artificial intelligence

Seq2Symm proteins
By  Jessica Hagen 11:42 am April 29, 2025
Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab has created Seq2Symm, an open-source AI tool that helps scientists determine the 3D shapes of certain proteins, including those found in viruses. Seq2Symm uses AI to predict a protein's 3D shape and structure from a one-dimensional sequence. The tool could help researchers better understand diseases, develop drugs and vaccines, and create more sustainable materials....
Person signing a document
By  Jessica Hagen 02:05 pm April 14, 2025
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two memos directed to the heads of all executive branch departments and agencies establishing policies on federal AI use and purchase of AI in government.  The memos, which align with an Executive Order President Donald Trump signed in January, replace former President Joe Biden's previous guidance (M-24-10 and M-24-18) but maintain...
United States congressional building
By  Jessica Hagen 12:35 pm April 11, 2025
Bipartisan senators introduced the Health Tech Investment Act (S. 1399), which would establish a Medicare reimbursement pathway for FDA-cleared medical devices that utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning.  The bill, introduced by Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., seeks to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to "ensure appropriate payment of certain...
Healthcare professional sitting at a desk with many computers around them
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:44 pm March 21, 2025
Foundation models with the ability to process and generate multi-modal data have transformed AI’s role in medicine. Nevertheless, researchers discovered that a major limitation of their reliability is hallucinations, where inaccurate or fabricated information can impact clinical decisions and patient safety, according to a study published in medRxiv. In the study, researchers defined a medical...
Robotics engineer working on a prosthetic
By  Jessica Hagen 03:36 pm March 17, 2025
Implantation of a brain-computer interface (BCI) into tetraplegic participants allowed for consistent control of a robotic arm and hand for reaching and grasping, according to a study performed at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and published in Cell. Tetraplegia, or quadriplegia, is the paralysis or loss of sensation or function in the cervical area of the spine that affects...
Person sitting in a clinic while flexing their arm muscles
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:31 pm March 17, 2025
Pediatric health system Connecticut Children's is expanding its partnership with Xerox by introducing an AI-powered offering aimed at streamlining care delivery while improving patient outcomes. Hartford-based Connecticut Children's is utilizing AI to allow emergency department nurses to prepare more effectively for procedures and use predictive analytics to reduce heart-associated risks in...
Scientist in a laboratory
By  Jessica Hagen 01:14 pm March 13, 2025
Tech-enabled drug discovery company Insilico Medicine secured $110 million in an oversubscribed Series E funding round.   A large equity fund of Value Partners Group, an asset management firm in Asia, and new and existing investors participated in the round. WHAT IT DOES Massachusetts-based Insilico's proprietary generative AI platform, Pharma.AI, utilizes biology, clinical medicine, scientific...
Matt Cybulsky, healthcare leader for AI, go-to-market and design at Ionian Consulting
By  Anthony Vecchione 03:10 pm March 4, 2025
LAS VEGAS - At the Smart Health Transformation Forum during HIMSS25 here, Matt Cybulsky, healthcare leader for AI, go-to-market and design at Ionian Consulting, discussed forecasting and improving care using technology. In his talk entitled, "Halcycon Days Ahead: A New Epoch of Forecasting and Improving Care," Cybulsky said that while AI has transformed how we interact, obtain information and...
Daniel Kraft, physician-scientist and founder of NextMed Health and Digital.Health
By  Jessica Hagen 01:11 pm February 14, 2025
AI is reshaping healthcare, making it more personalized and proactive, says Daniel Kraft, physician-scientist and founder of NextMed Health and Digital.Health.  Kraft sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the healthcare technology conference NextMed Health and how he sees AI-powered tools improving accessibility and affordability. Still, he warns that regulation and outdated systems remain...
Two people shaking hands in a government building
By  Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 04:37 pm February 13, 2025
Proposed legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives will allow AI and machine learning technology to prescribe drugs approved by the FDA autonomously.  The bill, H.R.238, introduced on Jan. 7, would require amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to "clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible, to...