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If AI Harms a Patient, Who Gets Sued?
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If AI Harms a Patient, Who Gets Sued?

  • Forbes
  • Robert Pearl
AI can tell if a patient battling cancer needs mental health support

AI can tell if a patient battling cancer needs mental health support

  • University of British Columbia
WELL Health Technologies Announces Collaboration with Microsoft to Accelerate Healthcare's Digital Transformation

WELL Health Technologies Announces Collaboration with Microsoft to Accelerate Healthcare's Digital Transformation

  • Newswire
By the numbers: the future of Canadian healthcare

By the numbers: the future of Canadian healthcare

  • Canada Healthwatch
  • Simon Hagens
How AI-Driven Diagnostics Can Save Lives When Humans Can’t

How AI-Driven Diagnostics Can Save Lives When Humans Can’t

  • Forbes
  • Shashank Agarwal
AI Supercharges Fentanyl Production And Distribution, Study Finds
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AI Supercharges Fentanyl Production And Distribution, Study Finds

  • Forbes
Ontario looks to reduce doctors’ paperwork as it seeks to attract family physicians
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Ontario looks to reduce doctors’ paperwork as it seeks to attract family physicians

  • Globe and Mail
She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump

She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump

  • Associated Press
Shared medical records can transform care, but despite billions in spending and years of work, systems are still fragmented

Shared medical records can transform care, but despite billions in spending and years of work, systems are still fragmented

  • The Tyee
UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack

UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack

  • Associated Press
Wovu AI unveils groundbreaking software that diagnoses ear disorders

Wovu AI unveils groundbreaking software that diagnoses ear disorders

  • Canada Healthwatch
  • Alex Rodrigues
DiagnaMed Announces Canadian Launch of BRAIN AGE® Brain Health AI

DiagnaMed Announces Canadian Launch of BRAIN AGE® Brain Health AI

  • Financial Post
Microsoft is selling AI in health care, and helping to set its standards. Is that a problem?
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Microsoft is selling AI in health care, and helping to set its standards. Is that a problem?

  • STAT
Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over 'groundless' reviews

Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over 'groundless' reviews

  • Financial Post
AI Identifies New Potential Treatments For Parkinson’s Disease
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AI Identifies New Potential Treatments For Parkinson’s Disease

  • Forbes
OpenAI’s model all but matches doctors in assessing eye problems
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OpenAI’s model all but matches doctors in assessing eye problems

  • Financial Times
Ottawa Hospital testing new AI tool to help doctors draft clinical notes for patient care

Ottawa Hospital testing new AI tool to help doctors draft clinical notes for patient care

  • CTV News
Apple’s Work In Healthcare Is Just Getting Started

Apple’s Work In Healthcare Is Just Getting Started

  • Forbes
Nvidia’s AI Bot Outperforms Nurses: Here’s What It Means For You

Nvidia’s AI Bot Outperforms Nurses: Here’s What It Means For You

  • Forbes
A blood test to detect cancer? Some patients are using them already.
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A blood test to detect cancer? Some patients are using them already.

  • The Washington Post
Virtual doctor, virtual waiting room: New tech holds promise of speeding up ER wait times

Virtual doctor, virtual waiting room: New tech holds promise of speeding up ER wait times

  • CBC News
An artificial womb could build a bridge to health for premature babies

An artificial womb could build a bridge to health for premature babies

  • npr
WHO releases generative AI health promotion tool called S.A.R.A.H.

WHO releases generative AI health promotion tool called S.A.R.A.H.

  • Mobi Health News
Medical AIs with human faces are on their way
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Medical AIs with human faces are on their way

  • The Economist
Study shows human medical professionals are more reliable than AI tools

Study shows human medical professionals are more reliable than AI tools

  • MedicalXpress
An AI Stethoscope’s New Algorithm To Predict Heart Failure Gets FDA Clearance
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An AI Stethoscope’s New Algorithm To Predict Heart Failure Gets FDA Clearance

  • Forbes
Gene Therapy, DNA's Past, RNA's Future: The Golden Era
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Gene Therapy, DNA's Past, RNA's Future: The Golden Era

  • Forbes
Opportunistic A.I. for Medical Scans

Opportunistic A.I. for Medical Scans

  • Substack
  • Eric Topol
Who Pays The Bill When Medical Artificial Intelligence Harms Patients?
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Who Pays The Bill When Medical Artificial Intelligence Harms Patients?

  • Forbes
How Amazon Pharmacy is using AI to deliver medications faster as it expands same-day delivery

How Amazon Pharmacy is using AI to deliver medications faster as it expands same-day delivery

  • Fierce Pharma
TMU researchers make breakthrough on diagnosing breast cancer with AI

TMU researchers make breakthrough on diagnosing breast cancer with AI

  • TMU
How to support the transition to AI-powered healthcare

How to support the transition to AI-powered healthcare

  • Nature
  • Editorial
Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into a living patient for the first time

Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into a living patient for the first time

  • STAT
AI algorithm reduces scan times by 57% while maintaining image quality

AI algorithm reduces scan times by 57% while maintaining image quality

  • Radiology Business
UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

  • Associated Press
Why ChatGPT’s ‘Memory’ Will Be A Healthcare Gamechanger
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Why ChatGPT’s ‘Memory’ Will Be A Healthcare Gamechanger

  • Forbes
How these four Toronto hospitals are making your ER visits less frustrating
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How these four Toronto hospitals are making your ER visits less frustrating

  • Toronto Star
Why $4.6 Billion Health Records Giant Epic Is Betting Big On Generative AI
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Why $4.6 Billion Health Records Giant Epic Is Betting Big On Generative AI

  • Forbes
Speaking without vocal folds using a machine-learning-assisted wearable sensing-actuation system

Speaking without vocal folds using a machine-learning-assisted wearable sensing-actuation system

  • Nature
Swedish researchers develop new AI computer model to detect lymphatic cancer

Swedish researchers develop new AI computer model to detect lymphatic cancer

  • Pharma Times
Two new gene therapies could present possible cure for sickle cell disease, but access is an obstacle
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Two new gene therapies could present possible cure for sickle cell disease, but access is an obstacle

  • Globe and Mail
New AI tools can record your medical appointment or draft a message from your doctor

New AI tools can record your medical appointment or draft a message from your doctor

  • Associated Press

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