Google AI models power health challenge winners

Google announced the winners of its MedGemma Impact Challenge, which invited developers to create healthcare applications using open medical AI models. The challenge, part of Google's Health AI Developer Foundations program, saw over 850 teams submit prototypes addressing diverse global health issues. Winning projects included EpiCast for disease outbreak detection in West Africa, Sunny for skin cancer self-examination, and FieldScreen AI for on-device tuberculosis screening. Other notable winners focused on preventing medical errors, improving clinical diagnostics in sub-Saharan Africa, streamlining radiology workflows, and supporting community health workers in resource-limited settings.