January 8, 2026
(Engadget via MSN) – OpenAI is launching a new facet for its AI chatbot called ChatGPT Health. This new feature will allow users to connect medical records and wellness apps to ChatGPT in order to get more tailored responses to … Read More
January 8, 2026
(Aeon) – For people with chronic illnesses, the relief and recognition of online communities can set up a toxic psychological trap This is the paradox of chronic illness today. Never before have humans possessed such convenient access to abundant medical … Read More
January 8, 2026
(New York Times) – The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot. The agreement was one of five lawsuits that the companies agreed to settle … Read More
January 7, 2026
(The Guardian) – Analysis finds those who stopped using medication saw weight return four times faster compared with other weight loss plans People who stop taking weight loss jabs regain all the weight originally lost in under two years, significantly … Read More
January 7, 2026
(Gizmodo) – More research is needed to understand the long-term benefits of exercise on depression, however. A dose of the gym might do wonders for both an ailing body and mind. A report out today finds that exercise can provide … Read More
January 7, 2026
(Axios) – More than 40 million people globally turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, according to a report OpenAI has shared exclusively with Axios. Why it matters: Americans are turning to AI tools to navigate the notoriously complex and … Read More
January 7, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – One float stood out among the tinsel and holiday cheer at the annual Christmas parade here: an unsightly data center with blinding industrial lights and smoke pouring out of its roof, towering menacingly over a … Read More
January 7, 2026
(Wired) – Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas. Google DeepMind is teaming up with Boston Dynamics to give its humanoid robots the intelligence required to navigate unfamiliar environments and … Read More
January 7, 2026
(CNN) – Flu continues to bring misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread. By another measure – visits to … Read More
January 6, 2026
(Ars Technica) – Not only does it appear that OpenAI has lost its fight to keep news organizations from digging through 20 million ChatGPT logs to find evidence of copyright infringement—but also OpenAI now faces calls for sanctions and demands … Read More
January 6, 2026
(The Guardian) – Justices rule 4-1 that laws, including a ban on abortion pills, violate a state amendment protecting healthcare choices Abortion will stay legal in Wyoming after the state’s supreme court struck down two near-total abortion bans on Tuesday, … Read More
January 6, 2026
(New York Times) – The move against the medical aid group enforces policies limiting criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war and requiring personal details about Gazan employees. Doctors Without Borders, the international medical aid group, said Tuesday that Israel … Read More
January 6, 2026
(Wired) – Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk’s X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public. Elon Musk hasn’t stopped Grok, the … Read More
January 6, 2026
(NPR) – The Wegovy pill launched Monday, and the starting dose is now available at pharmacies around the country with higher doses arriving by the end of the week. The Food and Drug Administration approved the pill for obesity on … Read More
January 6, 2026
(KFF Health News) – Just three of the six immunizations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will no longer routinely recommend — against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and rotavirus — have prevented nearly 2 million hospitalizations and … Read More
January 6, 2026
(NPR) – In an unprecedented change, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of vaccines routinely recommended for all children from 17 to 11. On the new schedule, vaccines that had previously been recommended for all … Read More
January 5, 2026
(Church Leaders) – An Atlanta church is celebrating the holiday season with generosity by eliminating an estimated $1.5 million in medical debt for more than 1,000 Atlanta residents. Pastor Mark Moore of Spirit and Truth Church said that “the timing … Read More
January 5, 2026
(WSJ) – Healthcare is going all-in on artificial intelligence, from reading patient scans to fighting insurance denials Big hospital systems have become the proving ground for widespread AI adoption, testing what the technology can do, but also revealing—sometimes via alarming … Read More
January 5, 2026
(Axios) – If 2025 delivered shock waves to public health and federal health programs, this year promises more chaos as providers, payers, consumers and policymakers deal with the repercussions. Why it matters: The sweeping changes to Medicaid and the Affordable … Read More
January 5, 2026
(Wired) – Innovative research into the gene-editing tool targets influenza’s ability to replicate—stopping it in its tracks. As he addressed an audience of virologists from China, Australia, and Singapore at October’s Pandemic Research Alliance Symposium, Wei Zhao introduced an eye-catching … Read More
January 5, 2026
(Jacobin) – In Canada, physician-assisted suicide is available even to people who aren’t suffering from terminal illnesses. In the context of austerity, this often means people are offered death rather than the material support that could alleviate their suffering. At … Read More
January 5, 2026
(WSJ) – A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine’s tough problems. The tool is called PANDA, short for “pancreatic cancer detection … Read More
January 5, 2026
(ABC News) – Children who miss early vaccinations are far more likely to miss the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine by age 2, a new study found. The findings come as the U.S. recently surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the … Read More
January 5, 2026
(NPR) – Research on conditions like autism, schizophrenia and even brain cancer increasingly relies on clusters of human cells called brain organoids. These pea-size bits of neural tissue model aspects of human brain development as they grow for months and … Read More
January 5, 2026
(CNN) – For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis begins with cold-like symptoms … Read More
