AI is an icy landslide sweeping through healthcare. Even surgeons must choose between two stark options: Ride the crest of the powder cloud now or dig yourselves out of a deep runout zone later. 

Keto-diet champions will like the new food pyramid’s emphasis on proteins, including those high in saturated fats. Not everyone shares their predisposition. 

During a recent segment on Fox Business, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary, MD, clarified new guidance on AI, meant to provide companies with the flexibility to gather and provide data without the agency's approval. However, medical devices that provide "clinical-grade" data will still need to be cleared.

If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again.

The extensions are used to supply patients with fluids and drugs through an IV line. Despite being labeled as having them, the devices do not contain an air-eliminating vent. Because there is a serious risk of air embolism associated with the error, the FDA has given this recall its most serious designation.

The CDC has gone ahead and changed its recommendations for childhood immunizations. The gnashing of teeth has only just begun. 

Multiple lots of ophthalmic surgery packs manufactured by Alcon will need to be disposed of, due to an incomplete seal that could cause the sterile bandages and syringes inside to be compromised. Because of the serious health risk posed to patients, this recall has been designated Class I. 

Edna Burton underwent a hemicraniectomy to alleviate pressure on her brain after a stroke. When it came time to put an extracted piece of her skull back in place, her family alleges a Detroit hospital was forced to use a prosthetic, having lost the original. They said administrators offered a $25 gasoline card as an apology.