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Public health
fromBusiness Matters
3 days ago

Life Imaging Reviews: What 100,000 Screenings Taught One Founder About Early Detection

Early detection of heart disease and cancer significantly impacts survival rates, emphasizing the need for preventive screening across different regions.
#ai-in-healthcare
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 days ago
Healthcare

As demand rises, hospitals turn to staff for ideas to improve healthcare using AI | CBC News

Healthcare
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Two in five Australian GPs use AI scribes to record patient notes but do they trade care for convenience?

AI scribes in Australian GP offices are increasing, raising concerns about consent, privacy, and accuracy in patient interactions.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

'ChatGPT saved my life.' How patients, and doctors, are using AI to make a diagnosis

AI chatbots like ChatGPT can provide timely medical triage, influence urgent care decisions, and are increasingly integrated into patient-facing healthcare tools.
Medicine
fromTNW | Opinion
1 day ago

AI health tech is booming. The cures are not.

AI in drug discovery shows promise but has not yet delivered significant breakthroughs for patients.
Healthcare
fromFuturism
1 day ago

AI Is Causing Healthcare Costs to Surge

AI tools in healthcare have led to increased costs rather than savings, contradicting earlier predictions.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

ChatGPT 'uncovered woman's rare condition' after years of misdiagnosis

AI helped diagnose a rare condition after years of misdiagnosis, leading to genetic confirmation of hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Healthcare
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 days ago

As demand rises, hospitals turn to staff for ideas to improve healthcare using AI | CBC News

AI contest at Trillium Health Partners aims to improve healthcare solutions, with a winning tool to optimize emergency department staffing.
Healthcare
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Two in five Australian GPs use AI scribes to record patient notes but do they trade care for convenience?

AI scribes in Australian GP offices are increasing, raising concerns about consent, privacy, and accuracy in patient interactions.
#autoimmune-diseases
fromNature
3 days ago
Medicine

One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio

Cancer
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Cell therapy helps woman with three autoimmune diseases make remarkable' recovery

A woman with severe autoimmune diseases achieved treatment-free remission after innovative cell therapy at University Hospital Erlangen.
Medicine
fromNature
3 days ago

One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio

A woman with three autoimmune diseases experienced no symptoms after receiving engineered immune cells, marking a significant treatment breakthrough.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Woman with three deadly diseases has remarkable' recovery after cell therapy

A woman with three autoimmune diseases achieved remission after CAR T-cell therapy, marking a significant breakthrough in treatment options.
NYC startup
fromFuturism
2 days ago

AI-Powered Drug Marketer Medvi Responds After Allegations About Fake Doctors and Patients

Medvi, a drug marketing company, faces backlash for unethical practices despite a New York Times profile praising its AI-driven business model.
#ai
fromFuturism
5 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Frontier AI Models Are Doing Something Absolutely Bizarre When Asked to Diagnose Medical X-Rays

Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
5 days ago

Frontier AI Models Are Doing Something Absolutely Bizarre When Asked to Diagnose Medical X-Rays

Hallucinations and 'mirage reasoning' in AI models pose significant risks, especially in healthcare applications, leading to potentially dangerous misinformation.
Medicine
fromFast Company
6 days ago

AI is coming for superbugs

AI can significantly enhance antibiotic discovery, addressing the urgent global health crisis of antibiotic resistance.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Review finds 250 patients need repeat bone scans

"I would like to sincerely apologise to any patients who have been affected and recalled for a scan as I understand receiving such news can be unsettling."
Health
Cancer
fromNature
5 days ago

New drugs take aim at one of cancer's deadliest mutations

Researchers are developing innovative strategies to target the cancer-causing KRAS protein, previously deemed 'undruggable', showing promising results in clinical trials.
#breast-cancer
fromIndependent
4 days ago
Healthcare

Over 11,600 patients with suspected breast cancer not assessed within clinics' target time last year

fromIndependent
4 days ago
Healthcare

Over 11,600 patients with suspected breast cancer not assessed within clinics' target time last year

from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

5 Biotechs That Big Pharma Could Snap Up as Oncology M&A Heats Up

Incyte tops this list due to its rare combination of commercial scale, cash generation, and pipeline depth. The company posted FY2025 revenue of $5.14 billion, up 21.2% YoY, anchored by Jakafi generating $828.2 million in Q4 2025 alone (+7% YoY) and Opzelura delivering $207.3 million (+28% YoY). With $3.58 billion in cash and 14 pivotal clinical trials underway, Incyte offers an acquirer immediate revenue, margin expansion potential, and a deep oncology pipeline spanning KRASG12D, CDK2 inhibition, and mutCALR.
Venture
Data science
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Mantis Biotech is making 'digital twins' of humans to help solve medicine's data availability problem | TechCrunch

Large language models can enhance genomics and clinical practices, but struggle with rare diseases due to data scarcity.
Medicine
fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Clinical trial shows gene editing works for -Thalassaemia, too

An improved gene editing system reactivates a fetal hemoglobin gene to treat β-Thalassaemia, building on CRISPR's success with sickle-cell anemia.
Healthcare
fromFuturism
5 days ago

Startup Approved to Let AI System Prescribe Psychiatric Medication

AI app Legion Health can prescribe psychiatric medications in Utah under strict conditions, raising concerns about over-treatment and patient care quality.
Medicine
fromThe Atlantic
3 days ago

The Biggest Hope for Curing Autoimmune Disease

Experimental CAR-T cell treatment shows promise for severe autoimmune diseases, with one patient returning to a normal life after years of unsuccessful treatments.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

I've been living under a shadow for 13 years': life with prostate cancer

A man diagnosed with hereditary prostate cancer at 52 has endured 13 years of intensive treatments and severe physical and psychological side effects that profoundly impact his quality of life and family.
Medicine
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago

Stanford Medicine Cancer Center to launch proton therapy system for targeted cancer treatment

Stanford Medicine is launching a compact proton therapy system that improves tumor treatment by minimizing radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.
Medicine
fromMedium
4 days ago

Why Text-Only RAG Falls Short in Healthcare - and How GraphRAG Can Help

GraphRAG architecture enhances clinical reasoning in healthcare by integrating knowledge graphs, GNNs, and agents for better data governance and explainability.
Television
fromMedscape
1 month ago

Streaming Medical Series That Docs Love

Modern streaming medical dramas portray realistic healthcare challenges and professional transitions, earning physician respect through authentic storytelling rather than entertainment clichés.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

From cancer to Alzheimer's: could a renewed focus on energy transform biomedicine?

Energy flow, governed by universal physics principles, provides a more fundamental understanding of biological processes and disease than molecular mechanisms alone.
Cancer
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Stop ignoring subtle signs of cancer. A doctor explains when to get medical help.

Early cancer symptoms are often subtle and easily missed, including unexplained fatigue, persistent pain, and digestive changes; persistent symptoms lasting over a week warrant medical evaluation.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

'Doctors thought my endometriosis was IBS'

Jade Boden-de Mel first experienced 'unbearable' pain at 17 but says medics could not identify the cause and prescribed the contraceptive pill to manage it.
Medicine
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

ChatGPT might give you bad medical advice, studies warn

AI chatbots provide medical information to millions daily but often mislead users because people lack training in effectively communicating symptoms to these systems.
Medicine
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

What Makes a Doctor Excel at Diagnosis?

Gurpreet Dhaliwal exemplifies diagnostic excellence, emphasizing continuous improvement and the belief that mastery in diagnosis is an ongoing journey.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Police probe breast cancer treatment allegations

A report last year found unnecessary surgeries were carried out, cancers were missed and poor standards of care were delivered at the University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital. CDDTF said it wanted to support the patients it had let down, including by offering access to psychological support, and to ensure they knew how to make a claim or raise concerns with police.
Cancer
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Hope for hard-to-treat heart disease

Some 1 million patients in the U.S. live with a type of heart disease called heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or HFpEF, caused by a stiffening of a chamber of the heart that makes it much more challenging to distribute blood throughout the body. The condition has few approved therapies and high mortality rates.
Miscellaneous
Cancer
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Proton beam hope for asbestos cancer patients

A proton beam trial offers realistic hope for mesothelioma patients by delivering high-dose radiation precisely to affected areas, potentially increasing two-year survival rates from 30% to 50%.
Healthcare
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

Healthcare Uses Specialized Language. It Needs Specialized AI, Too.

Healthcare professionals across specialties use inconsistent terminology and communication styles, creating significant translation barriers that impede care coordination and data interoperability.
Medicine
fromNews Center
2 weeks ago

Simulation Training Dramatically Improves Colonoscopy Clinical Skills - News Center

Structured simulation-based training significantly improves gastroenterologists' ability to perform polypectomies, increasing success rates from 37% to 74%.
Healthcare
fromZDNET
1 month ago

The good, bad, and ugly of AI healthcare, according to a doctor who uses AI

People increasingly use AI for health advice despite its unreliability, driven by declining trust in healthcare institutions and the technology's convenience and accessibility.
Cancer
fromNature
1 month ago

Cancer blood tests are everywhere. Do they really work?

Multi-cancer early detection blood tests show promise but lack regulatory approval and rigorous trial evidence, with initial results indicating limited effectiveness in improving cancer outcomes.
Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago

New early-warning alerts have doctors thinking it may be possible to repair a damaged kidney

Drug-induced acute kidney injury is common in hospitalized patients but often goes unrecognized because it causes no symptoms and damage occurs before creatinine levels rise enough to alert clinicians.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Trial launched to 'help spot health risks early'

Public health consultant Dr Ross Keat said supporting people earlier to make small preventative changes would make "a big difference later on". Some 3,500 people in the north of the island within that age bracket are eligible for the checks. The checks will be carried out by two pre-existing nurses that support GP staff and would not replace GP appointments, Keat explained, adding that the cost would be minimal and absorbed by Ramsey Group Practice.
Public health
Cancer
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

'Game-changing' urine tests could detect breast cancer, endometriosis and PCOS

Home-based urine tests are being developed to detect breast cancer, endometriosis, and PCOS with high accuracy, potentially reducing diagnostic waiting times.
Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago

New treatments and new hope reach kidney patients

Chronic kidney disease affects one in seven U.S. adults, yet 90 percent remain undiagnosed; new treatments from diabetes and cardiovascular drugs, advances in pregnancy management, and medications for autoimmune kidney disease offer improved outcomes.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Mum with cervical cancer begged for scan after years of being 'fobbed off'

Jessica Mason went back and forth to her GP and hospital with swelling, bleeding and pain in her vagina but says she was "fobbed off" before "begging" for a scan which revealed cancer requiring urgent treatment. The 44-year-old believes she was only referred for an MRI because she "broke down in tears" to a doctor, adding: "I knew there was something wrong."
UK news
Healthcare
fromAxios
1 month ago

The era of Doctor AI is already here

Millions use ChatGPT for health advice daily despite clinical deployment debates, creating a reality where AI is already widely used for direct-to-consumer medical guidance outside formal healthcare systems.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

A Breakthrough Medical Technology Is Nearing FDA Review. And a $5B Market.

TriAgenics' Zero3 TBA is a one-minute, minimally invasive preventive treatment that stops wisdom teeth from forming and could create major dental revenue and investor opportunity.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Why did that cancer cell become drug-resistant? - Harvard Gazette

TimeVault records and stores cellular gene-expression history inside living cells, enabling retrieval of past gene-activity information to study differentiation, stress responses, adaptation, and drug resistance.
Health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

NHS trials trailblazing' AI and robotics technology to spot lung cancer

NHS pilots AI-guided imaging and robotic catheter biopsies to diagnose lung cancer earlier, replacing weeks of invasive testing with a single targeted procedure by 2030.
Science
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

How AI is helping solve the labor issue in treating rare diseases | TechCrunch

AI multiplies scientific productivity, automating drug discovery tasks to tackle workforce shortages and accelerate development of treatments for thousands of neglected and rare diseases.
Public health
fromNature
2 months ago

Technologies to give a clearer view of the lungs

Delayed diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis allows irreversible lung scarring to progress, reducing survival; earlier detection enables antifibrotic treatment to slow progression and extend life.
Healthcare
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Pulse Radiology Education: Built Around the Working Technologist

Pulse Radiology Education addresses barriers to professional advancement for working radiologic technologists by combining flexible online education with guaranteed clinical placement partnerships.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening

Menstrual blood collected on a sanitary pad can detect cervical cancer signs, offering a potentially accurate, less invasive at-home screening alternative to clinician-collected cervical samples.
Healthcare
fromFuturism
1 month ago

ChatGPT Health Is Staggeringly Bad at Recognizing Life-Threatening Medical Emergencies

ChatGPT Health fails to identify medical emergencies in over half of cases, incorrectly advising patients to stay home instead of seeking immediate hospital care.
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

Doctors, Nurses, And EMTs Are Sharing Body Facts They Wish Everyone Knew Sooner

You get sick from staying inside, breathing the same germ-filled air. Open your windows, even for five minutes, to circulate the old air out and let in fresh air. Also, if you're taking your child to the doctor, don't wait to treat their fever because you want 'the provider to see the fever.' Your child might wait two hours to be seen, meanwhile their temperature goes up, and they might have a seizure. If you say they've been having fevers, we believe you.
Public health
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

NHS England to trial AI and robotic tools to detect and diagnose lung cancer

AI and robot-assisted tools will be trialed to speed lung cancer detection and biopsy, increasing early diagnoses and potentially reducing deaths and health inequalities.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Process of Being Diagnosed With a Rare Condition

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction is a rare condition affecting digestive juice flow that causes severe abdominal pain and is often overlooked in medical diagnosis despite being treatable.
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

AI-supported breast cancer screenings result in fewer aggressive cases

AI-supported mammography increases cancer detection by nearly a third, reduces subsequent aggressive diagnoses by 12%, and can safely allow fewer specialists per screening.
Medicine
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How trendy 'whole-body' scans can miss this serious illness

Full-body MRI scans often fail to reliably detect breast cancer despite imaging the entire body, misleading consumers who assume comprehensive screening includes breast cancer detection.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Could weight-loss jabs be behind rising gallbladder removals?

Specialist doctors call for more research into a possible link between GLP-1 weight-loss injections and rising gallbladder removals and gallstones.
#pancreatic-cancer
Public health
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

When To Get Cancer Screenings & Whether At-Home Tests Are Legit

Regular, guideline-based cancer screenings enable early detection and improved outcomes amid rising cancer incidence and widespread at-home test misinformation.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Researchers praise stunning' results of new prostate cancer treatment

VIR-5500, a new immunotherapy drug, shrinks tumors in advanced prostate cancer patients with minimal side effects in early trials.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Earlier cancer diagnosis and faster treatment, government promises

England aims for 75% five-year cancer survival by 2035 through earlier diagnosis, faster treatment targets, increased screening and additional NHS investment.
Medicine
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

A living drug manages to eliminate tumors in mice with pancreatic, ovarian and kidney cancer

An ultrasensitive CAR-T cell therapy successfully eliminated solid tumors in laboratory mice by targeting the CD70 protein at previously undetectable levels.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Multi-cancer blood test missed key goal in NHS trial

Galleri blood test failed to meet the primary endpoint in an NHS trial, though stage-four cancer diagnoses fell by about one-fifth.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Simple blood test can predict which breast cancer treatment will work best, study finds

A blood test measuring circulating tumour DNA predicts breast cancer treatment response before or within four weeks, enabling alternative therapies and avoiding ineffective drugs.
Medicine
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Man Gets Clean Bill of Health From Super-Expensive MRI Scan, Then Gets Horrible News

A $2,500 whole-body MRI allegedly missed severe narrowing in a middle cerebral artery, and the patient later suffered a disabling stroke and is suing Prenuvo.
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

The Life Imaging Fla Story: Why Timing Matters in Modern Healthcare

After losing both of his parents to cancer, Tom set out to challenge a healthcare system that often waits for symptoms instead of identifying risk early. What began in Deerfield Beach, Florida, has grown into a multi-location preventative imaging company serving communities across the state. Life Imaging Fla focuses on preventative heart and full-body screenings. These services give people access to advanced imaging that is typically only approved once symptoms appear. The goal is straightforward: identify disease earlier, when people still have time, options, and control.
Medicine
Medicine
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The very long road from a cancer cure' in mice to one in humans

Promising mouse cancer cures often fail to become safe, effective human drugs; premature media claims can create false patient expectations and hinder responsible research progress.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

A vaccine to prevent colon cancer shows promising results

Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez has spent more than 10 years pursuing a goal that seemed very distant, but which he now sees as a little closer: to develop a preventive vaccine against cancer. The physician and researcher is leading a study that presented the first promising results of a colon cancer vaccine in a small group of patients suffering from a rare disease that makes them 17 times more likely to develop colon cancer than the general population.
Medicine
Medicine
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Man got $2,500 whole-body MRI that found no problems-then had massive stroke

A Prenuvo whole-body MRI review allegedly missed a 60% narrowing in the right middle cerebral artery, and months later the patient suffered a disabling stroke.
Medicine
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Why Early Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma Can Save Lives

Early diagnosis of multiple myeloma significantly improves treatment outcomes and prevents irreversible organ damage, increasing survival and quality of life.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'Weight-loss jab helped me find my cancer'

The cancer was fastacting, and if I'd left it even six months, the outcome could have been much worse,
Medicine
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Connected data will rescue healthcare

AI plays an important role-but not by fixing fragmented data on its own. The work of organizing, connecting, and interpreting healthcare information still belongs to people and the systems they build. Where AI helps is after that foundation is in place: by bringing the right information forward at the right time, reducing the effort it takes to find what matters, and supporting better decisions in the moment of care.
Medicine
Medicine
fromNews Center
2 months ago

Non-invasive Approach Predicts Chemotherapy Response in Glioblastoma - News Center

A new non-invasive method may better identify glioblastoma patients responding to chemotherapy, enabling timelier treatment decisions.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Married couple share same cancer diagnosis

A married couple were both incidentally diagnosed with left-kidney tumours and underwent robotic removal by the same surgeon at East Kent University Hospital.
Medicine
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Europe Oncology Genomics Tracker Captures Oncologist Perspectives Across Major European Markets - Data Report by DeciBio Consulting LLC - Silicon Canals

Genomic testing adoption for solid tumor oncology is growing across EU-5 with varied country-specific drivers and infrastructure tracked via a survey of 100+ oncologists.
Medicine
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

I kept finding mysterious bruises everywhere-then a doctor told me what was actually going on - Silicon Canals

Unexplained, easy bruising—especially new or widespread—can indicate medical issues and merits prompt evaluation including blood tests for platelets, clotting, and vitamins.
Medicine
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Did AI Alter the Course of This Baby's Life?

A newborn, Jorie, was diagnosed with DeSanto-Shinawi syndrome, a rare, incurable genetic disorder causing neurodevelopmental and physical challenges, with limited treatment options.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

UK first as cutting-edge therapy used for 'debilitating' heart condition

He has been living with atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart rhythm problem, affecting 1.4m people in the UK, that can cause your heart to beat irregularly and often too fast. "It's very debilitating. On my worst day I feel very tired, my heart rate increases rapidly - I could walk for 2 or 3 miles and be okay, I could walk for 100 yards and it would hit me."
Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Alzheimer's blood tests may predict when a person will develop symptoms

But questions remain about the accuracy and uncertainty of these tests, and experts caution that the assays aren't ready for prime time. While the results here are encouraging, they are not yet at the level of having significant clinical benefit for individual patients, says Corey Bolton, a clinical neuropsychologist and an assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, who was not involved in the new study.
Medicine
Medicine
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

A $700 blood test promises to detect 50 different kinds of cancer. The results come with major caveats.

Access to advanced blood-based cancer screening and proactive biological testing remains costly, creating a health-access gap despite direct-to-consumer telehealth offerings.
Medicine
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Researchers discover key cause of chronic pain and how to cure it

A CGIC-to-primary somatosensory cortex circuit drives transition from acute to chronic pain; inhibiting it reduces chronic pain and allodynia.
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