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Dying former US senator: ‘Will AI bring heaven or hell? Yes.’
Medical leadership training gets a refresh; burnout concerns prompt removal of ‘selfless’ before ‘service’
FDA warns that certain sizing catheters should not be used due to risk of breaking
Medline recalls millions of devices due to safety risk—FDA threatens ‘regulatory action’ in warning letter
5 serious challenges the nursing profession is grappling with right now
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Where to raise kids in the US for optimal healthcare and wellness

The four best states for pediatric healthcare are bunched together geographically. The four worst are nowhere near each other.

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States’ challenge against HHS staffing cuts, restructuring moves forward

The coalition of plaintiffs—representing 19 states and Washington, D.C.—is challenging many of the changes made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, which has since halted operations. State governments argue that HHS is no longer performing its constitutionally required duties. The agency’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit was rejected this week.

Ransomware gang claims credit for Signature Healthcare cyberattack—albeit temporarily

Brockton Hospital, part of Signature Healthcare, was hit by a “cybersecurity incident” on Monday that forced ambulances to divert patients to other emergency rooms. As the hospital worked to get systems back online, the ransomware gang Anubis claimed responsibility for the breach, then removed their post.

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How racial bias can sink an algorithm’s effectiveness

Researchers have detected racial bias in an algorithm commonly used by health systems to make decisions about patient care, according to a new study published in Science.

States prep for loss of ACA

Several states are working on their own healthcare plans to preserve some coverage and provisions of the Affordable Care Act as the healthcare law makes its way through an appeals court and faces the real possibility of being overturned, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Researcher working with AI to change breast cancer care forever

Regina Barzilay, PhD, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been working closely with AI technologies to improve breast cancer care ever since she was diagnosed with the disease in 2014.

$1.5M grant to fund AI-focused lung cancer research

A lung cancer researcher from Dartmouth College has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to build and validate machine leaning approaches to develop better, more personalized cancer treatments.

AI’s effect on healthcare could be transformative—but it will need some help

As AI technologies continue to evolve, they could have a titanic impact on the health of people all over the world, improving patient outcomes and changing the way each and every person lives their life. It’s going to take more than just AI alone, however—there are a number of other factors to consider as well.

Cleveland Clinic’s top 10 medical innovations for 2020

Cleveland Clinic has released its rankings for the best medical innovations for 2020.

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FDA accepts previously rejected application for new PET imaging agent

The radiopharma firm hopes to soon begin selling Pixclara (Floretyrosine F 18), an investigational product for glioma, a type of brain cancer.