 real emergency department cases with 88.9% accuracy and outperformed physicians in a matched 311-case comparison. The system ordered tests, generated medication plans, and made admission decisions in simulation, but the authors stress that prospective validation, governance, and physician oversight are stil…

The Gemini -based research system matched primary care physicians overall across 100 simulated multi-visit cases but remains outside clinical use. Google Research and Google DeepMind have tested AMIE's ability to manage health conditions across multiple simulated patient appointments. Google Research and Google DeepMind have extended the Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer (AMIE) from one-of…

We just made BioMedixAI launch-ready: a single platform covering doctors, hospitals, diagnostics, pharmacies, ambulance, OT, ICU/CCU/NICU, blood bank, telemedicine, teleradiology, HR, accounting and more — designed to run in 140 countries at once. That sentence hides a lot of hard architecture decisions. A few we made early: Shared-schema multi-tenancy scoped by facilityId on every query — one co…

Nature Communications, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73779-6 This study examines how large language models memorize medical data. It categorizes it into beneficial, uninformative, and harmful types. The work offers recommendations to enhance clinical utility and protect patient privacy.

The Expedition 74 crew explored how weightlessness affects cartilage growth and the digestive system on Thursday to protect crew health and improve patient care on Earth. The orbital residents are also gearing up for a robotics maintenance spacewalk at the end of the month on the International Space Station. The post Advanced Tech on Station Informing Space-Designed Health Treatments appeared fir…

New research released today from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America finds that fewer than half of Americans (49%) are considered "Cost Secure," meaning they can consistently afford healthcare and prescription medications when and where they need them, the lowest level recorded since West Health and Gallup launched its Healthcare Affordability Index in 2021.

Heart disease remains the world’s biggest killer. Every year, nearly 18 million people die from cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, heart failure, and other conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels. Many of these deaths happen too early and could potentially be prevented if heart problems were found and treated sooner. One of the […] The post AI Could Help Detect Heart Disease …

Scientists comment on two medical AI models, published in Nature, for patient management.    Comments from our friends at SMC Spain: … read more

Healthcare data projects tend to fail in the seams. The EHR exports one shape of patient data. The payer system expects another. Claims, labs, eligibility, pharmacy, provider directories, and consent records all move on different schedules. Then someone asks for an AI model. Before that happens, the data layer needs boring engineering discipline: mappings, lineage, access rules, terminology norma…

Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says 1.5m vulnerable people not getting the right care, as specialism is ‘consistently undermined’ The specialist learning-disability nurse workforce is in “absolute crisis” with the number of specialist nurses falling by a third across the UK since 2009, leaving many vulnerable adults with inadequate care, according to a report by the largest nursing union. Th…

Devices that monitor seniors for safety are appealing to worried loved ones and underresourced home care agencies.

We compared GE Smart Scale vs. Hume Body Pod—here are their main differences GE Smart Scale and Hume Body Pod are solid options if you’re looking to upgrade your wellness routine. They both work on the same principle: tracking body composition, weight trends, and other health metrics. However, we found they differ significantly in their [...] The post GE Smart Scale vs. Hume Body Pod—here’s the b…

West Virginia University researcher Avishek Choudhury, who studies health care providers' trust in artificial intelligence, has been named a Faculty Early Career Development award winner by the National Science Foundation.

Most digital health implementers I know can recite these headline statistics in their sleep. A projected global shortfall of 10 million health workers by 2030. An estimated 8.6 million deaths a year in 137 LMICs from inadequate access to quality care The pitch decks practically write themselves: AI is the force multiplier that saves global […] The post 5 Questions to Ask of Every Digital Health A…

Real world health research impact We are looking for evidence driven translational research projects that demonstrate measurable impact, innovation, scalability, and real world relevance in healthcare. Strong submissions should clearly show measurable outcomes, are co designed with or informed by patients, carers, or communities, where appropriate, practical applicability, and alignment with the …

Hume Band is cheaper than most of its competitors, which either charge more upfront or require subscription fees to access even the basic data. The price is a compelling pitch, but it goes beyond that.  The main proposition is simple: let the band collect data to translate it into easy-to-understand health and fitness trends. Hume [...] The post Hume Band review: A new kind of health tracker? app…

IntroductionTo assess and compare the accuracy, readability, and overall performance of large language models (LLMs) in answering questions about functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA) for patients and healthcare professionals.MethodsA total of 11 patient-level and 15 clinician-level FHA-related questions were entered separately into four LLMs: ChatGPT 3.5 (free version), ChatGPT 4.0 (updated, …

Every day, across thousands of American hospitals, artificial intelligence quietly shapes decisions that determine patient outcomes. An algorithm flags a patient as high risk for sepsis; a risk score informs whether a woman receives additional cancer screening; a deterioration model triggers an alert that sends a care team to a bedside. These tools are embedded […]

Americans owe $220 billion in medical debt, and 80% of medical bills contain errors — duplicate charges, upcoded procedures, unbundling, wrongful denials, balance-billing violations, out-of-network surprises. I built Reclaim to catch those errors and handle the appeals process end to end. What it does You upload a photo or PDF of your medical bill or Explanation of Benefits. Gemini 2.5 Flash extr…

TL;DR: You might have expected AI to cut healthcare costs, whether it’s by reducing paperwork, automating the doctor’s notes, or thinning out hospital staff. But a new 60-page PwC report suggests the reverse: So far, one of its most widespread uses is making medical bills bigger. It’s an example of how AI isn’t only good at making tasks more efficient—it’s also very good at finding more granular …