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Subjecting AI to human doctor standards?
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (516+ words) AI models that can match or outperform physicians on text-based diagnostic tasks should be judged more by how they safely improve patient outcomes in real-world care than by benchmarks or demonstrations, Flinders University researchers argued. A commentary published in Science…...
Hong Kong's e Health push reaches seniors, but app use lags
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (448+ words) Hong Kong has enrolled nearly all of its older residents in the city's Electronic Health System, or e Health, but only less than half have activated its mobile app, indicating a digital access gap amid efforts to expand the records…...
Open AI sued over alleged fatal Chat GPT drug advice
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (365+ words) Open AI is facing another lawsuit in California by parents alleging their son died from an accidental overdose after Chat GPT "coached him to mix Kratom and Xanax and provided an unprompted and lethal dosage recommendation." Tech Justice Law, Social…...
9am Health raises $26 M for virtual specialty care platform and more funding news
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (329+ words) 9am Health, a virtual specialty care platform for cardiometabolic health, announced $26 million in Series B funding." Define Ventures led the round, with new participation from Semper Virens, Catalio Capital Management and New Health Ventures." Lynne O'Keefe, Define Ventures' founder and managing…...
Malaysia OKs Korean AI for sepsis prediction and more AI briefs
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (400+ words) Korean AI for sepsis prediction cleared in Malaysia AITRICS from South Korea has received Class C medical device approval from Malaysia's Medical Device Authority for its AI software for predicting patient deterioration. The AITRICS-VC, or Vital Care, uses hospital electronic…...
Dexcom unveils next-generation G8 CGM for real-time glucose monitoring
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (347+ words) During glucose-monitoring specialist Dexcom's Investor Day on Thursday, CEO Jake Leach announced the release of Dexcom G8, which Leach describes as a "completely new product platform." "The G8 system has additional technology built in, based on a whole new silicon chip, design…...
Shared decision-making improves technology adoption
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (13+ words) Mobi Health News Shared decision-making improves technology adoption...
Anomaly raises $17 M to expand AI platform for payer intelligence
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (448+ words) Anomaly Insights raised an additional $17 million to expand its AI-powered payer intelligence platform, which health systems use to analyze claims behavior, identify payment discrepancies and support managed care negotiations. The funding round was led by Sound Ventures, with participation from…...
Isomorphic Labs secures $600 M in funding for AI drug design
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (52+ words) The company will use the funds for AI research and to advance its programs in clinical development....
Google-backed Isomorphic Labs raises $2. 1 B for AI drug discovery platform
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (343+ words) Isomorphic Labs, an AI drug discovery and development company, raised $2. 1 billion in a Series B funding round led by Thrive Capital. "The raise was also backed by existing investors Alphabet and GV (Google Ventures) and new investors MGX, Temasek, Capital…...