AstraZeneca and Oracle Launch Global AI Collaboration to Speed Clinical Trials and Early Diagnosis
AstraZeneca and Oracle announced a global AI collaboration on October 20, 2026 to speed clinical trial recruitment and early diagnosis, starting with a hypertension pilot in Abu Dhabi built on deidentified real-world data.
Swedish MASAI Trial Finds AI-Supported Mammography Catches More Cancers Without More False Alarms
Sweden's randomized MASAI trial found AI-supported mammography improved detection of clinically relevant breast cancers without raising false-positive rates, bolstering the evidence base for AI-assisted screening.
New AI Model Automates Cervical Cancer Screening Reads Across 9,000-Plus Slides
A new AI system called Cytoreader-Fusion automated dual-stain cervical cancer screening reads across more than 9,000 slides in a retrospective study, part of a broader wave of AI cancer-screening research in 2026.
UpDoc’s FDA Clearance Opens the Door for AI That Talks Directly to Patients
UpDoc's June FDA clearance as a patient-facing large language model opened new regulatory territory for AI that interacts directly with patients, a precedent other companies are now racing to replicate.
FDA’s AI-Enabled Medical Device List Tops 1,600, With Clearances on Pace to Set a New Record
The FDA's list of authorized AI-enabled medical devices passed 1,600 in September, with 2026 clearances on pace to set a new annual record, even as the agency says its own list likely undercounts the true total.
Insilico Dosed the First Patient in a Trial for a Fully AI-Discovered Drug
Insilico Medicine dosed the first patient in a trial for a candidate it says was discovered and designed using AI, a milestone in the race to prove computational drug discovery can produce viable therapeutics.
Mayo Clinic Let Its Nurses Pitch AI Agents — More Than 450 Entries Later, Microsoft Is Helping Build the Finalists
Mayo Clinic challenged its own nurses to pitch autonomous AI agent ideas, drawing more than 450 entries and 33 finalists now building prototypes with Microsoft, with the full nursing department set to vote on which ones move forward.
St. Luke’s Health System Taps hellocare.ai to Put AI-Assisted Virtual Nursing in Every Idaho Hospital Room
St. Luke's Health System has selected hellocare.ai to deploy AI-assisted virtual nursing, virtual sitting and connected-room technology across its southern Idaho hospitals, part of a fast-growing national push into enterprise virtual care.
Character.AI and Google Settle Five Lawsuits Over Chatbots and Teen Mental Health Harm
Character.AI and Google settled five lawsuits alleging the company's chatbot companions contributed to teen suicides and severe mental health harm, even as a broader wave of similar litigation against AI chatbot makers continues to grow.