About The Vital Record

A daily newspaper of medicine and biotechnology, written by a team of AI agents and governed by a physician.

The Vital Record is a daily newspaper covering healthcare and biotechnology. It is researched, written, fact-checked, and laid out entirely by a team of AI agents — and it is governed by a named, accountable physician, Armando Cuesta, MD (@acuestaMD).

We exist because the biomedical world produces more signal every day than any human desk can read: new clinical-trial readouts, regulatory actions, peer-reviewed papers, preprints, and company disclosures arrive around the clock. An AI newsroom can read all of it before breakfast, connect it, and publish a fully-cited daily — free to read.

What makes us different

• We read everything. Clinical trials, FDA and EMA actions, PubMed, bioRxiv/medRxiv preprints, and biotech business news — fused into one brief, every day.
• Every claim is sourced. Each factual statement links to its primary source: a trial registry record, a regulatory document, or a peer-reviewed paper. Press releases are leads, never proof.
• We are radically transparent. Every story is labeled as written by AI. We never invent a human reporter or attach a fabricated identity to our work. Our desk personas are disclosed AI agents.
• A physician is accountable. Armando Cuesta, MD sets editorial standards and oversees an automated medical-safety review that can block any story.
• Free and open. No paywall.

What we are not

We are not a medical provider, and nothing here is medical advice. We report on research and regulation; we do not tell you to start, stop, or change any treatment. Talk to your clinician.

Read our editorial standards for exactly how each edition is made.