FDA Scrutiny Intensifies as AI Surgical Tool Malfunctions Rise
Investigative reports reveal a surge in botched surgeries linked to AI malfunctions, sparking new FDA regulatory scrutiny and widespread device recall…
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Africa Becomes Testbed for New Gates–OpenAI AI Healthcare Initiative
Gates Foundation and OpenAI launch an AI healthcare programme in Africa, prompting scrutiny around oversight, ethics, and deployment in fragile health…
Discovery Health Will Foot the Bill for Claims Error Following Member Outcry
Discovery Health has reversed its stance and will absorb the cost of a claims processing error after public backlash from affected medical scheme memb…
Robotic Precision Across the Atlantic: How AI and Real-Time Tech Enabled the World’s First Remote Stroke Surgery
Doctors from Scotland and the US performed the first transatlantic robotic stroke surgery, proving AI and real-time tech can transform global healthca…
New Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Could Help Detect the Disease Earlier
Roche’s Elecsys pTau181 test marks a breakthrough in Alzheimer’s detection, offering a simple blood test for early diagnosis now approved in the U…
Can You Really Be Paid to Sleep? The Hidden Cost of Discovery’s Bedtime Economy
Discovery Health’s new sleep rewards promise wellness and lower premiums but critics warn of privacy risks, inequality, and health data overreach.
Chipiron’s Ultra-Low Field MRI: Scaling Medical Imaging 100-Fold with AI
Chipiron is disrupting medical imaging with scalable, ultra-low field MRI technology powered by AI. Affordable, portable, and set for FDA approval by …
Scientists Discover Way to Lock Deadly Brain Cancer in a Harmless State
UCL researchers uncover a new way to slow glioblastoma growth by targeting brain proteins, offering hope for future brain cancer treatments.
How One Device Gave a Parkinson’s Patient Back His Purpose
A breakthrough in wearable medical technology is changing the future of Parkinson’s care, one life at a time. Highlighting the transformative power of innovation in…
OpenAI’s Search Indexing Feature Scrapped
OpenAI scraps ChatGPT’s share-to-search feature after privacy concerns emerge over Google-indexed conversations. Here's what went wrong.
Neuralink Has Competition: Paradromics Completes First Human Brain Implant Procedure
Paradromics enters the brain-computer interface race with its first human implant test, rivaling Neuralink in the quest to restore communication via B…
Craif’s miSignal Test Aims to Make Cancer Detection Easier, Faster, and Cheaper
Craif raises $22M to expand its AI-powered, urine-based early cancer detection tool, miSignal, into the U.S. market, aiming for simpler screenings.
How Reprogrammed Brain Cells Could Reverse Alzheimer’s – A Scientific First
Discover how scientists are using CRISPR and stem cells to reprogram brain immune cells, offering new hope for the 55M+ people affected by Alzheimer…