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Big tech drives the rise of direct-to-consumer health AI assistants

JMIR Publications today released a timely new feature in its News and Perspectives section, providing one of the first comprehensive overviews of the rapidly expanding consumer health AI landscape.

5 May 2026

People share incomplete details with AI in symptom reports

It is quite possible that in the near future, people will have to describe their symptoms to an AI before they can get a doctor's appointment.

4 May 2026

AI model outperforms doctors in clinical reasoning tests

AI's performance in diagnostic tasks exceeds that of physicians, indicating a shift towards integrating advanced models in real-world medical decision-making.

4 May 2026

Large language model outperforms human doctors in clinical reasoning tasks

A cutting-edge large language model (LLM) outperformed human doctors in common clinical reasoning tasks including emergency room decisions, identifying likely diagnoses, and choosing next steps in management, according to a new study that used real emergency department data.

30 Apr 2026

Socio-economic gaps hinder mental health care for children and teens

Children and young people from deprived areas with mental health conditions are less likely to access mental health services, according to a new study led by experts from the University of Nottingham.

27 Apr 2026

New AI chatbot uses medical protocols to guide patient care decisions.

A new type of chatbot could reliably help people decide what to do about their symptoms - and do so based on guidance that is both medically sound and easy to understand.

25 Apr 2026

Many heart scans fail to provide clear diagnostic results

Thousands of patients sent for vital heart scans may be undergoing unnecessary first-line tests that fail to deliver clear answers - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

23 Apr 2026

Pediatric mental health triage often inaccurate in emergency departments

In emergency medicine, triage differentiates patients who require immediate attention from those who can safely wait for care. When it comes to children's mental or behavioral health, however, triage scores were found to be inaccurate in two-thirds of the cases when compared to the level of care the child actually received during their emergency visit, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

24 Mar 2026

MGI Tech and Predica Diagnostics accelerate cervical cancer screening on DNBSEQ platforms

Achieving a major milestone, MGI and Predica Diagnostics enhance cervical cancer diagnostics with rapid, scalable HPV testing on advanced sequencing platforms.

From MGI 17 Mar 2026

Improving the survival odds for emergency urology patients

One in ten emergency patients with visible blood in their urine die within three months of presenting at A&E, new research has found.

16 Mar 2026

Telemedicine visits cost far less than in-person care

Telemedicine visits are five times less costly than in-person appointments for the most common conditions able to be treated by both forms of visits, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows.

25 Feb 2026

ChatGPT Health fails critical emergency and suicide safety tests

ChatGPT Health, a widely used consumer artificial intelligence (AI) tool that provides health guidance directly to the public-including advice about how urgently to seek medical care-may fail to direct users appropriately to emergency care in a significant number of serious cases, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

24 Feb 2026

Menstrual blood HPV testing accurately detects cervical precancer

A study reveals menstrual blood can effectively screen for HPV, matching clinician-collected samples in accuracy, enhancing cervical cancer detection globally.

9 Feb 2026

Artificial intelligence enables faster detection of substance use disorder

Diagnosing substance-use disorder can be difficult because of patient denial related to the stigma attached to addiction.

5 Feb 2026

Self-collected HPV tests match clinical screening

New data shows universal access to self-collected HPV testing boosts cervical cancer screening uptake, especially among underserved populations in Australia.

4 Feb 2026

Why cardiologist evaluation matters after non-cardiac surgery

Interdisciplinary collaboration with cardiologists in non-cardiac surgery enhances patient outcomes, reducing cardiac event risks and improving survival rates.

3 Feb 2026

New guidance on diagnosing UTIs without an in-person exam

Researchers developed criteria for triaging suspected UTIs, focusing on antibiotic use and urine testing to improve outpatient care and telehealth efficiency.

3 Feb 2026

New guide for clinicians aims to improve UTI care

Millions of times a year, Americans seek urgent treatment for painful, embarrassing urinary tract infections.

29 Jan 2026

Gaps in stroke transfer system reduces survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment

Gaps in the U.S. stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing the likelihood that they will leave the hospital with a disability, according to a new study published in The Lancet Neurology.

21 Jan 2026

Stroke transfer delays reduce access to life-saving thrombectomy

Gaps in the nation's stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing the likelihood that they will leave the hospital with a disability, a new study suggests.

21 Jan 2026