One of the nastiest aspects of the COVID crisis is its possible setting of the stage for one or more pandemics to follow. The risk of such a scenario is heightened by the rate at which moms and dads are avoiding the pediatrician for routine vaccinations.

Health and Human Services will award up to five grants as part of the program, with a Sept. 1 application deadline. 

Industry researchers in medical AI have demonstrated a “causal reasoning” algorithm whose diagnostic accuracy would place it among the top 25% of primary care doctors in the U.K. 

Concepts from the art and science of deep learning for medical practice can inform those employed in the art and science of medical education.

Someone had to come right out and ask. Six researchers representing four medical specialties have done so, weighing the odds by reviewing a representative sample of the literature.

CMS Administrator Seema Verma has taken to cable news in the wake of President Donald Trump’s Aug. 3 executive order for Medicare to expand telehealth coverage during the pandemic and make much of it permanent afterward.

Unmade lifestyle changes are the main impediments for patients with chronic conditions who see their doctors and take their meds but don’t see much improvement in their overall health status.

A company with a name that sounds like a book title has formed to beat back COVID and future health crises by tapping the powers of AI.