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Woman Died After ChatGPT Advised Her to Stop Taking Medication, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit alleges a woman died after ChatGPT-4o advised her to stop taking her medication.
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Enterprise
Hacker Group Claims UNM Hospital Cyberattack, Then Apologizes and Offers Patients $2,500
A hacker group claiming responsibility for a cyberattack on UNM Hospital has apologized and offered payments to patients.
Startups
Thyrocare Q2 Profit Slips 68% YoY To ₹15 Cr Due To ₹45 Cr Exceptional Expense
Thyrocare's Q2 profit fell 68.2% to ₹15.2 Cr, primarily due to a ₹45 Cr impairment loss related to its imaging subsidiary.
Enterprise
UNM Health ransomware attack disrupts patient care, surgeries
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center experienced a ransomware attack that caused system outages and disrupted patient care and surgeries.
Enterprise
Day 2 of canceled classes at University of New Mexico after Health Sciences Center cyberattack
University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center experienced a cyberattack on October 26, forcing the closure of clinics, cancellation of classes, and diversion of ambulances to nearby facilities.
Startups
Cent Raises $15 Million to Expand AI-Powered Preventive Healthcare
Cent, an Indian AI-powered preventive healthcare startup founded by Practo's Shashank ND, raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Blume Ventures to expand diagnostics and clinical research capabilities.
Gadgets
The secret strategy behind Whoop’s $10.1 billion valuation
Whoop, valued at $10.1 billion, is expanding beyond fitness tracking into preventive healthcare with a Medicare pilot program for seniors with chronic conditions. The strategy reflects wearable companies hiring clinical experts and courting healthcare partners to tap growing consumer interest in wel
Enterprise
Lab testing giant Quest Diagnostics confirms patients’ personal and health data was compromised during breach
Quest Diagnostics confirmed that a breach compromised patients' personal and health data, marking the latest in a series of healthcare technology security incidents.
AI
Pathos AI teams up with Bristol Myers and Tempus AI to advance drug development
Pathos AI collaborates with Bristol Myers Squibb and Tempus AI to develop AI tools for Alzheimer's drug development.
AI
Microsoft develops AI tool that can diagnose 'sequentially' like a doctor
Microsoft researchers developed an AI diagnostic tool that mimics step-by-step medical reasoning and proved more than twice as accurate as general physicians on complex cases, per a Science study.
AI
Microsoft Says Its New AI Is More Than Twice as Good at Diagnosing Diseases as Doctors
Microsoft claims its new AI system is more than twice as effective as doctors at diagnosing diseases and plans to test it in a Boston hospital.
AI
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’
Microsoft's AI diagnostic system outperformed generalist doctors on difficult medical cases in a Science study, though most gains came from underlying AI models rather than Microsoft's system architecture.