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Using AI to scan surgery patients’ medical records for signs of risky drinking might help spot those whose alcohol use raises their risk of problems during and after an operation, a new study suggests. The AI record scan tested in the study could help surgery teams know in advance which patients may need more education [...]
In an effort to make the internet more accessible for people with disabilities, researchers at The Ohio State University have begun developing an artificial intelligence (AI) agent that could complete complex tasks on any website using simple language commands. In the three decades since it was first released into the public domain, the internet has [...]
Dr Andrea Jester, Clinical Lead Hand and Upper Limb Service at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, explains how a new AI-powered triage system has delivered time and efficiency savings for health care professionals and patients providing and accessing plastic surgery services –and offers a model for modernised triage across every NHS specialist department. [...]
The Health Tech World Podcast returns with more insights from the frontiers of health. For our first podcast of the year presented in partnership with Femtech World, we meet the team behind IVF 2.0, a biotech firm harnessing AI to advance reproductive medicine. Listen now on Spotify or your chosen podcast platform. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Xdlk7NyKg10LVh8DXSHE7?si=4da9daf1f4dc4134 Want to [...]
Researchers in India have developed an AI tool that can identify the median nerve in ultrasound videos and detect carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). CTS occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, is compressed at the carpal tunnel part of the wrist, resulting in numbness, tingling or pain. The condition [...]
AI has been one of the biggest talking points in 2023 as the technology has become an integral part of all our lives. AI is already transforming healthcare, from diagnosis to task management and looks set to become even more ubiquitous in 2024. One area where AI is showing particular promise is lung cancer, which [...]
People in North Lancashire and South Cumbria who have suspected skin cancer are set to benefit from faster diagnosis thanks to ground-breaking new technology at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust (UHMBT). The pilot programme with medtech company Skin Analytics combines AI technology and teledermoscopy to diagnose and treat people with skin cancer, earlier. The technologies are [...]
Researchers in the Netherlands are adopting an innovative new approach aimed at revolutionising how stroke patients are treated. The team at Amsterdam UMC has received a 10 million euro Horizon grant from the EU to apply digital twin technology alongside a consortium of 19 partners. The researchers will simulate treatments for conditions such as cerebral [...]
Microsoft is to invest £2.5 billion in the UK over the next three years to expand its next generation AI datacentre infrastructure. The investment will include more than 20,000 of the most advanced Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) - which are crucial for machine learning and the development of AI models. This is the single largest [...]
Nottingham-based AI startup BlueSkeye AI has been given approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to begin a clinical trial of its TrueBlue perinatal mental health app in the NHS. The app uses AI to scan peoples’ faces and voices and can identify and monitor signs of depression. The trial, which is [...]
