Exclusive-Anthropic, OpenEvidence partner to bring medical AI worldwide

By Nancy Lapid Sept 22 (Reuters) Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic and medical knowledge platform OpenEvidence are collaborating to bring AI-powered clinical decision support to physicians in regions without access to the technology, the companies said on Tuesday. OpenEvidence answers doctors questions by ​drawing on peer-reviewed medical research and treatment guidelines. The platform is free ‌to clinicians in the United States and Europe. The new initiative is a specialized version available to healthcare providers for free in dozens of low- and middle-income countries where limited access to medical literature, specialist expertise and continuing medical education can impair patient care. Healthcare systems worldwide are exploring whether generative AI can help address shortages ‌of ​physicians and specialists. Supporters argue that AI tools can help ⁠clinicians quickly navigate vast amounts ⁠of medical information, while critics caution that systems trained primarily on