AI in Healthcare Blogs

Given the sudden and unexpected cuts to various federal agencies, including the Health and Human Services (HHS,) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA,) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC,) there is concern about the future of medical research, disease … Read More

The last few months have been scary times. It is the first time in my life when I feel that the pillars of the economic progress that we’ve made over the last 250 years are under serious threat. In an … Read More

In the first post in this series, we discussed the quest for a longer and healthier life and how unproven approaches are dominating this commercial markets right now. Beyond the preventive measures involving lifestyle changes and certain medications to help … Read More

It is without a doubt that the last decade has seen a surge of interest in health, wellness, mindfulness, mental health, and longevity. I have to assume that with the mobile revolution and the ready availability of apps and wearables … Read More

Later today, I’ll be debating Avisha NessAiver, data scientist and creator of @DistilledScience, about whether AI will replace doctors! The debate will be moderated by the host of Digital Health Investor Talk podcast, Steve Wardell.  Recently, Bill Gates has mentioned … Read More

Last year, several key developments sparked optimism about the government and industry coming together to create certainty and provide catalysts for the adoption of much needed technologies to make healthcare more accessible and of higher quality. On the government side, … Read More

Back in 2020, just as it looked like the entire world came to a stop from the pandemic, many of us thought that the capital markets would suffer greatly. After all, investors look for stability, strong economic activity, and consumer … Read More

One of the most salient discussions around AI is if it will lead to mass job losses and aggregate even more wealth in the hands of the few.  I used the last 3 posts discussing AI agents and how the … Read More

In the last post in this series about AI agents and their upcoming role in healthcare, I want to start with the following table that shows how the capabilities of generative AI models has evolved over the last 2 years. … Read More

In the last post, we discussed the improving capabilities of generative AI and its increasing ability to  reason through complex problems. This is the evolution that will be critical if AI systems will become fully autonomous in the near future … Read More