Artificial intelligence may not be a classic “gizmo,” but it’s become an undeniable force in healthcare—evolving rapidly even since Medgadget’s farewell. From streamlining clinical workflows to flagging anomalies in imaging, algorithms are working their way into nearly every corner of medicine.
The jury’s still out on just how useful, safe, or transformative these tools will ultimately be. But there’s no shortage of momentum—or headlines. So here’s a curated look at the most noteworthy AI-in-medicine developments from the past month (or last week when GizmoMD launched…).
🔬 Cancer Detection and Treatment
- AI models might spot pancreatic cancer at an early stage and predict the deadly disease’s prognosis (University of Sharjah)
- Laser, Sound, and AI for Safe, Effective, and Painless Breast Imaging (Caltech)
- AI-based large-scale screening of gastric cancer from noncontrast CT imaging
- AI matches doctors in mapping lung tumors for radiation therapy (Northwestern University)
- Insilico Medicine begins clinical trial for AI-designed cancer drug ISM3412
- CCNY, MSKCC experts develop high-performance open-source AI for breast cancer detection (CCNY)
- AI tool set to transform characterisation and treatment of cancers (Garvan Institute)
🧠 AI in Brain and Neurological Health
- USF-developed technology analyzes facial expressions to identify childhood PTSD (Univ. of South Florida)
- Mayo Clinic’s AI tool identifies 9 dementia types, including Alzheimer’s, with one scan (Mayo Clinic)
- Sora Neuroscience Announces FDA Clearance of Cirrus Resting State fMRI Brain Mapping Software
🖼️ AI in Imaging and Diagnostics
- New AI tool helps patients decode their radiology reports (Stanford University)
- Showing A Better Heartbeat (Univ. of Missouri)
- Artificial Intelligence Helps to Detect Dangerous Colon Polyps (Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences)
❤️ AI in Chronic and General Disease Management
- AI detects fatty liver disease with chest X-rays (Osaka Metropolitan University)
- AI Helps Researchers Understand Lung Disease and Proposes Treatment (Yale University)
- Application of artificial intelligence in myopia prevention and control (Capital Medical University China)
🧒 AI in Pediatric and Developmental Care
- ETRI develops innovative technology for early autism screening in young children (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea)
- HKU Dentistry develops world’s first AI system for single-tooth prediction of early childhood caries detection with over 90% accuracy (University of Hong Kong)
