Google Cloud is partnering with Mayo Clinic in an effort to expand the use of generative AI in healthcare

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address at the Google I/O developer conference at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California on May 10, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Google’s cloud business is expanding the use of new AI technologies in healthcare, giving medical professionals at the Mayo Clinic the ability to find patient information quickly using the kinds of tools that power the latest chatbots. On Wednesday, Google Cloud said the Mayo Clinic is testing a new service called Enterprise Search on the…

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Merck sues Biden administration over Medicare drug pricing talks

Merck is suing the Department of Health and Human Services over Medicare’s new powers to reduce drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act. In a scathing complaint filed in federal district court, Merck criticized the negotiation process as a “false” and “amounting to extortion.” Merck has asked the US District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent HHS from forcing the company into a deal that cuts prices. Jakub Porzycki | Nur picture | Getty Images Global drugmaker Merck on Tuesday sued the Biden administration over Medicare’s new powers…

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