The FDA has qualified the first AI-based drug development tool to support metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis clinical trials. The cloud-based tool, AI-Based Histologic Measurement of NASH (AIM-NASH), is designed to assist pathologists in assessing liver biopsy images, according to a Dec.…

Boston-based Athenahealth will offer Microsoft Dragon Copilot as a new ambient documentation option within its EHR, athenaOne, in the first half of 2026. The partnership adds Dragon Copilot to athenaOne’s Ambient Notes, a fully integrated AI tool that creates clinical…

The American Hospital Association is advising hospitals and health systems to fix a cybersecurity flaw that received the highest vulnerability score possible. The remote code execution vulnerability affects applications using React 19, a free, open-source program for building web and…

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network is examining how ambient AI can boost population health, its new CIO told Becker’s. The 14-hospital system has a codevelopment deal with healthcare AI startup Abridge and can tap into its parent organization, Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health,…

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has partnered with New Jersey Devils hockey player Jack Hughes on a multi-year initiative encouraging New Jersey residents to stay current on routine checkups and preventive screenings. Under the agreement, Mr. Hughes will serve as…

Hackensack Meridian Health, based in Edison, N.J., has been named an Official New York New Jersey World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter and the Official Hometown Hospital of the NY/NJ Host Committee. As part of the partnership, the health system…

Healthcare has the most AI agents in the scaling phase of any industry besides technology and media and communications, McKinsey & Co. reported. Here are the most common agentic AI business functions in healthcare (along with the number of respondents…

Healthcare IT workers can make six-figure salaries — no medical degree required. Here are the top college degrees for a career in health IT (along with median annual pay), according to an Investopedia data analysis published Dec. 6: 1. Bioinformatics/computational…

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has released its latest State of Enterprise AI report, offering a detailed look at how organizations are adopting artificial intelligence, what employees say they’re gaining from the technology, and how leaders are converting early experimentation…

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is pushing into a new phase of digital transformation centered on data, personalization and AI-driven coordination. Joel Vengco, chief information and digital officer, is central to the transformation. During an interview with the “Becker’s Healthcare Podcast,” Mr.…