Anthropic announced Claude for Healthcare, a suite of AI tools aimed at providers, payers, and patients. Like OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health, the platform can sync health data from phones and wearables without using that data for model training. Claude adds advanced "connectors" to major medical databases such as the CMS Coverage Database, ICD-10, the National Provider Identifier Standard, and PubMed, enabling faster prior‑authorization reviews and research. While industry observers note the risk of hallucination‑prone large language models offering medical advice, both Anthropic and OpenAI caution users to consult qualified healthcare professionals. Leia mais →

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a new section within the ChatGPT app designed specifically for health‑related queries. Users can securely link medical records and wellness apps such as Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, and Peloton, allowing the AI to tailor responses to personal data. The tool is positioned as a support system rather than a diagnostic service, emphasizing that it should not replace professional medical care. OpenAI highlights extensive physician collaboration, layered security measures, and the ability for users to control data access and deletion. Access is currently limited to a waitlist, with broader rollout planned in the coming weeks. Leia mais →

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Health, a separate space within its AI chatbot that lets users link medical records and wellness apps for more personalized health‑related answers. The company says the feature includes extra privacy safeguards and that conversations in this area will not be used to train its foundational models. Still in testing, the service has regional limits on which health apps can connect. OpenAI stresses that ChatGPT Health is not meant for diagnosis or treatment and warns that AI chatbots are not qualified to give medical advice, citing risks of inaccurate information and privacy concerns. Leia mais →

OpenAI says that 40 million people ask health‑related questions of ChatGPT each day, representing more than five percent of all prompts. A survey of U.S. adults who have used AI for health in the past three months shows that over half use the tool to explore symptoms, while many also rely on it for medical terminology and treatment options. OpenAI describes the chatbot as a "healthcare ally" and cites a real‑world case where a user helped coordinate urgent care for a family member abroad. The company acknowledges the risks of relying on AI for medical advice and says it is partnering with hospitals and researchers to improve safety and accuracy. Leia mais →

Neal Shah, driven by personal experiences with insurance denials during his wife's cancer treatment, founded Counterforce Health, a free AI‑driven service that creates customized appeal letters for denied claims. The platform lets users upload denial notices and medical records, then generates evidence‑based appeals in minutes. Counterforce aims to level the playing field as insurers increasingly use AI to reject claims swiftly. Backed by grants and venture funding, the tool remains free, safeguards user data, and has already helped thousands overturn denials, offering a practical countermeasure to the growing automation of claim rejections. Leia mais →

OpenEvidence, a medical AI platform likened to ChatGPT for doctors, disclosed a $200 million financing round that values the startup at $6 billion. The new capital follows a $210 million raise three months earlier at a $3.5 billion valuation. Trained on leading medical journals, the tool provides rapid answers to clinical questions for verified professionals, who can use it for free supported by advertising. Since its 2022 founding, OpenEvidence has seen clinical consultations per month nearly double to 15 million. The round was led by Google Ventures with participation from multiple top venture firms. Leia mais →

Medical AI tools are expanding their reach, but experts warn they may downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities and raise privacy concerns. Google says it treats model bias seriously and is developing techniques to protect sensitive data. Open Evidence, used by hundreds of thousands of doctors, relies on citations from medical journals and regulatory sources. Research projects such as UCL and King’s College London’s Foresight model, trained on anonymized data from millions, aim to predict health outcomes, while European Delphi-2M predicts disease susceptibility. The NHS paused Foresight after a data‑protection complaint, highlighting the tension between innovation and patient privacy. Leia mais →

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, has refused to green‑light a plan that would let Catholics interact with an artificial‑intelligence version of him online. While warning that AI could endanger children’s development and threaten human dignity, justice and labor, the pope emphasized that he is not opposed to the technology outright. He highlighted the medical breakthroughs enabled by AI and called for strong regulation to prevent a "fake world" from eroding truth. Leia mais →

Medical AI tools are expanding their reach, but experts warn they may downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities and raise privacy concerns. Google says it treats model bias seriously and is developing techniques to protect sensitive data. Open Evidence, used by hundreds of thousands of doctors, relies on citations from medical journals and regulatory sources. Research projects such as UCL and King’s College London’s Foresight model, trained on anonymized data from millions, aim to predict health outcomes, while European Delphi-2M predicts disease susceptibility. The NHS paused Foresight after a data‑protection complaint, highlighting the tension between innovation and patient privacy. Leia mais →

Medical AI tools are expanding their reach, but experts warn they may downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities and raise privacy concerns. Google says it treats model bias seriously and is developing techniques to protect sensitive data. Open Evidence, used by hundreds of thousands of doctors, relies on citations from medical journals and regulatory sources. Research projects such as UCL and King’s College London’s Foresight model, trained on anonymized data from millions, aim to predict health outcomes, while European Delphi-2M predicts disease susceptibility. The NHS paused Foresight after a data‑protection complaint, highlighting the tension between innovation and patient privacy. Leia mais →

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, has refused to green‑light a plan that would let Catholics interact with an artificial‑intelligence version of him online. While warning that AI could endanger children’s development and threaten human dignity, justice and labor, the pope emphasized that he is not opposed to the technology outright. He highlighted the medical breakthroughs enabled by AI and called for strong regulation to prevent a "fake world" from eroding truth. Leia mais →

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, has refused to green‑light a plan that would let Catholics interact with an artificial‑intelligence version of him online. While warning that AI could endanger children’s development and threaten human dignity, justice and labor, the pope emphasized that he is not opposed to the technology outright. He highlighted the medical breakthroughs enabled by AI and called for strong regulation to prevent a "fake world" from eroding truth. Leia mais →

Medical AI tools are expanding their reach, but experts warn they may downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities and raise privacy concerns. Google says it treats model bias seriously and is developing techniques to protect sensitive data. Open Evidence, used by hundreds of thousands of doctors, relies on citations from medical journals and regulatory sources. Research projects such as UCL and King’s College London’s Foresight model, trained on anonymized data from millions, aim to predict health outcomes, while European Delphi-2M predicts disease susceptibility. The NHS paused Foresight after a data‑protection complaint, highlighting the tension between innovation and patient privacy. Leia mais →

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, has refused to green‑light a plan that would let Catholics interact with an artificial‑intelligence version of him online. While warning that AI could endanger children’s development and threaten human dignity, justice and labor, the pope emphasized that he is not opposed to the technology outright. He highlighted the medical breakthroughs enabled by AI and called for strong regulation to prevent a "fake world" from eroding truth. Leia mais →

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, has refused to green‑light a plan that would let Catholics interact with an artificial‑intelligence version of him online. While warning that AI could endanger children’s development and threaten human dignity, justice and labor, the pope emphasized that he is not opposed to the technology outright. He highlighted the medical breakthroughs enabled by AI and called for strong regulation to prevent a "fake world" from eroding truth. Leia mais →

Medical AI tools are expanding their reach, but experts warn they may downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities and raise privacy concerns. Google says it treats model bias seriously and is developing techniques to protect sensitive data. Open Evidence, used by hundreds of thousands of doctors, relies on citations from medical journals and regulatory sources. Research projects such as UCL and King’s College London’s Foresight model, trained on anonymized data from millions, aim to predict health outcomes, while European Delphi-2M predicts disease susceptibility. The NHS paused Foresight after a data‑protection complaint, highlighting the tension between innovation and patient privacy. Leia mais →

Research led by the London School of Economics examined 617 adult social‑care case notes and found that large language models often produce gender‑biased summaries. When the same notes were processed by Meta’s Llama 3 and Google’s Gemma, the latter frequently omitted or softened language describing disability and complexity for female patients. The bias could affect care decisions, as highlighted by contrasting summaries for an 84‑year‑old man and an identical female patient. The study warns that UK health authorities are deploying AI tools without clear disclosure of which models are in use, raising concerns about equitable care. Leia mais →

NASA and Google are collaborating on an AI‑driven medical tool called the Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant (CMO‑DA) to support astronaut health on long‑duration missions. Built on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform, the system combines speech, text and image inputs to help crews diagnose and treat conditions when Earth‑based doctors are unavailable. Early testing on scenarios such as ankle injuries, flank pain and ear pain showed diagnostic accuracy ranging from 74% to 88%. NASA retains ownership of the source code, and the partnership plans to expand the assistant’s capabilities with additional data sources and situational awareness for space‑specific health challenges. Leia mais →