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Specialists guessing the gene behind an eye disease did far better with an AI looking too
Inherited retinal disease needs genetic testing that is slow and expensive, and specialists must first guess where to look. A trial of 300 patients gave half of them an AI second opinion.
Sep 16, 2026
Long COVID fatigue improved across a whole trial, while whole-body MRI and app rehab added nothing
Long COVID clinics have been built without much evidence about what inside them works. A trial across 122 primary care networks tested two additions against ordinary multidisciplinary care.
Sep 16, 2026
Nurse-led heart failure care cut deaths by 22% across 22 centers in India
Heart failure care in low-resource settings depends on specialists who are scarce and appointments patients cannot reach. A cluster-randomized trial of 1,507 adults moved the work to nurses and phones.
Sep 8, 2026
Turning on glucose monitor alarms helped hospital patients; making them predictive added nothing
Continuous glucose monitors are moving into hospital wards, with no agreement on whether their alarms should be switched on. Randomizing 533 inpatients tested the alarms rather than the sensor.
Sep 8, 2026