{"id":925565,"date":"2026-10-08T17:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/925565\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:56:19","slug":"why-this-startup-is-taking-its-ai-to-predict-breast-cancer-risk-directly-to-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/925565\/","title":{"rendered":"Why this startup is taking its AI to predict breast-cancer risk directly to patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katie covers the impact of health technology on patients, clinicians, and businesses. Her stories explore the price tag of clinical AI, digital health at the FDA, and the boom in direct-to-consumer telehealth. Confidential tips can be sent on Signal at palmer.01.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s the call to action that patients will find on the site for digital health company Everlywell, which has offered at-home lab tests directly to consumers for a decade. But last week, it wasn\u2019t marketing a prick to measure blood glucose or screen for celiac disease: It was launching one of a new generation of AI-based risk prediction algorithms for medical images.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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