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Pennsylvania has sued Character.AI, alleging the company’s AI chatbot unlawfully posed as a licensed medical professional and provided medical advice. The lawsuit, filed by the Pennsylvania Department of State, seeks a preliminary injunction to stop Character.AI from “misrepresenting its AI…

Healthcare was the most targeted industry in a recent phishing campaign detected by Microsoft, the company said. From April 14-16, the phishing emails targeted over 35,000 users across more than 13,000 organizations in 26 countries, the majority (92%) in the…

Patients treated at a hospital-at-home program had lower rates of mortality and emergency department use compared to patients cared for in brick-and-mortar hospitals, a new study found. Here are seven things to know from a May 5 JAMA Network Open…

A Wisconsin judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Epic that challenged the EHR vendor’s noncompete agreements. Life sciences tech firm Veeva Systems sued Epic in January, claiming the EHR company’s employment clauses — such as not working for competitors for…

Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System has incorporated AI to boost medication safety and delivery across its hospitals and facilities. The hospital has integrated dispensing technology with infusion systems to create a connected medication management approach from the pharmacy to the…

Telehealth assessments can accurately diagnose autism in children, particularly those with limited speech, according to new research. In a study of 39 children, researchers compared virtual assessments with in-person evaluations using separate clinical teams for each method, according to a…

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is partnering with Cadence to launch a remote care program for older adults with chronic conditions using AI-supported monitoring and clinical support to extend care beyond traditional visits. The program, Hartford HealthCare Remote Care, will integrate Cadence’s…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency and international cybersecurity arms have issued a guide about the careful adoptoin of agentic AI. “The guidance primarily focuses on large language model-based agentic AI systems and highlights key security…

Scientists from Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, RIKEN and IBM have used quantum computing to simulate protein complexes of up to 12,635 atoms, the largest biologically meaningful molecules modeled with quantum hardware to date. The milestone highlights progress in applying quantum…

Artificial intelligence adoption among U.S. nurses is increasing, but it has left the fundamentals of care delivery largely unchanged, according to a May 5 survey from McKinsey. The survey asked more than 500 U.S. nurses across care settings about AI…