The next wave of artificial intelligence won't just generate text, images, code and videos – it will make autonomous decisions and pursue goals. As remarkable as tools like ChatGPT are, they represent just the beginning of AI's true potential. Enter agentic AI: the next evolution of AI that will fundamentally change how machines interact with our world.
When Donald Trump takes the oath of office today, it may well usher in a new era of Republican messaging, and policy, on healthcare. To get there, Trump followed a circuitous path that led him to a recent Democrat and rival-turned-ally, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to lead HHS. Through his presidential campaigns and first administration, Trump could not quite land on the right message to harness the populist momentum that drove his commanding influence over the Republican party. RFK Jr.'s promise to "Make America Health Again" provided the answer. His rhetoric is more focused on promoting a healthy lifestyle, questioning public health officials, and interrogating the role of big business than on how insurance benefits are designed or how medicines are priced.
President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency in his final hours to guard against potential 'revenge' by the incoming Trump administration.
Wildfires in Southern California have killed at least 25 people and destroyed at least 12,000 structures since they began burning January 7. Still, area health systems have largely remained operational.
Many internationally trained doctors immigrate to Massachusetts but are forced to work in lower-level jobs, even as the state faces a growing shortage of primary care physicians and psychiatrists. A newly passed law is looking to address both issues. The measure creates a track for internationally trained physicians who practiced medicine in other countries to be able to learn Massachusetts' medical standards through apprenticeships as they pursue full state licensure. In exchange, they must commit to working in underserved communities for two years.
The DOJ has accused Walgreens Boots Alliance of contributing to the U.S. opioid epidemic by filling millions of unlawful prescriptions for addictive painkillers and other drugs. The department intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago and accused Walgreens of ignoring "red flags" and filling prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose.