Healthcare AI News 12/10/25

News

Microsoft Research releases GigaTIME, an open-source, multi-modal AI system that researchers used to convert pathology slides into virtual images, then analyze them against patient data from Providence. The resulting virtual population allows researchers to study the associations between cell states and key biomarkers.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns that China can complete large construction projects, such as AI data centers, in a fraction of the time that is needed in the US. He added, “They can build a hospital in a weekend.”

Business

Meditation and sleep app vendor Headspace, which is repositioning itself as a healthcare company, is shifting from consumer subscriptions to employer and health-plan distribution. CEO Tom Pickett is pushing hard into AI with Ebb, a chatbot that is intended for everyday emotional regulation, after he moved the company’s full-time therapists into part-time and contractor positions. Competition with Calm is intensifying as downloads fall, but Headspace says that enterprise and payer channels offer greater scale. The company reports $200 million in revenue and EBITDA profitability. Headspace acquired health coaching company Ginger four years ago in a deal that valued the combined company at $3 billion.

Research

A charity study in England and Wales finds that 40% of teens who have been affected by youth violence have used AI chatbots for mental health support. They describe chatbots as being more private, non-judgmental, and accessible than traditional services that are bogged down by long waiting lists and reports of providers who show little empathy compared to chatbots. The teens also tout 24×7 availability and the ability of chatbots to learn and then mimic their conversational style.

A study finds that 28% of UK doctors are using AI tools to summarize encounters, help with diagnosis, and perform routine administrative tasks. A physician researcher at Nuffield Trust says that the government’s hopes that AI will transform the NHS are not reflected in the “Wild West” rollout of unregulated tools. The trust’s survey also found that doctors use their time savings from AI to self-care and rest rather than to see more patients.

Other

A developer discovers a hidden link in ChatGPT to Apple Health, suggesting that the companies are testing integration between the apps.

A class action lawsuit alleges that Sharp HealthCare deployed Abridge’s ambient documentation solution in April 2025 without obtaining all-party consent as required by a California wiretapping law. The plaintiffs argue that Sharp committed electronic eavesdropping, violated the state’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act by sending patient information to the vendor’s cloud, falsely documented that patients had consented to AI’s use, and told patients that they could not force the vendor to delete their information on request.

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