January 13, 2026
(TechCrunch) – On the heels of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health reveal, Anthropic announced on Sunday that it’s introducing Claude for Healthcare, a set of tools for providers, payers, and patients. Like ChatGPT Health, Claude for Healthcare will allow users to sync … Read More
January 13, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – Sean Clifford had his scan done by Prenuvo, one of the most prominent companies in the field. Kim Kardashian has described its screenings as “life saving.” The company’s website says a 45-minute whole-body scan, now … Read More
January 13, 2026
(The Guardian) – Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests What Google’s AI Overviews said was normal may vary drastically from what was actually considered normal, experts said. The summaries could … Read More
January 13, 2026
(WAVY) – Although the average person might consider unauthorized procedures involving sterilization and unnecessary induced labor, as well as false diagnoses of cancer, to be “malpractice,” that is not the basis of a recent lawsuit against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center … Read More
January 12, 2026
(WSJ) – When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released his MAHA Report in May, a who’s who of the wellness world convened at the White House for the occasion. There was the influential physician Mark Hyman, who co-founded the … Read More
January 12, 2026
(Axios) – Food and Drug Administration commissioner Marty Makary’s flagship effort to overhaul how the agency reviews drugs is facing intensifying scrutiny from Congress and the medical establishment over whether it’s putting politics over science. The big picture: The Commissioner’s … Read More
January 9, 2026
(NPR) – The shortage of primary care providers is a national problem, but it’s particularly acute in Massachusetts. The state’s primary care workforce is shrinking faster than in most other states, according to a recent report. Some health networks, including … Read More
January 9, 2026
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 24, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 8, 2026
(New York Times) – NASA will bring a crew of four astronauts home from the International Space Station before its scheduled return because of a “controlled medical evacuation,” agency officials said on Thursday. During the 25-year history of the space … Read More
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 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
Clinical Ethics (vol. 20, no. 4, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
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
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 23, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
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
(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
(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
January 5, 2026
European Journal of Human Genetics (vol. 33, no. 11, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 2, 2026
(MedPage Today) – Dozens of humanitarian organizations are suspended from operating Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and CARE, from operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to comply … Read More
January 2, 2026
(Discover) – According to the CDC, around one in ten (11.4 percent) children have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), millions of whom take prescription medication, like Ritalin and Adderall, to manage symptoms such as inattentiveness and impulsivity. … Read More
January 2, 2026
(Futurism) – In a bizarre first, the South China Morning Post reports, doctors in China have surgically grafted a patient’s severed ear to her foot. The patient, a woman identified by their surname Sun, suffered a horrific workplace accident involving … Read More
January 2, 2026
(NYT) – After eight years of training, Dr. Maureen McKiernan made her debut as the lead surgeon on an infant heart transplant — an operation on the edge of what’s possible. After breakfast, she took the A train to NewYork-Presbyterian … Read More
January 2, 2026
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 3, no. 1, 2026) is available online by subscription only.
