Nov 2, 2026
Covera Health Names Two Executives to Support Imaging Expansion
Covera Health named Jeremy Livianu chief legal officer and Adam Travis general manager of imaging strategy and growth.
Life Sciences
Applications of AI in healthcare, including medical diagnostics, drug discovery, patient care solutions, and biotechnology research.
Oct 31
OpenAI Releases GPT-Rosalind-6 for Approved Biology Researchers
Oct 30
Widow Sues OpenAI and Luka Over Husband's Suicide
Oct 29
Kipu Health Launches AI Agent for Behavioral Health Reviews
Oct 29
Google Expands Health AI Work in Singapore
Nov 2, 2026
Asteromorph Opens Wet Lab for AI Biology Research
Asteromorph has opened a biological laboratory in Hwaseong, South Korea, to test scientific hypotheses and treatment strategies generated by AI.
Nov 2, 2026
NAMI joins Common Sense Media youth AI safety standards program
NAMI will help develop standards for how AI products respond when young people experience suicidal ideation, psychosis, or other severe mental health crises.
Nov 1, 2026
Midstream Health Raises $20M to Recover Hospital Payments
Midstream Health raised a $20 million Series A led by Valtruis, with Andreessen Horowitz returning, for agentic AI that recovers money hospitals are owed.
Oct 31, 2026
AI Agent Controls Brain Injection in Live Mouse After Claude Opus Refuses
An AI agent selected a gene therapy and controlled robotic equipment to inject it into the brain of a live mouse, with a veterinary surgeon performing the craniotomy.
Oct 31, 2026
Patient Sues Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Over Abridge AI Recordings
A patient alleges that Allegheny Health Network and Highmark failed to obtain informed consent before an Abridge tool recorded and processed confidential medical conversations.
Oct 30, 2026
Surveys Find Widespread AI Chatbot Use Among Teens and Tweens
Two surveys found widespread AI chatbot use among children and teens, including for schoolwork and emotional support. Some uses were associated with poorer mental health, but the findings do not establish causation.
Oct 29, 2026
Canadian Privacy Regulators Call for AI Rules in Health Care
Canadian privacy regulators are urging governments to require privacy protections, oversight and accountability for AI systems used in health care and health research.
Oct 29, 2026
WHO Europe Member States Adopt AI Health Roadmap Through 2033
The 53 member states of the WHO European Region adopted a shared roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence into health systems through 2033.
Oct 29, 2026
SpendRule Raises $4 Million to Audit Hospital Vendor Bills
SpendRule raised $4 million in seed funding for its AI platform, which checks vendor invoices against contract terms and flags potential overpayments.
Oct 29, 2026
Pew survey finds 60% of Americans uneasy with AI in medical care
A Pew Research Center survey finds Americans are open to AI handling some healthcare tasks, but most want human review and remain uncomfortable with its use in diagnosis and treatment.
Oct 29, 2026
ALLOX Raises $10.5 Million for AI Drug Discovery Platform
ALLOX raised $10.5 million in seed funding to expand its drug discovery platform and advance its small molecule research programs.
Oct 29, 2026
Flagship Pioneering Merges Three Biotech Platforms Into Etcelera
Flagship Pioneering formed Etcelera by combining Cellarity, Etiome and Empress Therapeutics into an AI drug discovery company.
Oct 28, 2026
HHS Drops AI Model Card Requirement From Health IT Certification
The HTI-5 final rule removes 14 health IT certification criteria, including a requirement for AI model cards, and revises seven others.
Oct 28, 2026
Anthropic Expands Free Claude Credits to 20 Science Groups
Anthropic is expanding its AI for Science program through partnerships with 20 scientific foundations, institutions and research groups worldwide.
Oct 28, 2026
Eli Lilly Licenses SpeechDx Data for Alzheimer's Research
Eli Lilly will use the SpeechDx dataset to study speech as a marker for Alzheimer's disease risk and cognitive decline.
Oct 28, 2026
Formation Bio Forms $600 Million Drug Development Fund
Formation Bio formed a $600 million fund to acquire and advance 10 to 15 clinical stage drug programs over the next three to five years.
Oct 28, 2026
Zocdoc Opens Healthcare Booking Infrastructure to AI Agents
Zocdoc is opening its healthcare booking infrastructure to registered AI agents and partnering with Instinct to support provider searches, insurance checks and confirmed appointments.
Oct 27, 2026
Anthropic Reports Early Claude Results in Drug Development
Anthropic says Claude has supported drug design, laboratory analysis, regulatory documentation, and clinical trial planning in projects with six life sciences organizations.
Oct 27, 2026
Insilico Reports Early ISM6331 Responses in Mesothelioma
Insilico Medicine reported a 40% objective response rate at the 130 mg dose of ISM6331 in a small group of participants with mesothelioma.
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