AI
A new AI tool, developed by renal doctors internationally, could be a significant step forward in predicting and potentially improving outcomes for kidney transplant patients. For patients with late-stage renal failure, a kidney transplant can be life-changing, offering the promise of improved survival and a better quality of life compared to other treatment options. But [...]
A team of researchers says it has developed the first wearable camera system that, with the help of artificial intelligence, detects potential errors in medication delivery. In a test, the video system recognised and identified, with high proficiency, which medications were being drawn in busy clinical settings. The AI achieved 99.6 per cent sensitivity and [...]
Eye care specialists could see artificial intelligence help in diagnosing infectious keratitis (IK), a leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, as a new study finds that deep learning models showed similar levels of accuracy in identifying infection. In a meta-analysis study published in eClinicalMedicine, Dr Darren Ting from the University of Birmingham conducted a review [...]
AI could potentially lead to easier, faster and more efficient hospital quality reporting while retaining high accuracy, a pilot study has found. Researchers have found an AI system using large language models (LLMs) can accurately process hospital quality measures, achieving 90 per cent agreement with manual reporting, which could lead to more efficient and reliable [...]
A world of colour and texture could soon become more accessible to people who are blind or have low vision through new software that narrates what a camera records. The tool, called WorldScribe, was designed by University of Michigan researchers and will be presented at the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology in [...]
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Data Science Centre, led by Health Data Research UK, is hosting an open challenge which invites competitors to explore the potential of Artificial Intelligence to improve the use of electrocardiogram (ECG) for cardiovascular disease patient care. The challenge has been co-designed with members of public and patients affected by cardiovascular [...]
A global challenge to find new technologies that use AI to transform the lives of people with dementia has announced its five finalists. They include AI glasses to help people navigate their environment and a smartwatch that learns daily routines. The prize is rewarding the creation of new assistive technologies that use AI to help [...]
If ChatGPT were cut loose in the Emergency Department, it might suggest unneeded x-rays and antibiotics for some patients and admit others who didn’t require hospital treatment, a new study from UC San Francisco has found. The researchers said that, while the model could be prompted in ways that make its responses more accurate, [...]
An independent, NHS-funded evaluation has validated the transformative impact of an innovative Smart Triage system on primary care delivery in England. The Groves Medical Centre, a leading family GP practice in Surrey and South West London, has achieved unprecedented improvements to patient access, practice capacity and sustainable staff working patterns after implementing Smart Triage. Smart [...]
An innovative, interdisciplinary project co-led by the University of Illinois Chicago will use artificial intelligence (AI) to unify data from a broader range of health professions and create novel, holistic datasets that could transform health care, driving discoveries that positively impact patient outcomes and care. The collaboration with University of Iowa, University of Missouri and [...]
