How AI could transform mammograms

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published December 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM CST

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The artificial intelligence industry wants to turn the routine mammogram into a powerful tool to determine future risk for breast cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Katie Palmer, health technology correspondent at STAT, joins host Robin Young to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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