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Thousands of patients in Warrington are set to receive daily AI-powered health support as local GP practices introduce a new system to help manage long-term conditions and reduce pressure on NHS services. Warrington Innovation Network (WIN) Primary Care Network (PCN), which covers six surgeries and around 55,000 patients, has partnered with digital health provider Aide [...]
Google has announced Gemini updates to help when users ask about mental health. When the chat indicates a potential crisis related to suicide or self-harm, Gemini will now show a “one-touch” interface to connect users to hotline resources, with options to call, chat, text or visit a website. Once activated, the card will remain visible [...]
A Utah regulatory body has greenlit San Francisco-based startup, Legion Health, to deploy an AI-powered app capable of prescribing psychiatric medications to patients in the state. According to The Verge, the AI system is limited to renewing existing prescriptions for a narrow range of drugs - among them fluoxetine (Prozac) and sertraline (Zoloft) - used [...]
Anthropic is acquiring Coefficient Bio in a US$400m stock deal, according to reports, as it continues its push into healthcare. The deal was first reported by The Information and Eric Newcomer. TechCrunch also confirmed the acquisition through sources close to the deal, and Coefficient’s PitchBook page reflects the US$400m transaction as well. Anthropic and Coefficient [...]
From hospital leaflets to spoken answers in dozens of languages, new research from the University of East London (UEL) suggests artificial intelligence could dramatically improve how patients learn about serious eye conditions. A research team led by UEL’s Dr Mohammad Hossein Amirhosseini and Dr Fatima Kalabi from Queen’s Hospital in London, in collaboration with Moorfields [...]
An AI model detects several neurodegenerative diseases from a single blood sample, researchers at Lund University in Sweden say. Neurodegenerative diseases are conditions in which brain cells progressively deteriorate, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Different conditions can show similar symptoms, making them hard to distinguish, especially in the early stages of cognitive decline. A patient [...]
Lucida Medical has raised £8.7m for AI-powered prostate cancer diagnosis from MRI scans, backed by IW Capital and existing investors. Lucida Medical is a Cambridge and health tech company using AI to help clinicians diagnose prostate cancer from MRI scans faster and more accurately. Lucida’s AI-powered diagnostic service is already working within the [...]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals has been awarded £1.5m from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support the Trust’s ambition to further advance cutting-edge research and enable more patients across the region to benefit from life-changing research. The funding has been awarded to support four initiatives which include pioneering equipment and essential digital [...]
One in four Brits would trust AI over their doctor if the two gave different medical advice, according to new research. More than half of people are now turning to AI for medical advice, the Medichecks survey revealed, with 55.7 per cent of respondents saying they had already used tools such as ChatGPT, while 95.7 [...]
Most US healthcare organisations are falling short on AI plans as hiring demand rises, a report based on data from more than 1,500 employers has found. The report's central finding is that healthcare leaders are aligned on priorities, but execution is lagging. The report, published by Incredible Health, drew on a survey of [...]
