{"id":393847,"date":"2026-01-07T21:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/393847\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:15:12","slug":"ai-prognosis-readers-predictions-for-health-ai-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/393847\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Prognosis: Readers&#8217; predictions for health AI in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re reading the web edition of STAT\u2019s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/signup\/ai-prognosis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to get it<\/a>\u00a0delivered in your inbox every Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hope you had a great holiday season. I\u2019m starting off the year in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show. 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