This week saw major advances in AI healthcare tools and global policy shifts. In South Korea, new rules under the Digital Medical Products Act make it easier to approve AI medical software, with clear guidelines and insurance caps. Microsoft launched Dragon Copilot, an AI assistant helping doctors write notes and find medical info faster. Google introduced TxGemma, AI models to speed up drug discovery by predicting therapy safety.

hellocare.ai raised $47 million to turn hospital rooms into smart care spaces using AI. TytoCare became the first company with FDA clearance for AI detection of all major abnormal lung sounds, improving remote diagnosis. Researchers at Dartmouth and Stanford shared how AI is being used in specialties like cardiology and oncology to improve care quality.

OpenAI released new models (o3 & o4-mini) that act as reasoning assistants for tasks like coding and science. A deep-learning tool called EchoNet-Liver now helps spot liver disease during routine ultrasounds. These updates show AI’s growing role in making healthcare faster, safer, and more accessible worldwide.