Diagnostics
Scientists at Cedar-Sinai have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can effectively identify and distinguish between two life-threatening heart conditions. The two-step novel algorithm was tested on over 34,000 cardiac ultrasound videos from Cedar-Sinai and Stanford Healthcare's echocardiography laboratories. It can distinguish between two heart conditions that are often missed including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and [...]
The e-nose and algorithms could help to diagnose Parkinson's Disease faster by detecting certain odours
A new paper revealed that telemedicine offers new opportunities to reduce barriers in obesity care which are faced by healthcare providers, patients and health plans. The paper, which was published in the journal Obesity, highlighted that 80 per cent of US adults will be pre-obese or obese by 2030. Despite the growing health risk, the [...]
The programme allows companies to use ABHI's expertise and connections to strengthen their US strategy ahead of market entry
This will help to future proof diagnostics for healthcare professionals and benefit patients across Northern Ireland
A new study is the first to show that a remote cognitive assessment could help with tracking patients with cardiovascular risk. The assessments evaluated are from Posit Science, which makes the BrainHQ brain exercise app. Prior studies have established that people with cardiovascular risk factors are at increased risk for cognitive decline and dementia as [...]
Omri Shor, co-founder and CEO at Medisafe, explains how pharma companies are employing novel technologies to address medication adherence. Medication adherence is a $100B issue that affects more than half the world’s population. To help mitigate costs associated with nonadherence and improve patient outcomes, more pharma companies are employing novel technologies to address this growing [...]
CliniSys will acquire HORIZON Lab Systems and combine with Sunquest Information Systems to create one of the world’s largest diagnostic and laboratory informatics organisations. Michael Simpson, CliniSys CEO, said: “Public health is a major concern for all governments and citizens. "With HORIZON’s advanced cloud-based solutions and unsurpassed knowledge and expertise in Environmental, Water Quality Testing, [...]
London-based Smart Respiratory is set to showcase the world's first truly integrated 'smart' peak flow meter, which allows patients to conveniently manage their asthma, at Arab Health 2022. Health Tech World’s Arab Health correspondent Julia Price speaks with Smart Peak Flow creator Dr Thomas Antalffy Smart Peak Flow is a compact digital peak flow meter [...]
A consortium of NHS trusts will utilise the medical imaging system from Sectra to make faster-informed judgements for patients on a large range of clinical scenarios. X-rays to ultrasounds, CT scans, MRIs and more will become available to relevant healthcare professions across five trusts in Surrey and Sussex, regardless of where in the consortium a [...]
