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Daily AI news for healthcare professionals. Two expert hosts cover how artificial intelligence is changing medicine, diagnostics, drug discovery, and patient care.
Episodes
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — May 11, 2026
This episode of Pivot Health AI Briefing covers advancements in AI agents handling real lab work and bioinformatics pipelines, potentially compressing research timelines. It also explores how cars might be used to detect dementia.
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — May 9, 2026
Chris Novak and Maya Johnson discuss the growing trend of patients using ChatGPT as a therapist due to long wait times for mental health appointments. They also cover AI's role in understanding surgical videos and the broader issue of the…
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — May 7, 2026
Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI because an AI chatbot allegedly posed as a licensed psychiatrist. Hosts Chris Novak and Maya Johnson discuss the implications for trust in digital health and the potential precedents this case could set f…
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — May 4, 2026
The Pivot Health AI Briefing for May 4, 2026, covers the resurgence of biotech IPOs, with four companies raising $1.5 billion, and discusses how OpenEvidence AI is assisting in a complex brain case. Hosts Chris Novak and Maya Johnson also…
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — May 2, 2026
Chris Novak and Maya Johnson discuss HealthFormer, an AI model predicting 667 human physiological measurements using a transformer architecture. The model can simulate health outcomes based on lifestyle changes.
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — Apr 30, 2026
This episode of Pivot Health AI Briefing covers UC San Diego's pioneering AI-assisted robotic spine surgery, explores a study on AI's limitations in carb counting, and touches on routine CT scans.
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — Apr 28, 2026
The Pivot Health AI Briefing on April 28, 2026, covers AI advancements in healthcare. It highlights Stanford's CardioSense, an AI system that predicts heart conditions using standard ECG equipment by identifying subtle electrical signature…
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — Apr 25, 2026
The Pivot Health AI Briefing covers a Stanford AI system's successful diagnosis of a rare genetic disorder, Coffin-Siris, by analyzing comprehensive patient data. Hosts Chris Novak and Maya Johnson highlight the potential for AI to assist…
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — Apr 23, 2026
UnitedHealth announced a $1.5 billion investment in AI, the largest by a US health insurer, aiming to reduce costs through automation. The episode also touches on state regulations for algorithmic insurance decisions and the use of AI chat…
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — Apr 21, 2026
This episode of Pivot Health AI Briefing covers personalized mRNA vaccines showing promise against pancreatic cancer, potentially revolutionizing treatment. It also addresses the dangers of medical chatbots providing harmful advice.
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — Apr 20, 2026
Chris Novak and Maya Johnson discuss a pancreatic cancer survivor who is six years cancer-free due to personalized mRNA vaccines. The technology involves sequencing the tumor and using mRNA derived from the patient's own cells, marking a s…
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — Apr 17, 2026
The Pivot Health AI Briefing discusses Revolution Medicines' significant Phase 3 trial results for pancreatic cancer treatment darax, potentially leading to accelerated FDA approval. It also touches on the concerning statistic that AI chat…
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — Apr 16, 2026
This episode of Pivot Health AI Briefing discusses a significant AI data security crisis in healthcare, noting that over a third of AI inputs now contain sensitive information. Hosts Chris Novak and Maya Johnson also cover a case where AI…
- Pivot Health AI Briefing — Apr 15, 2026
This episode of Pivot Health AI Briefing covers the dangers of AI chatbots providing incorrect medical advice, noting they are wrong half the time. It also addresses the significant economic impact of declining vaccination rates and mentio…