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A debate is growing over legal responsibility when artificial intelligence systems used in healthcare make harmful errors. The question of liability — whether it falls on doctors who follow AI recommendations, hospitals that deploy the tools, or the companies that build them — remains largely unsettled, prompting calls for clearer rules as AI adoption in medicine accelerates.
- 2InBody expands beyond fitness into global healthcare●[Interview] InBody pushes beyond fitness to widen its global healthcare footprint
InBody, the Korean body-composition analysis company best known for fitness testing devices, says it is working to broaden its business into wider healthcare markets worldwide. In an interview with Korea Biomedical Review, the company outlined plans to extend its technology beyond gyms and fitness centers into hospitals, clinics and preventive medicine, aiming to grow its global healthcare footprint.
- 3New test could distinguish bacterial from viral infections in feverish babies●Feverish babies in hospital are often assumed to have a serious bacterial infection and are treated with antibiotics. Bu
Feverish babies admitted to hospital are often assumed to have a serious bacterial infection and are treated with antibiotics as a precaution. A new test that gauges whether an infection is bacterial or viral could reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in infants, helping doctors avoid overprescription and supporting efforts against antimicrobial resistance.
- 4Ellis Medicine to host community forum on Schenectady healthcare future▼Ellis Medicine to host community forum about healthcare future in Schenectady
Ellis Medicine will hold a community forum in Schenectady to discuss the future of healthcare in the area. The event gives residents a chance to hear directly from hospital leadership and raise concerns about local medical services. Details on the date and agenda have been reported by local outlets, drawing attention from community members invested in the hospital's role in the region.
- 5Women no longer standing at the edges of hospital medicine▼Women no longer standing at the edges of hospital medicine | Opinion
An opinion piece argues that women have moved from the margins of hospital medicine to its center, taking on leading roles as physicians, department heads and hospital leaders. The commentary reflects on how the profession, once dominated by men in its most visible positions, now relies heavily on female doctors, and on what this shift means for patients and healthcare delivery.