New York Institute of Technology Mar 16 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare. AI systems can now detect diabetic eye disease from retinal photos and analyze CT images for signs of early-stage lung cancers and stroke. Right now, at hospitals across the country and throughout the world, specialized algorithms are quietly assisting physicians, prioritizing urgent scans and flagging subtle irregularities that might otherwise go unnoticed. These specialized AI tools-