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Head-to-head against AI, pharmacy students won

Written by | 14 Aug 2025

Students pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree routinely take – and pass – rigorous exams to prove competency in several areas. Can ChatGPT accurately answer the same questions? […]

AI model detects hidden diabetes risk by reading glucose spikes

Written by | 2 Aug 2025

To diagnose either type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, clinicians typically rely on a lab value known as HbA1c. This test captures a person’s average blood glucose levels over […]

Traditional diagnostic decision support systems outperform generative AI for diagnosing disease

Written by | 11 Jun 2025

Medical professionals have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline diagnoses for decades, using what are called diagnostic decision support systems (DDSSs). Computer scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a […]

Artificial intelligence tools make education materials more patient friendly

Written by | 13 May 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools significantly improve the readability of online patient education materials (PEMs), making them more accessible, a new study shows. Led by researchers at NYU Langone […]

Faster drug development with the help of artificial intelligence

Written by | 26 Jan 2025

The discovery and development of drugs in pharmacological research – including the risk assessment of active substances in the early phase of drug development – still largely relies […]

How good are AI doctors at medical conversations?

Written by | 3 Jan 2025

Artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT have been touted for their promise to alleviate clinician workload by triaging patients, taking medical histories and even providing preliminary diagnoses. These […]

Wearable cameras allow AI to detect medication errors

Written by | 24 Oct 2024

A team of researchers says it has developed the first wearable camera system that, with the help of artificial intelligence, detects potential errors in medication delivery. In a […]

Don’t rely on AI chatbots for accurate, safe drug information, patients warned

Written by | 13 Oct 2024

Patients shouldn’t rely on AI powered search engines and chatbots to always give them  accurate and safe information on drugs, conclude researchers in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety, after […]

Almost half of FDA-approved AI medical devices are not trained on real patient data

Written by | 28 Aug 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has practically limitless applications in healthcare, ranging from auto-drafting patient messages in MyChart to optimizing organ transplantation and improving tumor removal accuracy. Despite their potential benefit […]

Survey: Most Americans comfortable with AI in healthcare

Written by | 23 Aug 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us – from smart home devices to entertainment and social media algorithms. But is AI okay in healthcare? A new national survey […]

Peering into the mind of artificial intelligence to make better antibiotics

Written by | 20 Aug 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded in popularity. It powers models that help us drive vehicles, proofread emails and even design new molecules for medications. But just like a […]

Trusted TV doctors “deepfaked” to promote health scams on social media

Written by | 20 Jul 2024

Some of the UK’s most recognisable TV doctors are increasingly being “deepfaked” in videos to sell scam products across social media, finds The BMJ today. Trusted names including Hilary Jones, […]

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