Saurabh Jha, Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania and Scholar of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Radiology believes AI is not only stretching the limits of present-day medicine but also testing the water of our legal boundaries. Machines are now capable of highlighting
The Norfolk and Suffolk National Health Service Foundation Trust (NSFT) will be one of the first mental health trusts in the UK to provide virtual reality (VR) therapy treatment plans for patients suffering from a range of phobias. The NSFT’s Wellbeing Service uses VR headsets to progressively expos
Recently, researchers from Case Western Reserve University reveled an underlying cellular difference between Black and White cancer patients with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). The research team studied close to 400 male patients with prostate cancer in six locations over a period of thre
Historically, it has been found that Black patients experiencing chronic pain are given less medication or pain relief that may not be as effective as compared to white patients who are also suffering from chronic pain. Previous studies also showed that Black patients, in comparison to Black patient
The annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) global health conference and exhibition supposed to take place between today and 13 March is canceled in view of the ongoing Covid-19 situation. The novel coronavirus, first appeared in Wuhan, China at the turn of the year had
Mehmet Kuzu, a software engineer from Google, had devoted the past three years of his life, searching for an intervention, as his daughter – Ipek is suffering from ataxia-telangiectasia or A-T, a rare genetic condition which causes gradual loss of brain cells and put her at a higher risk of infectio
In 2016, Canada Health Infoway, a Canadian government funded non-profit organization launched the Data Impact Challenge II as part of an ongoing effort to explore how digital health can be better developed and adopted nationally. Following its inaugural year, the Challenge called again those with le
Dr. Ali Tamayol, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine had recently invented a handheld 3D bioprinter which can be deployed directly on affected sites with damaged or weakened skeletal muscles for surgeons to release scaffol
NHSx, the digital unit of UK’s National Health Service (NHS) launched a new Tech Plan last Thursday (27 February) as it wishes to seek wider opinions on how technology should be adopted to support the implementation of its Long Term Plan. Matt Hancock, UK’s Secretary of State for Health and Social C