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AI for Mental Health Gains Traction as Experts Warn of Risks for Teen Relationship Development

Harvard's AI model predicts immunotherapy outcomes across cancer types with improved accuracy

AI analyzes tumor biopsies to predict immunotherapy success in rare cancers, quadrupling survival

NHS App to Use AI Patient Triage Tool to Direct Patients to Appropriate Services by 2028

AI for Mental Health Gains Traction as Experts Warn of Risks for Teen Relationship Development

Millions now turn to AI chatbots for mental health support, with 64% of 25-34 year-olds using them for wellbeing conversations. While these tools offer instant, stigma-free support, researchers warn that teen reliance on AI could disrupt how young people develop critical interpersonal skills and navigate human relationships.

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Harvard's AI model predicts immunotherapy outcomes across cancer types with improved accuracy

Harvard researchers developed COMPASS, a generalizable AI that predicts which cancer patients will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors. The AI model outperformed existing approaches by 8.5% and provides interpretable results based on tumor gene activity. Published in Nature Medicine, this advance could transform personalized medicine and clinical trial enrollment.

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AI analyzes tumor biopsies to predict immunotherapy success in rare cancers, quadrupling survival

NHS App to Use AI Patient Triage Tool to Direct Patients to Appropriate Services by 2028

AI therapist reads smartwatch signals to detect emotional distress before you ask for help

Cigna invests $100 million in Pharmacy Forward, an AI-powered program to transform specialty care

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NHS App to Use AI Patient Triage Tool to Direct Patients to Appropriate Services by 2028

The NHS app will use AI to determine which service is most appropriate for patients in England, directing them to GP appointments, pharmacies, or A&E. The AI triage tool will reach 200,000 patients in the next year and be available to all users by April 2028. A trial at Wealden Ridge Medical Partnership saw a 29% reduction in phone queues, but health leaders urge focus on patient safety and digital exclusion.

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03 Jul 2026

Harvard's AI model predicts immunotherapy outcomes across cancer types with improved accuracy

Harvard researchers developed COMPASS, a generalizable AI that predicts which cancer patients will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors. The AI model outperformed existing approaches by 8.5% and provides interpretable results based on tumor gene activity. Published in Nature Medicine, this advance could transform personalized medicine and clinical trial enrollment.

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01 Jul 2026

Cigna invests $100 million in Pharmacy Forward, an AI-powered program to transform specialty care

Cigna's Evernorth launched Pharmacy Forward, an AI-powered specialty pharmacy program backed by a $100 million investment through 2028. Starting with Accredo Specialty Pharmacy, the initiative aims to halve prescription processing time and reduce clinician documentation by up to 50%, while generating $400 million in value by 2028.

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30 Jun 2026

AI analyzes tumor biopsies to predict immunotherapy success in rare cancers, quadrupling survival

Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center developed an AI tool that analyzes routine pathology slides to predict immunotherapy response in rare cancers. Patients with favorable AI-identified markers lived nearly four times longer—42 months versus 10 months—and showed a 64% lower risk of disease progression or death.

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AI for Mental Health Gains Traction as Experts Warn of Risks for Teen Relationship Development

Millions now turn to AI chatbots for mental health support, with 64% of 25-34 year-olds using them for wellbeing conversations. While these tools offer instant, stigma-free support, researchers warn that teen reliance on AI could disrupt how young people develop critical interpersonal skills and navigate human relationships.

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28 Jun 2026

AI therapist reads smartwatch signals to detect emotional distress before you ask for help

University of Ottawa researchers developed UbiMyTherapist, an AI therapist that monitors physiological signals from smartwatches and earbuds to detect emotional distress in real time. The system offers proactive mental health support by intervening before users reach out, addressing a key limitation of existing mental health chatbots.

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26 Jun 2026

Large-scale clinical trial finds generative AI improves care quality but not patient outcomes

A randomized controlled trial involving over 9,600 patients across 16 primary care clinics in Kenya tested whether generative AI can improve patient-level outcomes in real-world settings. The AI Consult tool improved clinical documentation and decision-making quality while reducing antibiotic costs, but showed no significant impact on short-term treatment failure rates. The findings raise important questions about measuring AI's value in primary care.

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23 Jun 2026

UC San Diego Researcher Wins $5.6M NIH Award to Build AI Tools for Disease Prevention

Natasha Martin from UC San Diego has secured a prestigious $5.6 million NIH Avant-Garde Award to develop AI tools that prevent HIV, hepatitis C, and overdose. The AMPLIFY project will create digital twins—AI-powered simulations trained on community data—to help public health departments allocate resources and design interventions tailored to people who use drugs across the United States.

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19 Jun 2026

AI discovers hidden antibiotic candidates inside prion proteins linked to brain diseases

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania used AI to uncover a surprising source of antibiotics: prion proteins known for causing fatal brain diseases. The deep-learning platform identified over 1,000 antimicrobial peptides called prionins, with dozens showing strong activity against drug-resistant bacteria in lab and mouse tests.

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AI in medicine helps Boston Children's Hospital crack 18 rare disease diagnosis cases

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital used OpenAI's o3 model to identify 18 new diagnoses among children with rare genetic diseases that had stumped doctors for years. The NEJM AI study analyzed 376 previously unsolved cases, demonstrating how AI tools can augment clinical expertise in navigating complex genetic data and medical literature to deliver answers to families.

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Ultrahuman M2 Live brings affordable metabolic health tracking to US consumers at $99 per month

Ultrahuman has launched M2 Live in the United States, making continuous glucose monitoring accessible to non-diabetic consumers. The platform integrates Abbott's over-the-counter Lingo CGM with AI-powered health insights, starting at $99 per month. It combines glucose data with sleep, activity, and biomarker tracking to provide comprehensive metabolic health monitoring.

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18 Jun 2026

Deep learning identifies promising antibiotic candidates against drug-resistant gonorrhea

Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute used deep learning to screen 6 million compounds and identified two promising candidates against multi-drug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The lead compound, called A1, targets alanine racemase, an enzyme critical for bacterial cell wall formation. The study marks the first use of Organ Chip technology for antibiotic preclinical testing, offering a faster validation pipeline.

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77% of Psychologists Report Patients Using AI Chatbots for Mental Health Support

A new American Psychological Association survey reveals that over three-quarters of U.S. psychologists have patients using AI chatbots for mental health support, diagnosis, and even intimate relationships. While some patients report feeling validated, 36% are developing dependency on chatbots, and 15% show signs of distorted thinking—raising urgent questions about the risks of AI in mental health care.

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17 Jun 2026

Stanford grads raise $11M to build noninvasive wearable for continuous hormone tracking

Clair Health, founded by 21-year-old Jenny Duan and Abhinav Agarwal, secured $11.6 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures to develop what they call the first continuous non-invasive hormone monitor for women. The wearable uses 10 biosensors including a novel biomagnetic sensor to track hormonal health, targeting conditions like perimenopause, PCOS, and endometriosis with a November launch planned at $369.

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AI analyzes retinal photos to predict Alzheimer's disease risk decades before symptoms appear

University of Florida researchers trained machine learning models on retinal photographs from over 40,000 patients to identify early Alzheimer's disease risk factors. The AI-powered analysis detected biological and lifestyle indicators like blood pressure, smoking, and insomnia by examining the retina's arteries and optic nerve, offering a low-cost alternative to expensive brain scans.

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