Advances in diagnostic technologies, liquid biopsy, biomarker analysis, imaging, and early cancer detection methods transforming preventive medicine.
A new class of AI foundation models trained on millions of whole slide images is reshaping how cancer is diagnosed. Inside Virchow 2, Prov-GigaPath, CHIEF, and the FDA clearance of…
For the first time in U.S. medical history, every adult is being told to measure a single genetic blood marker that explains a hidden quarter of heart attack risk. Inside…
AI case finding may be one of the most important healthcare delivery use cases of 2026: finding patients who already qualify for proven care but remain invisible to the system.
An estimated 1.4 billion people carry genetically elevated lipoprotein(a), a cholesterol-like particle that drives premature heart attacks, strokes, and aortic stenosis. For 60 years cardiologists could measure it but not…
GUARDIAN, BEACONS, BabySeq2, BeginNGS, and the NHS Generation Study are running in parallel in 2026. Inside the 12-fold detection signal from Columbia, the $14.4 million NIH multi-state pilot, and what…
For two decades after the Human Genome Project, the promise of personalized medicine outran the data. In 2026, that gap is finally closing. Polygenic risk scores built from millions of…
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring shows whether atherosclerosis is already in your coronary arteries. Inside the Agatston origin story, the MESA evidence base, the Power of Zero, the AI tools…
A new KRAS-targeting oral drug called daraxonrasib has nearly doubled survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer, with median overall survival of 13.2 months versus 6.7 months on chemotherapy in the landmark…
A peer-reviewed study published in Science finds OpenAI’s o1 model correctly diagnosed 67% of real emergency room cases, beating two attending physicians and triggering one of the most consequential debates…
A Nature Communications study from UCLA found that severe narcolepsy destroys neurons in a second brain region previously overlooked, overturning a foundational assumption held for nearly 25 years and opening…
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