Healthcare Weekly AI News
August 18 - August 26, 2025This weekly update shows how AI agents are changing healthcare around the world. AI agents are smart computer programs that can do tasks by themselves, like helpful robots for doctors and hospitals.
In London, England, a hospital is testing an AI agent that reads patient records and writes discharge papers automatically. This helps patients leave the hospital faster and gives doctors more time to care for people. The AI reads through medical files and pulls out important information like test results and diagnoses.
Smart AI helpers are also getting better at finding breast cancer. A new study shows that using AI as a second pair of eyes alongside human doctors can catch 8.4% more cancers. This means fewer people will miss getting treatment they need.
Several American companies are building AI agents for different hospital jobs. Layer Health makes AI that reads medical charts for doctors. Luminai creates AI that handles paperwork and insurance tasks. Solara Health builds AI helpers for mental health doctors.
One exciting news is that an AI system called OpenEvidence got a perfect score on the US medical licensing exam - the same test human doctors must pass. This shows AI is getting very smart about medical knowledge.
Epic, a major hospital software company, is working with Microsoft to create AI that can write medical notes while doctors talk to patients. In South Korea, one hospital is already using similar AI that saves doctors 90 minutes of writing time each day.
However, experts warn that AI can make mistakes. Recent reports show some AI tools created fake research studies in their answers. This is why human doctors must always check AI work to keep patients safe.