{"id":247659,"date":"2026-05-17T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/artificial-intelligence-is-coming-to-medicine-but-will-it-help\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:00:11","slug":"artificial-intelligence-is-coming-to-medicine-but-will-it-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/artificial-intelligence-is-coming-to-medicine-but-will-it-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence is coming to medicine. But will it help?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesudburystar.com\/life\/artificial-intelligence-is-coming-to-medicine-but-will-it-help\">Artificial intelligence is coming to medicine. But will it help?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesudburystar.com\/life\/artificial-intelligence-is-coming-to-medicine-but-will-it-help\">https:\/\/www.thesudburystar.com\/life\/artificial-intelligence-is-coming-to-medicine-but-will-it-help<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-17 13:45:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.thesudburystar.com\">www.thesudburystar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Health<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Life<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Column<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">AI is not just about computers and robots. Increasingly, it will shape what happens when you visit your doctor<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published May 17, 2026<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"featured-image__image type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jones.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=xeEySJ5ubM9itjhiRmOLkQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jones.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=xeEySJ5ubM9itjhiRmOLkQ,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jones.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=SydpjuBWFTeYRtA1YMbbtg 2x\" alt=\"AI\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\"\/><span class=\"caption\">AI is not just about computers and robots. Increasingly, it will shape what happens when you visit your doctor, Diana Gifford-Jones says.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">This week I\u2019m writing from Berlin, where I\u2019m leading Canadian university leaders on a week-long study of Germany\u2019s higher education and research ecosystem. Our North American penchant for policy by experimentation was in sharp contrast with the coordinated national strategies and infrastructure evident across the German economy. By my observation, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in health is becoming the next national mission.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement 2<\/p>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, is leading the charge to unleash AI. \u201cI will push to ease the regulatory burden in the EU on AI,\u201d he said recently, \u201cand, where possible, to exempt industrial AI from the current regulatory straitjacket that is too tight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"featured-video__jw-strategy-title\">Recommended Videos<\/h3>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Now, before readers stop and say, \u201cThis has nothing to do with me,\u201d think again. AI is not just about computers and robots. Increasingly, it will shape what happens when you visit your doctor, undergo a test, receive a diagnosis, or fill a prescription. And whether this becomes a blessing or another modern headache depends on our leaders setting the right course.<\/p>\n<p>Americans are charging ahead at full speed with AI. In the United States, giant technology companies see healthcare as the next great gold rush. Faster diagnostics. Faster data collection. Faster treatment decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Germany has a different attitude, and people are asking questions. Who controls the data? Can patients trust computer-generated advice? Will medicine become colder and more mechanical? Will doctors&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesudburystar.com\/life\/artificial-intelligence-is-coming-to-medicine-but-will-it-help\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence is coming to medicine. 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