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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 53 MIN

Is the opening of an AI hospital closer to reality than we think?

from The Lancet Pulse · host The Lancet

Professor Tien Yin Wong, from Tsinghua University, talks to Lancet editors Helena Wang and Ben Abbott about Tsinghua’s world-first AI hospital project, providing insights into both its enormous potential and some of the reality checks that have occurred along the way. Professor Wong also paints a picture of China’s overall health challenges and its readiness and enthusiasm for AI as a potential solution to some of these, acknowledging that there is much that AI cannot (yet) solve. --------------------------------- The Lancet Pulse is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.  Editorial team: Chloe Wilson, Ben Abbott, Matthew Gilbert, and Jonathan Pimm Podcast editing and production: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering.  Find the best science for better lives at https://www.thelancet.com Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv The Lancet Pulse is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.  Editorial team: Chloe Wilson, Ben Abbott, Matthew Gilbert, and Jonathan Pimm Podcast editing and production: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering.  Find the best science for better lives at https://www.thelancet.com Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv

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Professor Tien Yin Wong, from Tsinghua University, talks to Lancet editors Helena Wang and Ben Abbott about Tsinghua’s world-first AI hospital project, providing insights into both its enormous potential and some of the reality checks that have occurred along the way. Professor Wong also paints a picture of China’s overall health challenges and its readiness and enthusiasm for AI as a potential solution to some of these, acknowledging that there is much that AI cannot (yet) solve. -----------...

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