Welcome to Pulse: Hot Topics, where Louise and George unpack the big shifts shaping healthcare right now. 

AI Physio: No Humans Required? An AI physiotherapist just earned regulatory approval to diagnose and treat patients entirely on its own. Europe says it’s safe — but would you trust an algorithm with your rehab?

Remote Surgery Goes Real. A Canadian team has completed the world’s first fully remote neurointerventional procedure — the surgeon wasn’t even in the same hospital. Star Trek, or the start of a new era in emergency care?

The Evidence to Shift from Patients to Partners. The Society for Participatory Medicine is done with preaching and ready to prove it. Their new CHAMP initiative aims to measure collaboration in care — because “nice idea” isn’t enough anymore.

The NHS ‘Online Hospital’. The UK calls it a “bold new model of care” a national virtual hospital launching in 2027. Louise calls it “telehealth 2.0.” Is this progress, politics, or déjà vu with better branding?

AI That Predicts Your Future Health. A model in Nature says it can forecast your risk of 1,000 diseases decades ahead; another in GigaScience claims to predict any health event, any time. Would you want to know when you’re going to die?

Resources:

• Society for Participatory Medicine CHAMP Initiative Link
• AI Prediction Model, Delphi-2M Published in Nature Link
• AI Prediction Model, ETHOS Published in GigaScience Link

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