AI in the emergency department: Promising, powerful but still unproven
Artificial intelligence can now outperform doctors at diagnosing patients in the emergency department, according to a new study in Science.
May 7, 2026
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Information Science: News and Research on Large Language Models
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Physicians benefit from AI when making nuanced clinical decisions, study shows
Artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are getting pretty good at diagnosing some diseases, even when they are complex. But how do chatbots do when guiding treatment and care after the diagnosis? For example, how long before ...
May 2, 2026
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AI surpasses physicians on clinical reasoning tasks, raising the bar for more serious testing
In one of the largest studies to compare artificial intelligence and physicians on a wide array of clinical reasoning tasks including real emergency department data, a team of physicians and computer scientists at Harvard ...
Apr 30, 2026
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AI scans 72,585 suicide reports, finds emotional distress may precede 90% of deaths
A new UCLA-led study of suicides in the U.S. has found that current national reporting on these deaths underestimates the extent of "emotional dysregulation," the emotional distress that occurs before suicide, which could ...
Apr 10, 2026
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How far can automation and AI support psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy has always been a deeply human endeavor: a patient talking, a therapist listening and responding, and healing happening through words. But with the rapid rise of conversational artificial intelligence, particularly ...
Apr 7, 2026
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AI could transform patient education in eye care, new research shows
From hospital leaflets to spoken answers in dozens of languages, new research from the University of East London (UEL) suggests artificial intelligence could dramatically improve how patients learn about serious eye conditions. ...
Apr 5, 2026
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Why AI health chatbots won't make you better at diagnosing yourself: New research
Millions of people are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for advice on everything from cooking to tax returns. Increasingly, they are also asking chatbots about their health.
Apr 4, 2026
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We need to regulate the 'Wild West' of medical AI scribes
Automatic scribes run by artificial intelligence now routinely "listen in" on your visit to the doctor. These software scribes—potentially used by around 40% of general practitioners in Australia (and growing)—are transforming ...
Mar 22, 2026
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Fair and safe medical AI: Why local expertise matters
A Global Grand Challenges case study reveals the potential of large language models (LLMs) to close health gaps in South Asia, but only when they're adapted and fine-tuned using local data and expertise. The study, "Evaluating ...
Mar 16, 2026
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Study tests five multimodal AI models on CT scan, finds 20% major errors
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming health care. AI systems can now detect diabetic eye disease from retinal photos and analyze CT images for signs of early-stage lung cancers and stroke. Right now, at hospitals ...
Mar 13, 2026
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