Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on CBS News' "Face the Nation" that the federal government should create a regulatory agency to oversee artificial intelligence development, modeled on the Food and Drug…
Government agencies deploying AI for decisions about rights, benefits, and safety must pair the technology with clear rules, human oversight, and enforceable accountability for agencies and vendors, a…
The Food and Drug Administration granted a rare de novo classification to Powerful Medical for an AI model that helps triage chest-pain patients during a heart attack, the agency's DEN250044 authoriza…
The National Institutes of Health is opening multiple avenues for patient feedback as it scales its use of artificial intelligence through the Bio Genesis Mission, the agency's contribution to the Tru…
Biochemist Douglas Yao announced on X that he synthesized a new schizophrenia drug called PAC-3310 in his garage chemistry lab, based on a formula devised by ChatGPT. Yao claims the drug is modeled af…
A new analysis by the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology warns that U.S. development of brain-computer interfaces is being overtaken by China's push in manufacturing, data, and com…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provisionally accepted four generative AI medical devices, including products from Cadence and Limbic, into its TEMPO pilot program, allowing them to re…
Cigna Group projects its AI and predictive analytics tools will save an estimated $200 million over the next three years by helping patients identify chronic conditions, and has announced a $100 milli…
Geoffrey Hinton's 2016 prediction that AI would replace radiologists within five years has not come true, as the field's ranks are expected to grow by 26 percent or more over the next three decades. H…
UltraGreen.ai CEO Ravinder Sajwan said on Monday (Aug 24) that the company will tailor its commercial response to new US competitors based on their pricing, distribution and customer proposition, whil…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is developing formal policy guidance for regulating medical devices that use generative artificial intelligence, according to Rick Abramson, director of the…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed on Tuesday that generative AI medical devices pass 'competency-based' tests similar to doctor licensure exams before being marketed, according to a disc…
The White House is rebuilding its biodefense architecture after staffing cuts left the unit depleted, driven by concerns that AI could lower the barrier to bioweapons development. On May 5, 2025, Exec…
Google's Pixel Watch 5 introduces a breathing emergency detection feature that uses AI to analyze heart rate, motion, and altitude sensor data to detect signs of a breathing emergency, automatically c…
The FDA approved mFLUSIVA, the first mRNA influenza vaccine licensed in the United States, on August 5, 2026, exactly one year after the Department of Health and Human Services canceled 22 mRNA vaccin…
Vicky Pan, a 46-year-old Moraga pharmacist and mother, became the first patient at a U.S. community hospital outside a clinical trial to undergo a newly cleared robotic double mastectomy at Sutter's A…
Science Corp will begin selling its Prima retina implant in Europe after earning a CE mark from DEKRA, clearing the device for sale across 30 countries. The chip, which restores sight in patients with…
A secret shopper survey by Yale University researchers published in JAMA found that nearly half of 49 online GLP-1 telehealth providers failed to ask about diet, physical activity, or eating disorders…
A TD Cowen survey of 80 biopharma leaders finds AI is compressing drug developers' preclinical costs and timelines by as much as 70%, fueling demand for software and tools that could grow new drug pro…
Environmental health activists rallied outside Driscoll's headquarters in Watsonville on Wednesday, demanding the berry giant stop spraying organophosphates near schools. The protest, dubbed 'Enough i…