Hearing aid makers led by Starkey are adding AI-driven fall detection, activity tracking and heart rate monitoring to devices already worn all day by older adults, though researchers say real-world fall-detection accuracy still needs independent validation.
A Florida pastor is suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT downplayed his symptoms for months before he suffered a near-fatal pulmonary embolism, in a case testing how courts treat AI chatbots giving health-adjacent advice.
The EQUAL trial found Apple Watch-based AI heart monitoring detected atrial fibrillation in 9.6% of high-risk older adults versus 2.3% with standard care, bolstering the case for wearable-based stroke prevention.
Illinois's new WOPR Act bans AI chatbots from delivering psychotherapy or clinical decisions, with fines up to $10,000 per violation, making it the latest of four states to restrict AI mental-health tools in 2026.
DermaSensor's handheld AI device, cleared by the FDA for primary-care use, detects the three most common skin cancers with 96% sensitivity, aiming to catch melanoma earlier outside dermatology offices.
Aureka Biotechnologies raised $100 million to build a 'biological world model' that simulates antibody design rather than just predicting protein structure, entering a crowded AI drug discovery funding field dominated by billion-dollar players.
Alphabet's AI drug discovery spinout Isomorphic Labs closed a $2.1 billion Series B led by Thrive Capital in May 2026, one of the largest financings ever for an AI-first biotech, as it races toward its first human clinical trials by late 2026.
Woebot Health shut down its consumer AI therapy chatbot after years pursuing FDA marketing authorization it never received, with its founder blaming a regulatory process too slow for fast-moving AI — a cautionary tale now shadowing the whole AI mental health industry.
Chai Discovery raised a $400 million Series C at a $3.8 billion valuation to scale its generative AI models for designing antibodies and proteins, building on paid discovery partnerships with Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Novartis.
A phishing attack on healthcare AI vendor Xsolis exposed sensitive data on 1.4 million patients tied to clients including Humana and Mayo Clinic Health System, with at least eight health systems confirming their patients were affected.