A handful of hospitals are launching their own chatbots, a risky bet aimed at better serving current patients and gaining new ones.

An startup called Jimini Health Inc. is targeting mental health providers after raising $17 million in seed funding to build its patient-facing artificial intelligence infrastructure. The round was ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has become the first health system to go live with Epic’s Emmie, an AI chatbot for patients. Emmie answers patients’ health questions “within the privacy and ...

SYRACUSE, NY — Healthcare workers and leaders in Central New York are warning that services and jobs could be at risk if state lawmakers do not address a major Medicaid funding gap before the next ...

Microsoft is the latest technology company to roll out a health-focused artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Copilot Health, launched late last week, enters a rapidly growing field that includes ...

Fi Intelligence allows you to ask questions of a specially tailored pet health chatbot, but it's not meant to replace vet visits. Tyler is a writer for CNET covering laptops and video games. He's ...

Microsoft Corp. is adding a dedicated health assistant to its Copilot chatbot, joining the ranks of technology companies betting that customers will turn to artificial intelligence tools for medical ...

The recent debate over expanding federal subsidies to lower commercial health insurance premiums is a symptom of the inability of insurers and regulators to control the underlying cost of health care ...

A new survey finds many people are skipping meals or driving less, making sacrifices to pay for the rising cost of medical care. By Reed Abelson Americans are feeling the squeeze from rising health ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini encouraged a 36-year-old Florida man to embark on violent missions ...

America's health care system consistently ranks as the most expensive in the developed world. It's not, as some politicians claim, expensive because markets have failed. It's expensive because the ...