Patients Are Seeking Illicit Drug Advice from AI. What Standard of Care Should Apply?
When AI chatbots are asked about mixing substances, managing withdrawal, or reducing overdose risk, they increasingly provide substantive guidance.
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Read more: Simplification or Back to Square One? The Future of EU Medical AI Regulation Simplification or Back to Square One? The Future of EU Medical AI Regulation
As part of a recent effort to simplify and harmonize its digital framework, the European Union (EU) is considering two interlinked regulatory proposals that could fundamentally reshape the governance of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical devices.
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Read more: Hippocratic Quantum: The Ethics of Biomedical Discovery in the Quantum Age Hippocratic Quantum: The Ethics of Biomedical Discovery in the Quantum Age
Quantum technology is increasingly described as the telescope of the 21st century: a scientific instrument that expands what humans can observe, simulate, and engineer.
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Read more: An International Comparison: Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Approaches to AI in Health Care An International Comparison: Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Approaches to AI in Health Care
In this webinar, speakers will describe the international legal, regulatory, and ethical frameworks governing applications of AI in health care. They will compare approaches, discussing the opportunities and challenges, as well as the need for transparency, accountability, and guiding ethical principles in developing AI systems in health care. Panelists This event is organized by the…
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Read more: Bill of Health Announces New AI Policy Bill of Health Announces New AI Policy
Like the rest of the world, Bill of Health is grappling with how AI affects us. As Editor-in-Chief, I wanted to share our new policy for authors and invite your input.
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Read more: Quantum Computing Export Controls: Implications for the Health Care Sector Quantum Computing Export Controls: Implications for the Health Care Sector
Quantum computers promise to create a new wave of global innovation comparable to the advent of classic computers, the internet, and artificial intelligence. Unlike classical machines, quantum computers harness the principles of quantum mechanics to process information in radically different ways — enabling them to tackle certain tasks that are difficult or impossible for traditional…
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Read more: Decolonizing Digital Health: Reclaiming Equity, Consent, and Governance in Global Health Innovation Decolonizing Digital Health: Reclaiming Equity, Consent, and Governance in Global Health Innovation
The digital transformation of health care is advancing at unprecedented speed. Artificial intelligence (AI), mobile health apps, and telemedicine promise to enhance more accurate diagnoses, streamline care delivery, and expand access to health services worldwide.
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Read more: Plant Innovation in Europe: Patents and GMO Regulation Plant Innovation in Europe: Patents and GMO Regulation
Recently three key areas have attracted special EU attention: sustainability, biodiversity, and food supply and security.
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Read more: Surveillance, System Avoidance, and the Health of People Formerly Incarcerated Surveillance, System Avoidance, and the Health of People Formerly Incarcerated
Recent attempts to merge disconnected data systems within agencies reveal the government’s capacity for surveillance and population control, and highlight critical data privacy concerns.
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Read more: Mind the Gap: Regulating Neurotechnologies in the Consumer Age Mind the Gap: Regulating Neurotechnologies in the Consumer Age
Developments in neurotechnologies, which interface with one’s nervous system to monitor, stimulate, or modulate neural activity in the brain, are progressing at a rapid rate.
