Hacker News with Generative AI: Healthcare

One of Britain's largest health trusts says 'no ta' to Palantir data platform (theregister.com)
Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) has decided not to adopt a national data platform – prescribed by the UK government and run by Palantir – until it has more evidence of the benefits and risks.

Healthcare, Data Privacy, Government, Technology, UK

7 points by rntn 3 hours ago | 2 comments

Launch HN: WorkDone (YC X25) – AI Audit of Medical Charts (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! We’re Dmitry, Sergey, and Alex, co-founders of WorkDone. In one sentence: we built an AI product that audits medical documentation in real time to catch and fix errors before they turn into treatment mistakes or denied insurance claims.

Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Startups, Medical Records

70 points by digitaltzar 23 hours ago | 54 comments

UnitedHealth paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers (theguardian.com)
UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, has secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents – part of a series of cost-cutting tactics that has saved the company millions, but at times risked residents’ health, a Guardian investigation has found.

Healthcare, Business, Ethics, Nursing Homes

40 points by Jimmc414 2 days ago | 23 comments

NHS England hospitals cast doubt on Palantir use case (theregister.com)
English hospitals are voicing their concern about the functionality provided by Palantir, the US spy-tech firm that won a £330 million ($437 million) deal to run the Federated Data Platform for NHS England, as around a third of trusts go live on the system.

Healthcare, Data Management, Government Contracts, Privacy Concerns

9 points by mastazi 3 days ago | 0 comments

FDA announces change to future Covid-19 vaccine approvals (cnn.com)

FDA, Covid-19, Vaccines, Healthcare, Public Health

10 points by jnlasher 3 days ago | 1 comments

23andMe Sells Gene-Testing Business to DNA Drug Maker Regeneron (bloomberg.com)
Bankrupt genetic-testing firm 23andMe agreed to sell its data bank, which once contained DNA samples from about 15 million people, to the drug developer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million.

Genetics, Healthcare, Business, Acquisitions

217 points by wslh 4 days ago | 124 comments

II-Medical – Edge MIT Licensed ChatGPT Level Medical AI (ii.inc)
Medical AI continues to advance at a rapid pace - and our II-Medical-8B is a testament to just how far we’ve come.

Medical AI, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare

4 points by emadm 5 days ago | 0 comments

UK hospitals doubt Palantir utility: We'd 'lose functionality rather than gain' (theregister.com)
English hospitals are voicing their concern about the functionality provided by Palantir, the US spy-tech firm that won a £330 million ($437 million) deal to run the Federated Data Platform for NHS England, as around a third of trusts go live on the system.

Healthcare, Data Management, Government Contracts, Privacy Concerns, United Kingdom

18 points by rntn 6 days ago | 2 comments

NHS rolls out 5-minute 'super-jab' for 15 cancers (england.nhs.uk)
Thousands of patients will benefit from a new cancer jab for more than a dozen types of the disease, with the NHS the first in Europe to offer the new injection.

Health, Cancer, UK, Technology, Healthcare

10 points by dsego 6 days ago | 0 comments

The first US hub for experimental medical treatments is coming (technologyreview.com)
Montana just passed a new bill backed by longevity enthusiasts that will enable access to drugs and therapies that are not approved by the FDA.

Medical Technology, Legislation, Healthcare, Experimental Treatments, Montana

3 points by vjulian 8 days ago | 0 comments

Palantir's NHS data platform rejected by most hospitals (democracyforsale.substack.com)

Healthcare, Data Privacy, Government, Technology, UK

9 points by RobAley 8 days ago | 0 comments

US doctors rewrite DNA of infant with genetic disorder in medical first (theguardian.com)
Doctors in the US have become the first to treat a baby with a customised gene-editing therapy after diagnosing the child with a severe genetic disorder that kills about half of those affected in early infancy.

Genetics, Medical Technology, Science, Healthcare

9 points by pseudolus 8 days ago | 0 comments

California sent residents' personal health data to LinkedIn (themarkup.org)
The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data to LinkedIn, forensic testing by The Markup has revealed.

Privacy, Healthcare, Data Breaches, California, Social Media

185 points by anticorporate 8 days ago | 114 comments

The A.I. Radiologist Will Not Be with You Soon (nytimes.com)
Nine years ago, one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence scientists singled out an endangered occupational species.

Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Technology, Medicine

119 points by voxadam 9 days ago | 206 comments

'Inverse vaccines': promise of a 'holy grail' treatment for autoimmune diseases (theguardian.com)
Autoimmune diseases affect as many as 800 million people around the world – around one in 10 of us. From multiple sclerosis and lupus to type one diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, these conditions all share a common trait: the body’s own immune system turns against itself.

Autoimmune Diseases, Medical Research, Healthcare, Immunology

5 points by pseudolus 11 days ago | 0 comments

Trump announces he'll sign executive order that aims to cut drug prices (cnn.com)

Politics, Healthcare, Drugs, Executive Orders

16 points by ourmandave 12 days ago | 1 comments

Elizabeth Holmes's partner raises millions for blood-testing startup (theguardian.com)
Elizabeth Holmes’s romantic partner – the father of her children – reportedly has raised millions of dollars to start up a new blood-testing company that is strikingly similar to the one that landed the Theranos founder in federal prison.

Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Legal, Silicon Valley

59 points by elorm 12 days ago | 75 comments

'It cannot provide nuance': UK experts warn AI therapy chatbots are not safe (theguardian.com)
Experts say such tools may give dangerous advice and more oversight is needed, as Mark Zuckerberg says AI can plug gap

Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Ethics, Regulation

165 points by distalx 13 days ago | 204 comments

mRNA vaccine makers are scrambling to navigate an 'existential threat' (nature.com)
Drug makers are scrambling to navigate an ‘existential threat’ to a once-celebrated technology.

mRNA Vaccines, Healthcare, Business, Technology

13 points by rntn 13 days ago | 3 comments

Digital Dinosaurs Supervising Medtech: Getting Audited by the Berlin Authorities (eidel.io)
At my company, we’ve had the questionable privilege to attend multiple audits of medical software manufacturers by the Berlin authorities. I’d like to share a few anecdotes. I’ll stick to the facts, and you can form your own opinion:

Software, Regulations, Healthcare, Germany

12 points by olieidel 13 days ago | 1 comments

Aetna reimburses 25% less than what they claim (case study) (johnsonkevin.com)
tl;dr - Aetna says they’ll reimburse 140% of the “Medicare Allowable Rate” for out-of-network medical expenses. In my case they find that number and reduce it by 25%.

Healthcare, Insurance, Consumer Rights, Case Study

17 points by kevin499 15 days ago | 0 comments

The Price of Remission (propublica.org)
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.

Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Drug Pricing, Cancer

89 points by danso 15 days ago | 93 comments

Will protein design tools solve the snake antivenom shortage? (owlposting.com)
There has been a fair bit of discussion over this recent ‘creating binders against snake venom protein’ paper from the Baker Lab that came out earlier this year, including this article from Derek Lowe.

Biotechnology, Science, Healthcare, Medicine

63 points by sebg 15 days ago | 28 comments

Medical device maker Masimo warns of cyberattack, manufacturing delays (bleepingcomputer.com)
Medical device company Masimo Corporation warns that a cyberattack is impacting production operations and causing delays in fulfilling customers' orders.

Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Healthcare

5 points by gnabgib 16 days ago | 2 comments

'Biomedical Lab in a Box' empowers engineers in low- and middle-income countries (news.mit.edu)
Globally, and especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a significant portion of the population lacks access to essential health-care services.

Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare, Technology

6 points by PaulHoule 17 days ago | 0 comments

A new hairlike electrode for long-term, high-quality EEG monitoring (psu.edu)
The future of electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring may soon look like a strand of hair.

Biotechnology, Neuroscience, Medical Technology, Healthcare

58 points by westurner 17 days ago | 14 comments

UnitedHealth's Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers (nytimes.com)
The company lent roughly $9 billion to practices affected by a vast cyberattack on its payment systems last year. Medical practices are now suing the health care colossus, saying it is pressuring them to repay funds.

Cybersecurity, Healthcare, Lawsuits, Business

17 points by rawgabbit 18 days ago | 3 comments

U.S. State Autism Databases (resiliencymentalhealth.com)
I have written before about my decision not to offer autism evaluations in North Dakota because of a state law that requires me to put my clients on a government list, which is unethical.

Autism, Healthcare, Privacy, Government Regulation

17 points by bookofjoe 18 days ago | 3 comments

EU prohibited paying for plasma – shortage met by buying plasma from US (dynomight.substack.com)
Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples:

EU, Healthcare, Plasma, US

10 points by felineflock 21 days ago | 3 comments

The end of compounded GLP-1 drugs leaves many patients in a ‘lose-lose’ position (statnews.com)
The explosion of compounded GLP-1 offerings over the past two years is coming to an end, and many patients are left with no good options.

Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, GLP-1 Drugs

38 points by djoldman 22 days ago | 64 comments