Ad‑Supported AI Tool Wins Doctor’s Praise for Free Access
Advertising in AI gets a BAD rep. But at least one AI service provider seems to be handling it well. Spoke last week with a cancer doctor about AI and specifically about the “ChatGPT for doctors” tool, Open Evidence - he said he loves the platform. He also loves that it’s free. And it’s free because of ads. “I think the ads on Open Evidence are a fair price to pay for that service,” he said. “And, quite frankly, I never have clicked on one (not out of any principle, just haven’t … yet),” he added. The doctor said it has completely changed the way he works (and even sometimes will ask questions to the AI *with* the patient and validate the output and talk through it with them). Two example convos below. Obviously need to watch out for overreach from pharma and will be interesting to see what the new head of ads at OpenAI will do (hi Dave), but the doctor is really happy with the product experience. Definitely one to watch.
Flexpa Powers the Emerging AI-Driven Healthcare System
.@flexpa is integral to enabling the AI-powered healthcare system currently being built. and we're ready for all of it.
Patients Use AI for Nonstop Medical Questions, Not Trust
Patients aren't turning to AI because they trust it more than their doctors. They're turning to it because their questions don't stop between appointments. First piece on Substack: https://t.co/OciXwTtxM1
AI in Revenue Cycle: High Hopes, Low Adoption
Healthcare wants AI in revenue cycle, but adoption is lagging. 67% have high hopes. Only 14% have implemented it. Why? Data quality and workflow trust. Insights from Experian Health + Integris Health 👇 https://t.co/SdtyNSwza6 @Experian_Health #IntegrisHealth #AIinRCM #HITSM
AI Can Now Design Cancer Vaccines—Game‑changing Breakthrough
We can vibe-code cancer vaccines, and you think no one is going to be able to vibe-code a doomsday virus?
Legacy EHRs Can't Keep Pace with AI‑Native Competition
The SaaS-pocalypse playing out in public stocks reflects a real fear. Legacy SaaS companies, even with their existing distribution and install base, may be unsuccessful in bolting on AI capabilities to their legacy platforms. There is fear that their user...
Blood Test May Forecast Alzheimer’s Risk Decades Early
Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting #Alzheimers dementia years, or even decades, before you experience memory loss? https://t.co/oLROODZbFz
UCLA Health Omits Patient Polygenic Risk Scores From Study
Kudos to @UCLAHealth for assessing genomics of their patient population, published @CellCellPress today. But why weren't the results of increased polygenic risk scores (PGS) provided to the patient participants? https://t.co/F15isJfDQy https://t.co/3AW7peHa1C
AI Detects Severe Symptoms in Childhood Cancer Survivors
AI models can accurately assess the health care needs of childhood cancer survivors by analyzing patient conversations, with complex prompting strategies significantly improving detection of severe symptoms and their impact. healthtech
Flexpa Shows Patient‑Agent Future, Decentralization Neutral
“The @Flexpa experience was my big ah-ha. Decentralization isn’t inherently good or bad - it’s more of the current, unchangable state of things.” - @AndreaCoravos 👌 - patient to agent is the future of healthcare and flexpa has built the infra...
AI Boosts Care but May Raise Healthcare Costs
AI is providing both immense utility to clinicians, but will also drive up costs if the incentives in our current system stay the same. This may be correct billing, but it's also still MORE billing. https://t.co/jmcWQ3q3EK
AlphaFold Helps Researcher Treat Dog’s Cancer, Inspiring Hope
Hey ChatGPT, cure cancer, make no mistake. The story of the machine learning researcher who used AlphaFold to treat his dog’s cancer has captured hearts around the world. Faith in humanity restored. #chatgpt #artificialintelligence #AI #cancersurvivor #cancercure #cancer #drugdiscovery @PawlowskiMario @chidambara09 @Ym78200 @CurieuxExplorer...
LLMs Enable DIY mRNA Vaccine for Pets
The coolest meeting I had this week with was Paul, who used ChatGPT and other LLMs to create an mRNA vaccine protocol to save his dog Rosie. It is amazing story. "The chat bots empowered me as an individual to act...
Apple Watch Accurately Tracks Sleep Apnea, Matches CPAP Data
I'd remind everyone that the Apple watch sleep apnea measurement is an absolute triumph of engineering - it matches very closely what I see from the data on my CPAP machine. (The watch, unlike the machine, scores some events with...
AI-Designed mRNA Vaccine Targets Cancer Precisely
Now imagine every cancer patient had access to this technology (they should) "A specifically designed mRNA vaccine - a precision-guided weapon to strike the cancer, developed with a pipeline designed by ChatGPT o1, implemented for candidate development by Gemini Pro 2,...
AI Automates Radiology Tasks, but Radiologists Still Thrive
On Lex Fridman's podcast this week, Jensen Huang brought up radiology and AI, highlighting radiology as an important data point for how we can expect AI to influence jobs. He talked about how nearly a decade ago, AI researchers predicted...
AI Smart Glasses Secure Funding for Dementia Care, Efficacy Unclear
AI smart glasses win major funding to support dementia care, though real-world effectiveness and long-term impact remain uncertain despite early promising observations. https://t.co/vX7jBV2aJt
Clinical AI API Enables Easy Evidence‑Based Diagnostics
Evidence-based clinical intelligence is becoming a critical infrastructure for many healthcare technology companies. We've made building with our clinical AI agent exceptionally easy with in-app self-serve access to the Glass Developer API. Developers can get started building with our AI today and...
Hospitals Must Ask: Will Clinicians Actually Use AI?
What should hospitals consider before adopting a new AI tool? Start simple: will people actually use it? That’s a key takeaway from our panel at #vMed26: “Translating AI Findings into Real-World Clinical Impact.” https://t.co/dTZgscHIOM
AI Simulates Patient Tumors, Transforming Oncology Research
@Ronalfa is speaking at @SynBioBeta in May and you probably already know who he is if you've been paying any attention to the AI x bio space. Ron spent years at @RecursionPharma as SVP of Research and acting CSO, helping build...
New AI Platform Uncovers Hidden Cancer Targets, Raises $10M
Most cancer drugs go after the same targets: EGFR. PD-L1. HER2. Not because they’re the best targets. Because they’re the only ones we’ve been able to see. RyboDyn Inc. is going after what’s been invisible. The San Diego team, led by Imad Ajjawi, PhD,...
NIH‑funded VR Trial Improves IBS Symptoms
Really excited to share new VR research for IBS symptom support. Our NIH-funded randomized trial is showing notable benefits, and we’re presenting it today at #vMed26.
Gene Therapy Turns Aging Into Editable Code
Gene therapy isn't just targeting diseases anymore—it's targeting aging itself. The hallmarks of aging are becoming editable code. Longevity Escape Velocity isn't a fantasy. It's an engineering problem. And we're solving it.
Tech Accelerates Clinical Trial Recruitment of Ideal Participants
I spoke to a startup building software to help clinical trials recruit more of the right kinds of people more quickly - a serious challenge at present.
Ceiling Rail System Empowers Wheelchair Users at Home
Ceiling Rail System Gives Wheelchair Users New Freedom at Home by @SusieM414141 #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #Technology https://t.co/ckMgvssrGM
Jet‑Suit Paramedics Cut Helvellyn Rescue Time to Minutes
“Someone called for a doctor?!” Jet suit paramedics can reach the top of Helvellyn in 3.5 minutes instead of 1 hour 15 minutes. https://t.co/LLwiZQIeTj
Red‑Light Therapy: The Real Science Behind the Hype
The surprising science behind red-light therapy — and how it really works. People are buying helmets, face masks, vests and beds that emit long-wavelength light. Beneath the hype, there is some interesting biology. https://t.co/JWV80QOuQU
Rethinking Trust in AI Doctors Amid Cyber‑Anxiety
“Can I (and should I) trust my cyborg doctor?” That’s the panel discussion happening now at #vMed26. UCLA bioethicist Dr Neil Wenger provides pros and cons of AI. Shows cartoon of patient addicted to the “IV infusion” of social media,...
Microscopic Robot Delivers Targeted Drugs Inside Bloodstream
Microscopic #Robot Navigates the Bloodstream to Deliver Targeted Medication by @CeoImed #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #Technology https://t.co/LBJeDdwTuq
CERN's FLASH Therapy Promises Faster, Safer Cancer Radiation
FLASH therapy at CERN harnesses particle accelerator technology to deliver ultra-fast, high-dose radiation treatment, potentially transforming cancer care with fewer side effects. https://spectrum.ieee.org/flash-radiotherapy
Open-Source DIY Guide to Building mRNA Vaccines
Inspired by the man who built a personalized cancer vaccine for his dog, I’ve written an open-source guide to DIY mRNA vaccine production: philfung.github.io/openvaxx Drawing on my background in running lab startups, the guide covers the entire process - from sequencing...
AI-Driven Humanoid Robots Promise Universal, Elite-Level Healthcare
Humanoid robots + AI will mean everyone on Earth has access to better medical care than the richest person alive today. THAT is what abundance looks like.
Cedars Sinai Showcases Expansive Clinical AI Ecosystem
Amazing breadth and depth of clinical AI programs underway at #CedarsSinai. Chief Medical Information Officer Dr Shaun Miller describing the AI ecosystem in our hospital in his talk, happening now at @virtualmedconf. https://t.co/KpssghSMlc
Summit Sparks Breakthroughs: AI, Gene Therapy, CRISPR, mRNA
One thing that really makes the in-person summits we run at STAT so amazing: the people in the room. Here's what happened when we asked some of them for the last big breakthrough they saw. Featuring: the infectious @DrBlytheAdamson, genomcis pioneer...
Bridging Virtual Cells to Real Patients: The Next Frontier
Virtual biology burst onto the scene a few years ago. The idea was simple. Model the cell well enough, and you can predict biology before you test it. Large pharma has been thinking about this longer than most. PK/PD models, systems biology,...
Friendly Bubble Robot Tackles Senior Loneliness in U.S.
EXCLUSIVE: in a sea of Terminator-looking bots, Aussie founder Grace Brown took a different direction for her robot, Abi: color, bubbles, and fun. Now her startup Andromeda, which has raised $16.6M, is launching for senior homes across the U.S. - with...
AI Matches Dermatologists in Melanoma Diagnosis, Study Shows
How good is AI for diagnosing melanoma? A systematic review of 11 studies, 2500 patients, finds accuracy and performance comparable to 50 dermatologists, with promise for broad use requiring further validation @JAMADerm This is important with the big shortage of dermatologists...
AI in Healthcare Must Address Algorithmic Bias
The #Algorithmic Divide: Why #Healthcare #AI Shouldn’t Treat Everyone The Same by Brad Porter @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/Jw7zyu0LFo #MedTech #HealthTech #Tech #TechForGood https://t.co/Fo3KyOyzqZ
AI ROI Arrives as Billions Adopt Health Wearables
The view from my hotel room in Chamonix is quite spectacular. I spoke yesterday at a global event organized by a major pharma company. They organized it near Mt. Blanc to make the country managers literally aim higher and higher. I...
Affordable €2000 Robot Offers Elderly Care and Home Automation
This robot was designed for elderly care. It can have conversations with the user, measure blood pressure and heart rate, operate the smart elements of the house from heat to lights and do simpler tasks. It's quite the accomplishment (or claims) for...
Actionable Monitoring Beats Data Overload in Cardiac Care
Health care has become better at saving people once they are already in trouble. That does not mean we have become good at catching trouble early. This episode of The Podcast by KevinMD gets at a hard truth in cardiac care: we...
NVIDIA GTC Unveils Next‑Gen Radiology Imaging for Doctors
Glimpses of last week’s NVIDIA GTC. A new kind of radiology imaging for doctors. https://t.co/U59b5qmWL9
Glass 5.5 Delivers Specialty‑focused AI for Clinicians
Glass 5.5 is an amazing upgrade to the platform. Clinicians now have an AI specific to their specialty that will support them through every step of their clinical workflows.
Medical AI Now Asks Doctors for Clarification, Reducing Overconfidence
A new framework enables medical AI systems to express uncertainty and prompt clinicians for more information, fostering collaboration and reducing the risk of overconfident, potentially harmful recommendations. medicalai
AI Diagnosis Systems Match Doctors, Cut Triage Errors
Results are in and crystal clear on which systems are best in medical diagnosis and how high the concordance is with human physicians. And very low triage error rates
AI-Driven Oracle Solutions Cut Costs, Boost Healthcare Profitability
Oracle’s clinical, financial, or operational solutions to lower care costs and improve profitability. https://t.co/MbG4q9k5EM Learn how our AI-powered solutions can help your organization streamline operations and enhance care delivery. https://t.co/rLxc2XEx47
NEMT Must Adopt Closed‑Loop Interoperability for True Modernization
Trip intake in one system. Fulfillment in another. Claims somewhere else. That’s not modernization. Why NEMT needs closed-loop interoperability: https://t.co/xVhBAUMx5u @KinetikHealth #NEMT #HITSM
Eight Sleep Revolutionizes Nighttime Health with AI‑Powered Pods
.@FastCompany just named @eightsleep one of the Most Innovative Companies of 2026. Fourth time on the list. Ten years ago, we started with one conviction: the night is the most underutilized lever in human health. Nobody was engineering it. Today, the Pod...
Honest AI: Communicating Uncertainty Improves Human Collaboration
Designing better AI may mean making it more honest. Researchers are working on systems that openly communicate uncertainty, especially in areas like medical diagnosis where overconfidence can be dangerous. The goal is not just accuracy, but collaboration with humans. In critical decisions,...
Clinician Trust Drives AI Adoption, Not Accuracy Claims
99% accuracy sounds impressive. But belief happens when clinicians see it firsthand. Trust is the real implementation strategy. Full interview: https://t.co/YKdRTovquF @HealthCatalyst #clinicalimprovement #HITSM https://t.co/UpRxxGdPEK