AI

  • Watch: AI and care inclusivity

    AI is transforming healthcare, with the potential to reduce disparities, improve outcomes and expand access for underserved populations. In this exclusive webinar, four panellists explore how AI is supporting health equity and accessibility, the risks and biases that must be tackled and collaborative strategies for equitable innovation. Featuring: Dr Anushka Patchava, chief clinical and innovation [...]

  • Opinion: 2025 was a year of correction – 2026 will be the year of construction

    By Sarah Matt, MD, MBA If 2024 was defined by unbridled enthusiasm for Generative AI, 2025 has been a year of necessary and sober recalibration. Over the last twelve months, the healthcare industry moved past the initial excitement to face a more complex reality.   We learned that applying advanced AI to legacy [...]

  • Round up: AI partnership to unlock real-world insights on Alzheimer’s care, and more

    Health Tech World explores the latest business developments in the world of health technology. Partner to unlock real-world Insights on Alzheimer's Disease care using AI AI and real-world data company Century Health, and Memory Treatment Centers, specialising in neurocognitive disease care, will enter a partnership to transform unstructured clinical data into research-grade real-world evidence. The [...]

  • Gradient Health launches Atlas 2 imaging platform

    Gradient Health, Inc. has announced the release of Atlas 2, a major upgrade to its self-service medical imaging data platform used by AI developers worldwide. The new version introduces deeper search capabilities, a redesigned developer experience and improved collaboration tools to streamline the process of building representative imaging datasets. Atlas 2 provides immediate access to [...]

  • Progress for Gradient Health’s medical imaging data tech

    Gradient Health has announced the release of Atlas 2, an upgrade to its self-service medical imaging data platform used by AI developers worldwide. The new version introduces deeper search capabilities, a redesigned developer experience and improved collaboration tools to streamline the process of building representative imaging datasets. Atlas 2 provides immediate access to more than [...]

  • CT triage system wins FDA clearance

    Boston-based a2z Radiology AI has received FDA clearance for its CT triage system that flags seven urgent findings on abdomen-pelvis scans in a single pass. The system identifies and prioritises small bowel obstruction, acute cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation), acute pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation), acute diverticulitis (colon inflammation), hydronephrosis (kidney swelling), free air (air outside organs) and unruptured [...]

  • Ex-Kaiku founders raise €7.5m for oncology AI system

    Helsinki-based Gosta Labs has raised €7.5m in seed funding to scale its oncology AI operating system for cancer care teams. The company, founded by former Kaiku Health founders Lauri Sippola and Henri Viertolahti, develops technology that automates clinical documentation and transforms patient visits into structured data in real time. Kaiku Health was acquired by Elekta [...]

  • Rebuilding trust in the NHS: AI as the catalyst for human-first care

    By Alfred Olivares, Global Managing Partner, Healthcare & MedTech at HTEC The NHS, once the envy of the world, is now facing the expectations of a generation raised on instant access and personalised services. Research from the Independent Healthcare Provider Network shows that half of millennials plan to use private healthcare in the next year, [...]

  • Arbiter closes US$52m seed round

    Healthcare platform Arbiter has raised US$52m in seed funding from family offices, valuing the New York company at about US$400m. The start-up, which aims to reduce fragmentation in healthcare systems, secured backing from specialist healthcare investors including TriEdge, MFO Ventures and WindRose Health Investors rather than traditional venture capital firms. The investors bring operational experience [...]

  • New report reveals 93 per cent of healthcare professionals believe AI will improve patient care

    A new report from System C, ‘AI with Purpose: Insights from 300 Voices Shaping the Future of Health and Social Care,’ reveals a strong appetite for artificial intelligence across the NHS and wider healthcare sector – with the majority of respondents agreeing that AI can help streamline tasks and improve care delivery. The findings, published [...]