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Medicine

AI use in breast cancer screening cuts rate of later diagnosis by 12%, study finds

AI-supported mammography reduced subsequent-year breast cancer diagnoses by 12%, increased screening-stage detection to 81%, and reduced aggressive subtype cancers by 27%.

fromFuturism

1 week ago

America's Largest Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says

AI is being considered to replace radiologists in X-ray diagnosis, raising concerns about patient safety and care quality.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Medicine

AI use in breast cancer screening cuts rate of later diagnosis by 12%, study finds

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1 week ago

AR tech prepares patients for endometriosis surgery

A new augmented reality system helps patients with endometriosis understand their condition and surgical options more clearly.

1 week ago

Review finds 250 patients need repeat bone scans

"I would like to sincerely apologise to any patients who have been affected and recalled for a scan as I understand receiving such news can be unsettling."

Health

fromThe Atlantic

2 weeks ago

What Makes a Doctor Excel at Diagnosis?

Gurpreet Dhaliwal exemplifies diagnostic excellence, emphasizing continuous improvement and the belief that mastery in diagnosis is an ongoing journey.

2 weeks ago

Ultrasound delays putting pregnant women and cancer patients at risk, sonographers say

Pregnant women and cancer patients face ultrasound scan delays due to a staffing shortage, risking health outcomes.

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

Like knives inside my body': How a new ultrasound simulator could help doctors better diagnose endometriosis

Endometriosis affects 10% of people with uteruses globally, causing severe pain and infertility, with a new ultrasound simulator training device improving clinician diagnosis accessibility.

fromHarvard Business Review

Healthcare Uses Specialized Language. It Needs Specialized AI, Too.

Healthcare professionals across specialties use inconsistent terminology and communication styles, creating significant translation barriers that impede care coordination and data interoperability.

Cancer

'Game-changing' urine tests could detect breast cancer, endometriosis and PCOS

Home-based urine tests are being developed to detect breast cancer, endometriosis, and PCOS with high accuracy, potentially reducing diagnostic waiting times.

fromTNW | Health-Tech

Cedars-Sinai's AI beats specialist models at reading heart scam

EchoPrime, a video-based vision-language model, analyses echocardiogram footage and generates a written report of cardiac form and function. Its findings were published in Nature (volume 650, pages 970-977) in February 2026, under the title 'Comprehensive echocardiogram evaluation with view primed vision language AI.'

Medicine

fromAxios

The era of Doctor AI is already here

Millions use ChatGPT for health advice daily despite clinical deployment debates, creating a reality where AI is already widely used for direct-to-consumer medical guidance outside formal healthcare systems.

fromBusiness Matters

Pulse Radiology Education: Built Around the Working Technologist

Pulse Radiology Education addresses barriers to professional advancement for working radiologic technologists by combining flexible online education with guaranteed clinical placement partnerships.

Public health

fromTechCrunch

Biotics AI, Battlefield 2023, gains FDA approval for its AI-powered fetal ultrasound product | TechCrunch

Biotics AI received FDA clearance for computer-vision software that assesses fetal ultrasound quality, automates reporting, and aims to reduce prenatal diagnostic disparities.

Information security

fromSecuritymagazine

Product Spotlight on Healthcare

Healthcare systems must prioritize security and safety across devices, networks, and facilities to protect patients and staff from cyber and physical threats.

fromFast Company

How trendy 'whole-body' scans can miss this serious illness

Full-body MRI scans often fail to reliably detect breast cancer despite imaging the entire body, misleading consumers who assume comprehensive screening includes breast cancer detection.

fromwww.mediaite.com

fromhttps://amplify.upworthy.com

Dems Drag Dr. Oz For Calling Robot Ultrasounds Cool' Amid Dearth of Doctors

Screenshot/White House Dr. Mehmet Oz was loudly condemned for referring to robot ultrasounds as pretty cool on Friday, with many Democrats highlighting a lack of doctors that forced the use of machines in healthcare. Oz, who runs the nation's Medicare and Medicaid programs, joined the visibly bored President Donald Trump and other healthcare advisers for a roundtable discussion about health care in rural America.

US politics

Relationships

Her boyfriend convinced doctors to call her in for an X-ray after her broken wrist exam - then a tiny detail on one finger stopped her cold

A boyfriend arranged for clinic staff to place a 3.47-carat yellow canary diamond ring on an X-ray image during his girlfriend's wrist exam to stage a surprise proposal.

Wearables

fromgizmodo.com

Withings U-Scan Review: I Tracked My Urine to Find Out if It's the Next Wellness Tracker

Home urine monitors like Withings U-Scan make urine analysis easy, entertaining, and informative but unnecessary for most healthy people.

Public health

fromNature

Technologies to give a clearer view of the lungs

Delayed diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis allows irreversible lung scarring to progress, reducing survival; earlier detection enables antifibrotic treatment to slow progression and extend life.

fromYahoo Life

Woman Looks at Hand X-Ray and Is Shocked by What She Sees (Exclusive)

Wright knew last year that he wanted to propose to Berman, and her brother had been keeping the dazzling diamond engagement ring safe for him for months. Wright was just waiting for the right moment to pop the question, and the urgent care appointment provided the perfect opportunity. The morning of Thursday, Feb. 12, Wright picked up the 3.47 carat fancy vivid yellow canary diamond ring before heading to CityMD.

Relationships

Public health

Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening

Menstrual blood collected on a sanitary pad can detect cervical cancer signs, offering a potentially accurate, less invasive at-home screening alternative to clinician-collected cervical samples.

fromBuzzFeed

Doctors, Nurses, And EMTs Are Sharing Body Facts They Wish Everyone Knew Sooner

You get sick from staying inside, breathing the same germ-filled air. Open your windows, even for five minutes, to circulate the old air out and let in fresh air. Also, if you're taking your child to the doctor, don't wait to treat their fever because you want 'the provider to see the fever.' Your child might wait two hours to be seen, meanwhile their temperature goes up, and they might have a seizure. If you say they've been having fevers, we believe you.

Public health

fromFuturism

Man Gets Clean Bill of Health From Super-Expensive MRI Scan, Then Gets Horrible News

A $2,500 whole-body MRI allegedly missed severe narrowing in a middle cerebral artery, and the patient later suffered a disabling stroke and is suing Prenuvo.

fromBusiness Matters