From a Topaz et al. (2026) paper in The Lancet reviewing citations across 2.5 peer-reviewed papers in PubMed: Among 97·1 million verified references, we identified 4046 fabricated references across 2810 papers (illustrative examples are shown in the appendix p 5–6). In 2023, approximately one in 2828 papers contained at least one fabricated reference. By 2025,…
Pennsylvania sued Character.ai, alleging one of the startup’s AI chatbots illegally practiced medicine by posing as a licensed psychiatrist. The case marks the second state lawsuit against the startup and highlights growing regulatory scrutiny of AI chatbot platforms and their safety guardrails. The post Pennsylvania Sues Chatbot Over Claims It Impersonates Doctors appeared first on…
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Other earnings-season takeaways related to insurance exchanges: Hospital companies are sticking to their loss estimates and Pediatrix executives had a non-event take.
Ulcerative colitis is the lead indication for Odyssey Therapeutics’ internally discovered lead drug candidate. With the IPO proceeds, Odyssey plans mid-stage clinical trials evaluating the small molecule in combination with Takeda’s Entyvio and as a monotherapy. The post Odyssey’s IPO Brings In $304M for Quest to Develop Better Immunology Drugs appeared first on MedCity News.
Hospital food rarely draws rave reviews. But efforts by the Trump administration to get hospitals to ditch unhealthy fare are facing criticism for going too far. The Department of Health and Human Services sent notices to hospitals asking them to align their food purchases with the administration’s 2025-30 dietary guidelines to ensure continued eligibility for…
CRR provides a self-assessment tool and expert review to evaluate hospitals’ ability to sustain clinical operations amid cyber disruptions
Practices that embrace automation, interoperability, and consumer-grade payment experiences will reduce risk, strengthen cash flow, and build lasting trust with the patients they serve. Those that delay will continue absorbing avoidable costs and volatility. The post Adapting Healthcare Payments While Facing Financial Pressure and Economic Uncertainty appeared first on MedCity News.
The limitations of general-purpose AI in an emotional support context aren’t what it says. They’re about what it can’t detect, including the markers of acute distress that a purpose-built system is specifically architected to recognize. The post When There’s No Appointment Available, Patients Are Opening ChatGPT appeared first on MedCity News.
This issue brief provides background on the GENEROUS model, examines the factors that will contribute to the model’s overall impact on Medicaid drug costs, and illustrates how savings will depend on model details that are confidential or uncertain at this time.