AI
Alphabet’s drug discovery unit Isomorphic Labs is preparing to test its AI-designed medicines in humans for the first time, its president has confirmed. Colin Murdoch, president of Isomorphic Labs and chief business officer at Google DeepMind, said clinical trials were "very close" following years of development. Murdoch told Fortune during an interview in Paris: “There [...]
Digital photography and AI analysis have cut skin cancer diagnosis waiting times from weeks to days in Nottinghamshire. Patients with suspected skin cancer are now typically seen by clinical photographers within a couple of days of GP referral, with images sent to consultant dermatologists for remote assessment. The service uses artificial intelligence software on smartphones [...]
The NHS is developing what it claims will be the world’s first AI early warning system to identify patient safety concerns in real time. The technology will scan healthcare data to detect signs of abuse, serious injury, deaths or other incidents that may point to safety risks requiring urgent inspection. Where concerns are flagged, the [...]
An artificial intelligence system has outperformed doctors in diagnosing complex health conditions, achieving over 80 per cent accuracy compared to 20 per cent for clinicians working alone. The system uses a so-called “diagnostic orchestrator” – a bespoke agent-like tool designed to replicate how a panel of expert physicians might collaborate to solve difficult cases. In [...]
LogicFlo today announces a $2.7 million seed funding round to scale its intelligent agent platform across the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech industries. The round was led by Lightspeed with participation from leading healthcare and enterprise AI investors. It will fund product expansion, team growth, and deeper deployments with global life sciences organisations, including a Fortune [...]
How recursive reasoning could enhance patient safety By Lars Maaløe, Co-Founder and CTO, Corti Healthcare AI is at a tipping point. Ambient scribes and virtual assistants were meant to lighten documentation burdens, giving clinicians more time for patients. Instead, new layers of administrative complexity have emerged, leaving clinicians to correct AI outputs, manage new risks, [...]
What is needed for the single patient record to deliver intended benefits? Dr Paul Deffley, Chief Medical Officer for Alcidion and former NHS commissioning professional, considers how emerging policy could help patient record systems to become more active and intelligent, enhancing the delivery of care. A single patient record already exists in the NHS. Or [...]
A new €34.3m research centre based at University of Galway will focus on developing healthcare technologies for chronic disease management and supporting their commercialisation in Ireland’s north and west. The Accelerating Research to Commercialisation (ARC) Hub for Healthtech will develop smart implants — devices placed inside the body to monitor or treat medical conditions — [...]
The UK has become the first country to join a new international network of health regulators focused on the safe and effective use of AI in healthcare. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) joined the HealthAI Global Regulatory Network on 24 June as a founding ‘pioneer’ member, placing the UK at the centre [...]
A revolutionary 3D eye imaging system that’s set to transform eye care, telemedicine, and clinical workflows has been unveiled by Centre for Sight, one of the UK’s leading eye hospitals. IMVIS (Infinite Medical Ventures Imaging System) digitises the traditional slit lamp exam, a core part of eye examinations that has barely changed in over 100 [...]
