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Posted: 14 june 2025

Workers in UK need to embrace AI or risk being left behind, minister says

Peter Kyle calls on employees and businesses to act now to get to grips with technology amid forecasts of job losses. Breakthroughs such as the emergence of ChatGPT have sparked an investment boom in the technology, but also led to forecasts that…

Ellipsis Health secures $45M, launches AI care manager

The company will use the funds to increase the adoption of its new offering, Sage, across healthcare providers, payers and care management organizations. Ellipsis Health, a company using AI voice agent technology, announced it has raised $45 million in a new…

Beyond Ozempic: New weight loss drug rivals surgery

Combining elements of four hormones into a single drug, researchers hope to address not only obesity, but associated conditions like type 2 diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Read more here.

Zero Suicide Model Implementation and Suicide Attempt Rates in Outpatient Mental Health Care

Is implementation of the Zero Suicide model in outpatient mental health care associated with reductions in suicide attempts? Suicide is a major public health concern, and as most individuals have contact with health care practitioners before suicide, health systems are…

Northwestern enhancing radiology productivity with AI

A generative artificial intelligence system developed in-house at Northwestern Medicine is boosting productivity by identifying life-threatening conditions in milliseconds. The AI system was deployed in real time across the 11-hospital Northwestern Medicine network, where nearly 24,000 radiology reports were analyzed over a…

New 'ChatEHR' tool enables clinical conversation at Stanford

The technology, homegrown at Stanford Medicine, allows users of its electronic health record to do voice-based queries, helping make chart reviews and other routine tasks more efficient. Read more here.

Exclusive look at Nourish's new suite of AI tools for patients and providers

Nourish, a virtual nutrition counseling startup, is doubling down on tech with several new artificial intelligence features for patients and providers. Nourish’s goal, according to co-founder and CEO Aidan Dewar, is to “make care smarter, more human … and more engaging…

Clinicians can ‘chat’ with medical records through new AI software, ChatEHR

ChatEHR, artificial intelligence software developed at Stanford Medicine, is expediting chart reviews and other tasks by allowing clinicians to ask questions of medical records. Read more here.

A neuroscientist explains why it’s impossible for AI to ‘understand’ language

As meaning-makers, we use spoken or signed language to understand our experiences in the world around us. The emergence of generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT (using large language models) call into question the very notion of how to define “meaning.” Read more here.

Gut bacteria may hold key to unlocking better cancer treatment

Scientists have discovered a range of biomarkers that could help to improve detection and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases (GIDs) such as gastric cancer (GC), colorectal cancer (CRC), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Read more here.

Barts Health takes ‘giant step’ for medical research with Sectra

Barts Health NHS Trust, which serves one of the largest and most diverse patient populations in the country, has become the first healthcare provider in the NHS to implement Anonymise and Export from medical imaging IT company Sectra. Read more here.

AI Improves Cancer Screening Follow-Up

Griffin Health, a 160-bed acute care hospital in Derby, Connecticut, has made significant strides in enhancing follow-up care for patients flagged through imaging studies. By embedding an artificial intelligence platform into existing care navigation workflows, Griffin Health has achieved substantial…

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