AI matches doctors in mapping lung tumors for radiation therapy
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In radiation therapy, precision can save lives. Oncologists must carefully map the size and location of a tumor before delivering high-dose radiation to destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. But this process, called tumor segmentation, is still done manually, takes time, varies between doctors—and can lead to critical tumor areas being overlooked.
The Food and Drug Administration approved a gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD-1), an ultra-rare disease that leaves children vulnerable to life-threatening infections.
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OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health and Anthropic added medical toolsets for Claude, meaning users can sync their records and wearables, using their personal health data to get hyper-specific answers to their medical questions. At the same time, the FDA issued new guidance…