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HEALTH

Nov 4, 2025

Google’s Gemini AI health coach rolls out to Fitbit Premium users

Google rolled out its Gemini-powered health coach in public preview to Fitbit Premium subscribers on Monday as part of an entirely redesigned app experience. The artificial intelligence (AI) assistant creates workout plans, analyzes sleep

HEALTH

Oct 21, 2025

AI ‘poverty porn’ is spreading through global aid campaigns

Major aid organizations are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create fake images of starving children and sexual violence survivors for fundraising campaigns, sidestepping years of ethical progress in how charities represent poverty. Researchers have collected

HEALTH

Sep 5, 2025

AI stethoscope flagged heart conditions twice as often as doctors in trials

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)- powered stethoscope that can spot three major heart conditions in just 15 seconds, potentially saving thousands of lives through earlier diagnosis. The device, developed by Imperial College London

HEALTH

Aug 4, 2025

Researchers crack code on training medical AI with minimal examples

A breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) system can train medical diagnostic software using just 40 expert-labeled images instead of the thousands typically required. This development could make advanced healthcare technology available in underserved regions worldwide.

HEALTH

Jun 13, 2025

AI Character Addiction: What It Is and How to Take Back Control

AI character addiction is becoming a growing concern. As more users turn to AI chats for emotional support, many find themselves developing strong attachments to AI characters. These connections can start out casually but may

HEALTH

May 16, 2025

New Eight Sleep Pod 5 uses AI to track heart rate, detect illness, and improve sleep

Eight Sleep launched its $6,099 Pod 5 on Wednesday, combining temperature control, snore detection, and health monitoring that can predict illness before symptoms appear. The pod uses artificial intelligence (AI) that learned from 10

HEALTH

Apr 24, 2025

AI in Healthcare: How It’s Improving Patient Care

Artificial intelligence is changing how healthcare works. It’s not just chatbots or robots; it’s now part of real clinical practice. AI tools help doctors with diagnosis, treatment plans, and patient records management. Healthcare

ai superintelligence runs laboratory experiments

HEALTH

Mar 13, 2025

“Scientific superintelligence”: $200 million startup lets AI run the lab

A new artificial intelligence (AI) company wants to cut years off drug development by letting AI run laboratory experiments. Lila Sciences launched this month with $200 million in seed funding to build what it calls "

HEALTH

Mar 5, 2025

New Microsoft AI Dragon Copilot listens and writes so doctors don’t have to

Doctors spend 28 hours weekly on documentation. Microsoft aims to cut that burden. The tech giant launched Dragon Copilot on March 3. This artificial intelligence (AI) assistant listens during patient visits and automatically writes clinical

HEALTH

Jan 15, 2025

Singapore’s dementia cases to surge—AI steps in to fill caregiving gap

Singapore is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to meet the growing demands of its aging population instead of relying solely on human caregivers. The country's healthcare system needs to hire 6,000 nurses annually

HEALTH

Jan 2, 2025

Scientists use AI to detect high blood pressure through subtle voice changes

Scientists have found a new way to spot “silent killer" high blood pressure by studying how people speak. The breakthrough, published in IEEE Access this September, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to spot subtle voice patterns

HEALTH

Dec 20, 2024

Samsung invests in AI biotech to tackle cancer and more

Samsung is diving deeper into the world of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) with a strategic investment in Generate:Biomedicines, a biotech company renowned for using cutting-edge AI to design new proteins. This was

HEALTH

Dec 20, 2024

AI-powered chatbots and agents to improve healthcare experiences by 2025

Healthcare is on the brink of a technological revolution. According to Aashima Gupta, Global Director of Healthcare Solutions at Google Cloud, generative AI (genAI) will transform the industry by 2025. With predictions highlighting advancements in

NEWS

Dec 13, 2024

Researchers create microrobots to deliver drugs directly to tumors

Researchers at Caltech have developed dissolving microrobots capable of delivering life-saving drugs directly to tumor sites. These breakthrough devices, detailed in Science Robotics on December 11, successfully shrank bladder tumors in mice, offering a