The CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics is using AI-enhanced surveillance to assess both a Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in the DRC and an Andes virus cluster aboard a cruise ship, building on research showing such systems can detect outbreaks up to 24 days earlier.
The FDA has scheduled a September 23, 2026 advisory panel review of Grail's Galleri blood test, an AI-driven screen for more than 50 cancer types, despite a UK trial earlier this year that missed its primary endpoint.
UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley faced tough questions from Rep. Robin Kelly over AI-driven claim denial rates reportedly 16 times higher than typical, as Cigna and UnitedHealth both face active lawsuits over algorithmic claims processing.
Texas A&M and USC researchers are separately developing AI models that map Alzheimer's disease progression with far more precision than current diagnostics, potentially widening the window for early treatment.
A new AI algorithm called EvORanker compares genetic evolutionary patterns across 1,000 species to identify hidden gene-disease links, helping crack a previously unsolved rare disease case.
A Boston Children's Hospital and OpenAI study used an AI reasoning model to re-analyze 376 unsolved pediatric rare disease cases, helping physicians confirm 18 new diagnoses.
UCSF researchers built a multitask deep learning model that predicts Alzheimer's diagnosis and future cognitive decline from a single baseline MRI scan and demographic data.
A Stanford Medicine pilot study found an AI tool that drafts hospital discharge summaries is safe and linked to lower physician burnout, part of a broader 2026 wave of ambient documentation AI in hospitals.
A UCLA Health machine learning model trained on 97,000 patients is catching undiagnosed Alzheimer's cases at far higher rates than conventional tools, particularly among Black and Hispanic patients who are historically underdiagnosed.
Hackensack Meridian Health has become the first U.S. health system to earn the Joint Commission's Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare certification, a new credential evaluating governance, bias reduction, and transparency around hospital AI tools.