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December 29, 2025

In this week’s edition of health news across the states: The food pyramid may be coming back, Federal agency launches AI challenge to support caregivers

Plus: Jassi Pannu, Bloomberg School of Public Health: Artificial intelligence and the future of biodefense readiness

HealthPlatform.News [[link removed]] Remember the food pyramid? It may be coming back [[link removed]]

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signaled a major update to U.S. dietary guidance, potentially reviving the iconic food pyramid as part of a broader effort to improve national health.

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Federal agency launches $2 million AI challenge to support caregivers [[link removed]]

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced federal backing for the Caregiver Artificial Intelligence Prize Competition — a new national challenge aimed at easing the growing burden on the more than 70 million Americans serving as caregivers.

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Pannu: Artificial intelligence and the future of biodefense readiness [[link removed]]

Within the biological sciences, AI systems will likely provide immense benefit. They are likely to be employed to improve the discovery, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, to boost agricultural yields and to optimize the biosynthesis of useful products, among many other uses now being explored.

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