A quiet revolution is taking place in health care technology. AI is shedding its screen-bound constraints and stepping into forms that blend seamlessly into our lives—rings, glasses, pendants, earbuds. These “ambient” devices collect real-t…
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Closing the gap in respiratory care: How robotics can expand access in underserved communities
As a U.S.-licensed respiratory therapist and former ENT physician, I have seen firsthand how respiratory illnesses can devastate lives when early intervention is out of reach. From hospital wards in Moscow to respiratory units in Florida, the one const…
Model context protocol: the standard that brings AI into clinical workflow
The real limitation of clinical AI isn’t the model; it’s the context. AI can draft notes, flag interactions, and read scans. However, when it comes to understanding the patient in front of you, it’s still a matter of working in the da…
Addressing the physician shortage: How AI can help, not replace
The physician shortage in the United States is a real and urgent issue. Projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) estimate that by 2034, the nation could face a deficit between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians. Primary care will…
The silent threat in health care layoffs
The health care industry rightfully remains vigilant against external cyber threats, with the Director-General of the World Health Organization even labeling file loss from ransomware as potentially “issues of life and death.” Patient safet…
In medicine and law, professions that society relies upon for accuracy
Integrity and trust are foundational. But today, that trust is under assault—not from human error, nor negligence, but from the sophisticated but disturbingly unreliable outputs of artificial intelligence (AI). What the media euphemistically calls R…
“Think twice, heal once”: Why medical decision-making needs a second opinion from your slower brain (and AI)
Medicine demands fast decisions. Chest pain in triage. A vague complaint from an elderly patient. A scan with subtle shadows. But the speed that saves lives can also lead to predictable, systematic errors, especially when we trust our gut too much. Psy…
Why fearing AI is really about fearing ourselves
I was at a conference of physician executives and physician founders recently, and there were many stimulating conversations. The idea that AI could see us as a threat and eventually destroy us came up in various forms, often as a half-serious joke. Ha…
Health care’s data problem: the real obstacle to AI success
As health care continues its digital transformation journey, a critical reality is becoming increasingly apparent to industry leaders: The success of artificial intelligence in health care hinges entirely on data quality. While the excitement around AI…
What ChatGPT’s tone reveals about our cultural values
When Sam Altman recently said ChatGPT had become “too sycophantic,” the comment landed like a small UX confession—an admission that the model had gotten a little too flattering, a little too eager to please. Most coverage treated it as a by…
