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60 stories for“medical AI”
OpenAI's health-focused experience brings medical records and wellness questions closer to conversational AI, while making privacy and clinical limits impossible to ignore.
Jul 24, 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese disclosed the 18 June incident on Wednesday. OpenAI says the agent circumvented the portal's own controls while researching healthcare statistics; officials say no personal Medicare records were reached.
Sep 25, 2026
MAI-DxO, an orchestrator of several AI agents, beat generalist doctors on 304 published case reports. Microsoft's own tests show how much of the gain comes from the model underneath.
Oct 23, 2026
Pooling nine small trials of 537 adults, reviewers found little to no meaningful gain in sleep from regulated cannabis products, more mild side effects, and evidence too weak to guide treatment.
Oct 13, 2026
A useful kit is small, current and findable. Dressings, a thermometer, tweezers, gloves and a few basic medicines cover most household accidents. The rest is knowing what to do, which a short course teaches better than any box.
Sep 19, 2026
PFO, asthma, diabetes and certain medications can all change whether diving is safe. Here is why the medical questionnaire before a course matters.
Jan 27, 2025
Diving emergencies far from shore involve costly medical evacuations and coordination. Here is how that response is actually funded and organised, and who calls the shots.
Jun 25, 2026
Most claims fail on four things: an undeclared medical condition, alcohol, an activity the policy did not cover, and a trip that had already gone wrong when the policy was bought. Each is avoidable if you know to look.
Oct 26, 2023
A medicine that is routine at home can be controlled, restricted or banned elsewhere. Carry originals, a prescriber's letter and only what you need, and check the destination's rules before you pack.
Sep 20, 2026
Updated traveler attention around Ebola-affected areas underscores a basic rule: monitor official advice, know the symptoms and seek help without stigmatizing whole countries.
Jul 24, 2026
A preliminary analysis of 356 Black adults in Boston found 12 weeks of DASH groceries did not raise potassium dangerously, but it excluded advanced kidney disease and is not yet peer reviewed.
Oct 13, 2026
Modelling 28,349 real cardiac arrests across seven departments outside central Paris found drone-delivered defibrillators reached the scene within five minutes in more than 95 per cent of cases, against 30 to 40 per cent for fetching a fixed device by road.
Sep 27, 2026
He trained in intensive care, built an audience of millions, was struck off by his own syndicate, and died in a Dubai hotel room at 47. The arguments about him did not stop there.
May 10, 2026
Launched at the World Health Summit in Berlin, the assessment counts avoidable lost healthy life to 2100 and puts nuclear conflict and malicious AI top for extinction risk, but is no ranking.
Oct 12, 2026
The 71-year-old pontiff is recovering at Rome's Gemelli hospital after doctors confirmed adenocarcinoma during Tuesday's operation, and his audiences are cancelled through 20 October.
Oct 15, 2026
When a diver surfaces with decompression sickness, a hyperbaric chamber is the only real fix. Here is how recompression works, and where chambers actually are.
Nov 18, 2024
In a 108-patient trial followed for ten years, the produce arm had fewer hospital stays and dialysis starts than usual care. The finding is a post hoc analysis shown at a meeting.
Oct 23, 2026
DAN is a name every diver knows, but membership and dive accident insurance are not the same thing. Here is what each one actually buys you.
Jun 30, 2025
Heat illness is one of the most preventable medical emergencies there is, and most of the popular advice about it is either useless or actively wrong. The humidity is what changes the arithmetic.
Aug 8, 2026
Hovilpri, a daily tablet with a new mechanism, beat investigators' choice of older drugs in a 101-person trial. It is aimed at people with transplants, blood cancers or HIV whose sores will not heal.
Oct 10, 2026
The rights group says Houthi forces encircled Yemen's third-largest city this month, and cites UN figures on empty flour stocks, a failing health system and halved water production.
Oct 29, 2026
Divers call it the bends. Doctors call it decompression sickness. Here is what nitrogen bubbles actually do to tissue, and how hyperbaric treatment reverses it.
Feb 14, 2024
Qantas is preparing aircraft for nonstop Sydney routes to London and New York, raising practical questions about comfort, health, scheduling and demand.
Jul 28, 2026
Fluid can flood the lungs of a fit, healthy diver in cold or calm water alike. What immersion pulmonary edema is, who gets it and why mild symptoms should never be shrugged off.
Oct 17, 2026
Safety divers, counterballast lines and strict medical protocol turned a high risk sport into one of the most closely supervised in the water.
Mar 11, 2025
A new 2026-2027 plan targets malnutrition, preventable blindness, heart care and essential treatment for nearly 50,000 people in Somalia.
Jul 29, 2026
Paramedics, firefighters and volunteer rescuers are dying in numbers that have no modern precedent. In Lebanon alone, 110 emergency workers were killed in a matter of months. This is what they do, and what it costs.
Aug 13, 2026
About 200 patients are being moved out of a damaged Kharkiv medical facility, Russia says 856 drones were shot down overnight, and Washington has set trilateral talks for 10 November.
Nov 3, 2026
Scuba has real hazards, but recreational diving within training and conditions is a managed-risk activity, not the extreme gamble suggested by rare accident headlines.
Jul 25, 2026
Oral immunotherapy raises the dose a patient can tolerate before a reaction starts. That protects against accidents, which is not the same as being able to eat the food.
Jul 29, 2026
GLP-1 receptor agonists did not start as weight loss drugs. Here is the biology behind Ozempic, Mounjaro and the hormone they mimic.
Jan 25, 2024
It has an authorised FDA health claim, which almost no supplement does, and meta-analyses behind it for cholesterol, blood glucose and constipation. One gel-forming property explains all three, and so does the way it goes wrong.
Aug 20, 2026
Coughing pink after a deep dive is not something to shrug off. Squeeze happens when tissue cannot keep up with pressure, and the usual causes are tension, forcing equalisation and pushing depth too fast.
Aug 13, 2026
DAN's annual diving reports track how divers die each year, and the leading cause is rarely the dramatic equipment failure popular imagination assumes it to be.
Jun 19, 2026
Fear, disrupted sleep, grief and irritability are common during conflict. Evidence-based support begins with safety and practical care, while recognizing when professional help is urgent.
Jul 25, 2026
WHO says the risk remains low for most people as cases rise in parts of Europe, but bite prevention and awareness of severe symptoms matter.
Jul 31, 2026
Divers Alert Network is not a training agency and issues no certifications. It collects the injury data, then publishes guidance based on it. Here is that guidance, in the order it matters.
Aug 12, 2026
Diaa al-Awady died on 19 April. Egypt banned his content on 3 May. The system spread faster afterwards. What that reveals about religious vocabulary, distrust of doctors and the cost of a health panic is more useful than another round of the argument.
Aug 22, 2026
Ten people with advanced retinitis pigmentosa got a light-sensing gene and wore camera goggles. Light sensitivity improved in seven, but sight was not restored and the trial was built for safety.
Oct 9, 2026
On the eve of the anniversary, aid groups and the UN's relief chief describe a Gaza short of shelter, clean water and working hospitals, while Israel says it blocks items with military use.
Oct 9, 2026
As fires force evacuations across France and Spain, fine particles can travel far beyond fire lines and worsen heart and lung disease after the immediate emergency fades.
Jul 25, 2026
The local truce began at 3 a.m. Kyiv time for aid and evacuations in the occupied Kherson town, though the Kremlin says it is not a wider pause and Kyiv fears evacuees could be steered to Russia.
Oct 27, 2026
The official protein RDA has stood since the 1970s. New research on aging and muscle loss suggests it may be far too low for a meaningful share of older adults.
Jul 8, 2025
Measurement, medical imaging, homebuilding and a presentation startup all changed hands in the first fortnight of August. The mid-market is moving while the giants wait on regulators.
Aug 15, 2026
Rentosertib was built to treat pulmonary fibrosis. In 42 patients, blood proteins read by six independent clocks came out three to four years younger after a month. Independent doctors say a younger score is not a younger person.
Sep 15, 2026
Falling asleep requires your core temperature to drop, which is difficult when the night does not cool. The fixes that work target body temperature rather than room temperature, and cost very little.
Aug 13, 2026
Below 50 metres, ordinary air becomes a liability for divers. Here is the physics behind nitrogen narcosis, rising gas density, and why trimix exists as the technical diving standard.
Jun 8, 2026
The field of robotics has witnessed a remarkable rise, revolutionizing industries across the globe. From manufacturing and healthcare to agriculture and logistics, robots are making significant contributions in terms of efficiency, precision, and automation. In this blog post, we will delve into the impact of robotics on various industries, examining the advantages they bring, the
May 27, 2023
Lionfish, stonefish, stingrays and most jellyfish deliver venoms that heat breaks down. The standard measure is immersion in fresh water as hot as you can stand without burning, capped at 45 degrees, for thirty to ninety minutes.
Sep 2, 2026
Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as one of the most exciting and transformative technologies of the digital era. By immersing users in virtual worlds, VR offers a unique and immersive digital experience that has the potential to revolutionize various industries, from gaming and entertainment to education and healthcare. In this blog post, we will delve
May 29, 2023
The eight-glasses rule traces to an unreferenced 1945 guess. Here is what evidence-based bodies recommend instead.
Apr 8, 2025
The old assumption was that one breath cannot load enough nitrogen to matter. Repetitive deep dives with short surface intervals disprove it, and the divers it happens to are usually working, not competing.
Aug 12, 2026
Cancellations and rerouting across regional airspace are turning live airline checks, longer connection buffers and flexible bookings into essential trip planning.
Jul 24, 2026
At an emergency Security Council meeting in New York, Anthropic's Amodei called for international agreements against AI-built bioweapons and shared verification standards, while OpenAI's Altman said the moment calls for extreme care.
Sep 25, 2026
Vision 2030’s lasting success will depend on whether young Saudis gain the skills, confidence and pathways to lead industries that are still taking shape.
Jul 28, 2026
The most popular Ayurvedic herb in the world looks reassuring in clinical trials and much less so in hepatology case series. A systematic review has identified thirty-seven cases of ashwagandha-associated liver injury.
Sep 4, 2026
The White House says the first lady brokered a pause in fighting in the occupied Dnieper town, but Washington says it starts on 29 October while Russia's general staff points to the 27th.
Oct 24, 2026
The Philippines' remote World Heritage reef rewards careful planning with walls, sharks, turtles and a conservation model built around a short liveaboard season.
Jul 25, 2026
Two depth marks fell at the AIDA world championships in Cyprus, one in constant weight for men and one in free immersion for women. Both still await ratification.
Oct 10, 2026
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation ordered a blanket block on his audio, video and writing. The system kept spreading anyway, which raises a harder question than the ban answers.
Jun 8, 2026
