This year's Health Heroes are using artificial intelligence (AI) to find cures, prevent deadly illnesses, and flag cancers before they start -- and for them, it's personal.
By Alicia Gallegos
David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA
After finding the cure for his own deadly rare disease in an existing drug, David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, decided to devote himself to harnessing AI to find off-the-shelf meds that could help with other diseases.
Suchi Saria, PhD
When an infection spins out of control, it can become sepsis -- a life-threatening condition. Suchi Saria, PhD, aimed to use AI to detect and stop sepsis in hospitals.