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AI Flags Breast Cancer Risk up to Ten Years Early
SocialJun 9, 2026

AI Flags Breast Cancer Risk up to Ten Years Early

AI of radiologist read as normal mammograms shown to detect high-risk of breast cancer out several years "Artificial intelligence scores from sequential mammograms in individuals diagnosed with breast cancer showed elevated scores up to 10 years before diagnosis" a retrospective study, but supported...

By Eric Topol
Healthcare AI Will Augment, Not Replace, Clinicians
SocialJun 8, 2026

Healthcare AI Will Augment, Not Replace, Clinicians

If you had to make 10 near-term predictions about the future of healthcare AI, what would those be? Here is my attempt to separate the signal from the noise. Briefly, here are mine: 1) The future of large language models (LLMs) is multimodal 2)...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
Patch‑size Stethoscope Enables Continuous Cardio‑Respiratory Monitoring
SocialJun 8, 2026

Patch‑size Stethoscope Enables Continuous Cardio‑Respiratory Monitoring

A wearable stethoscope? Stethoscopes have gone through an exciting evolution: first a wooden tube, then the stethoscope everyone knows today, and now the digital devices with built-in ECG and AI analysis. But how about wearing them as a patch for...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
AI Advances Bring Object-Level Vision Prosthetics Nearer
SocialJun 6, 2026

AI Advances Bring Object-Level Vision Prosthetics Nearer

#AI brings object-level vision prosthetics closer to reality by Stephanie Parker @TechXplore_com Learn more: https://t.co/qvVD2TYZMN #Neuroscience #HealthTech #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureTech https://t.co/Xq498FN7S4

By Ron van Loon
AI Doctor Patch Turns Skin Into Instant Medical Processor
SocialJun 6, 2026

AI Doctor Patch Turns Skin Into Instant Medical Processor

‘A personal, instantaneous doctor integrated into their devices' — how a new skin computer patch could run life-saving AI processes directly on your body https://t.co/BwB7Goj4oo

By TechRadar
Human‑augmented AI Screening Saves $1.3M, Adds 14.7 QALYs
SocialJun 5, 2026

Human‑augmented AI Screening Saves $1.3M, Adds 14.7 QALYs

A cost-effectiveness assessment of using AI in disease screening (modeling) "Implementing an annual ‘copilot’ strategy in all ages would save US$1.32 million while gaining 14.73 quality-adjusted life years over a lifetime [per 100,000 people]" "Our findings demonstrate the indispensable role of human...

By Eric Topol
Gene Editing Could Deliver One‑Shot Heart Disease Cure
SocialJun 4, 2026

Gene Editing Could Deliver One‑Shot Heart Disease Cure

Gene editing may mean a one-time treatment for heart disease will be available soon. Seems more important than a lot of other news but not getting a lot of attention.

By Kathy Jones
Glass Boosts Speed and Handles More Patient Context
SocialJun 4, 2026

Glass Boosts Speed and Handles More Patient Context

Several fantastic updates to Glass in the last week or so. Improved speed of response and the ability to ingest more patient context are my favorites.

By Dereck Paul, MD
Smart Toilets Could Detect Colorectal Cancer Early
SocialJun 4, 2026

Smart Toilets Could Detect Colorectal Cancer Early

"My toilet saved my life." That is the sentence Throne Sciences CEO Scott Hickle wants Americans to be able to say a decade from now. The idea: a smart toilet that quietly screens you every day for early signs of colorectal and...

By Robert Lufkin, MD
AI Agent Saves Dentists Hours, Secures $35M Funding
SocialJun 3, 2026

AI Agent Saves Dentists Hours, Secures $35M Funding

EXCLUSIVE: Lassie's AI agent helps dentists save hours of busywork. Now it's raised $35M from a16z. It started when CEO Steijn Pelle heard his own dentist complain about a sea of paperwork -- then embedded in his practice to learn first-hand. My...

By Alex Konrad
Regulators Should Oversee AI Prescribing Companies, Not Products
SocialJun 3, 2026

Regulators Should Oversee AI Prescribing Companies, Not Products

When will regulators allow AI to prescribe medications? This is a key question in today's AI era and it's going to happen due to worldwide doctor shortages and a growing number of patient needs, not because anyone would choose an...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
Tech Giants Need Hospitals; Mayo‑Microsoft AI Proves It
SocialJun 3, 2026

Tech Giants Need Hospitals; Mayo‑Microsoft AI Proves It

I'm trying to avoid saying I said so, but many years ago, when the first tech giants showed interest in healthcare, I described how they couldn't succeed without the help of healthcare institutions, and at the same time, how those...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
Hospital CEO Vows to Replace Radiologists with AI
SocialJun 3, 2026

Hospital CEO Vows to Replace Radiologists with AI

CEO of America’s largest public hospital system says he’s ready to replace radiologists with #AI by Marty Stempniak @RadiologyBiz Learn more: https://t.co/8sUQb2B5gz #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #TechForGood https://t.co/lmpUxKYmc9

By Ron van Loon
WGS Uncovers Clinically Relevant Findings Missed in MDS
SocialJun 2, 2026

WGS Uncovers Clinically Relevant Findings Missed in MDS

Whole genome sequencing [WGS] to identify novel, clinically relevant findings missed by standard of care for Pts w/ myelodysplastic syndrome [MDS] - @AlexBataller et al @garciamanero @UTMDAnderson @TempusAI #ASCO26 abst 6570 Pst 363 https://t.co/t7aNW89eRL #MDSsm #leusm #cagenome

By Mike Thompson, MD PhD