Health

Removing Humans from Care Could Harm Patient Outcomes

Removing humans from healthcare delivery through AI poses serious risks, including higher rates of misdiagnosis, missed patient context, and eroded…

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ByteDance unveils first AI-designed therapy, enters drug discovery race

ByteDance's drug discovery unit, Anew Labs, unveiled its first AI-designed small molecule at a Boston conference, targeting the "undruggable" IL-17…

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New Technique Finds Hidden Sperm, Giving Hope to Infertile Men

A fertility centre has adopted a new technique as standard treatment after the birth of the first child conceived this…

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Man dies after amoebas eat him alive, leaving necrotic lesions

A 78-year-old man suffered severe skin lesions and ulcers for six months, with doctors initially baffled before specialists at Yale…

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Oura’s Period Tracker Adds Birth Control Support

Oura is launching a new "Hormonal Birth Control support" feature on May 6th that integrates into its Cycle Insights tool,…

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One in Four Healthcare Groups Hit by Medical Device Attacks

A RunSafe Security report reveals that 24% of healthcare organizations experienced cyberattacks on medical devices in the past year, with…

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Reid Hoffman: Let AI Give Doctors a Second Opinion

Reid Hoffman's new venture, "Manas AI", uses an AI engine to accelerate "drug discovery" for cancers, aiming to reduce the…

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Apple Vision Pro Aids World-First Cataract Surgery

A New York ophthalmologist, Dr. Eric Rosenberg, performed the world's first cataract surgery using Apple's Vision Pro, utilizing the "ScopeXR"…

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Munich’s mbiomics raises €30M for live bacterial therapy

mbiomics GmbH secured €30 million in Series A funding to advance MBX-116, a live bacterial therapy for second-line advanced melanoma,…

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How AI Is Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

AI-powered diagnostics can identify antibiotic-resistant infections with over 99% accuracy in hours instead of days, potentially saving lives by enabling…

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Man loses arm and leg to flesh-eating bacteria in 3 days

A 74-year-old man lost his arm and leg to a flesh-eating bacterial infection just three days after a small cut…

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UK’s Darpa-Style Agency Aims to Rewire the Human Brain

The UK’s ARIA agency has launched a £69 million initiative to develop precise neurotechnologies for treating brain circuit disorders like…

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Brain Implant for Depression Set for Human Testing

Motif Neurotech has received FDA approval for a clinical study of its blueberry-sized brain implant that treats severe depression by…

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Spotify Partners with Peloton for Guided Workout Integration

Spotify is launching a major push into fitness with a new Fitness hub featuring curated playlists, video content from creators…

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We’re talking less than ever, researchers find

A study found that the average number of words spoken daily dropped by nearly 28% between 2005 and 2019, from…

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Fitbit 4.68 adds sleep editing, Coach messages, and more personalization

Fitbit version 4.68 introduces enhanced sleep editing for Android users, with iOS support coming soon. The update adds personalized Coach…

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Europe beats US to approve Moderna’s combo flu-COVID shot

The European Commission has authorized Moderna's mRNA-1083 (mCOMBRIAX), the world's first single-dose vaccine targeting both influenza and COVID-19, following a…

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Kennedy’s Germ Theory Rejection Debunked in Senate Hearing

During a Senate hearing, Sen. Bernie Sanders confronted Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his rejection of germ theory,…

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How AI Is Transforming Workers’ Comp Claims and Healthcare

The workers' compensation sector is undergoing a critical transformation through specialized AI, driven by its unique regulatory and operational dynamics…

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Wojcicki Sisters Launch Healthcare Accelerator Fund

Treehub is a new startup accelerator and AI Health Fund launched to bridge the gap between academic research and commercial…

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