I had some time in the middle of my working day yesterday and found myself in a freewheeling conversation with a colleague. He said something I’ve heard many times before: “AI could solve a lot of the NHS’s problems.” Almost on cue, I got an email from a manager who had been to some conferences….
I recently came across a headline claiming that an AI model developed by Microsoft had outperformed doctors in diagnosing complex medical cases—specifically, those published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The model was reportedly tested on around 300 NEJM case reports. That immediately took me back to my days as a medical student,…
The structural imbalance we rarely talk about Scientific publishing has enabled immense global progress, but its core processes have barely evolved in decades. Researchers write manuscripts, peers review them—often over months—and editorial decisions eventually follow. For those working within well-funded institutions, this lag is frustrating. But for others—particularly from lower-income regions or smaller institutions—it can…