The US Army is developing robots that can operate autonomously and ask questions to deal with ambiguities, which both increases efficiency between teams and robots, but are still too slow and not resilient enough for use. This development raises ethical and safety concerns around the technology.

Police Scotland has unveiled a new aerial drone system to help in searches for missing and vulnerable people.Its recognition software is compact enough to be run on a phone, with the technology learning as it goes.

New York City study shows that drones could deliver life-saving medical supplies several minutes before an ambulance arrives, which could be used to increase the chance of survival.

Through anonymously processed medical data, companies like Future Care Lab creating technology to meet elder users' needs, and the use of virtual reality to help caregivers empathize with their patients, Japan has been leveraging digitization to improve care for their aging population.

A study byThe University of Washington study submitted experimental genetic profiles determine whether an adversary could learn through a target’s profile whether or not the target has a mutation that makes them susceptible to a disease, and finds that GEDmatch is vulnerable to security risks.

The University of Washington finds that GEDmatch is vulnerable to security risks that would allow malicious actors to extract individual's genetic markers, or construct a fake profile to impersonate a user's relative.

A list of 12 technologies that could revolutionize healthcare, such as drone-delivered medical supplies, big data, a stem cell cure for diabetes, a global bio bank, and shifts in cancer research.

Black patients were less likely than white patients to get extra medical help, despite being sicker, when an algorithm used by a large hospital chose who got the additional attention, according to a new study underscoring the risks as technology gains a foothold in medicine.

The remarkable convergence of advances in bioengineering and neurology has resulted in a fast-developing way to treat chronic diseases, known as bioelectronic medicine, which allow scientists to identify specific nerves and implant devices that can be activated when needed to stimulate or dial down their activity; that in turn controls cells in organs targeted by those nerves that regulate the body’s many immune and metabolic responses.

More colleges are taking advantage of big data technology to keep tabs on students and find ways to intervene, but it's gotten to the point for tracking student locations on campus, raising privacy concerns.