The Growing Healthcare Crisis
The United States faces an unprecedented healthcare challenge, with chronic diseases consuming approximately 90% of the nation’s $4.1 trillion annual health care expenditure. These conditions are responsible for 74% of global…
The European Union has released Guidelines to provide legal clarity on the prohibited uses of AI within the EU AI Act to ensure effective, consistent and uniform application and protect European citizens’ rights and…
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btrU Health was designed to make searching for trusted medical information faster, easier, and more reliable. Now, the Launchpad company announce their cutting-edge AI-powered search tool, which is available for exclusive early access for…
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Understanding Pervasive Data Research
PRIM&R (Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research) has taken a decisive step toward establishing ethical guidelines for pervasive data research through their recent submission to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration…
What Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation?
With RAG, an LLM is better positioned to optimize its output before generating a response, says Tehsin Syed, Amazon Web Services’ general manager of health AI. This is valuable when a…
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) often prompt empiric outpatient antibiotic prescriptions, risking mismatches. This study evaluates the impact of “UTI Smart-Set” (UTIS), an AI-driven decision-support tool, on prescribing patterns and mismatches in a large outpatient…
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Major Consumer Protection Enhancements
CMS is implementing robust safeguards starting in 2026 to prevent unauthorized changes to healthcare coverage within the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFMs). These improvements will significantly enhance consumer experience on HealthCare.gov, making cost…
Breaking News: DEA’s Latest Regulatory Proposal
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has unveiled its proposed framework for prescribing controlled substances virtually, addressing the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act requirements. This announcement follows the…
Roughly 80% of women will get human papillomavirus (HPV) in their lifetime. For many, especially those who have gotten an HPV vaccine, the virus will go away on its own within two years. But…
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New guidelines for health care privacy and consent, extending data sharing to new types of organizations, ensuring the clinical usability of data, and just lots and lots of growth—these are on the agenda of…
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