With great power comes great responsibility. As we continue integrating AI into healthcare, we must ensure innovation doesn't outpace ethical considerations. Guardrails are essential to ensure it serves the purpose of innovative care delivery models without unintended consequences.
A St. Louis County jury has awarded $48.1 million to the family of a child who suffered brain damage after his parents claimed Mercy Hospital botched his delivery. Staff at Mercy Hospital St. Louis, in Creve Coeur, allowed Sarah Anyan to keep pushing for 12 hours during labor despite warning signs that her baby was in distress. Anyan's baby was in the wrong position and monitors displayed warning signs about his vitals, her lawyers said.
An algorithm that learned from tens of thousands of nutrition prescriptions for premature babies could reduce medical errors and better identify what nutrients the smallest patients need.
In an era where healthcare is becoming increasingly transactional and impersonal, I see concierge medicine emerging as a solution to this broken system.
Measles, one of the most contagious viruses in the world, has been confirmed in 17 states and counting as outbreaks multiply around the country. As of last week, the CDC said at least 378 cases of the virus have been confirmed in 2025 – and that number is expected to keep rising.
A lawsuit filed earlier this month seeks to stop Atrium Health from taking control of organ donation services at partner hospital Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. For 40 years, Wake Forest Baptist relied on HonorBridge, an independent organ procurement organization that serves 75% of North Carolina, to handle the hospital's life-saving organ donations and get them to transplant recipients. But after joining the Atrium Health system, Wake Forest Baptist petitioned the federal government to switch to LifeShare Carolinas, Atrium's in-house organ procurement service.