KAIST develops a flexible, remote endoscopic surgery robot: K-FLEX, which is now undergoing porcine trials since September. Earlier this year, the system was selected as the best robot of the Hamlyn Surgical Robot Challenge [link]. K-Flex at KAIST "Successful experiments of pig gallbladder dissect
AIMed Magazine issue 05 has launched (and you can read it here)! But we know that with all the pressure on your time you may not be able to read the whole thing, so here are the key takeaways from each issue broken down into an executive summary to help you decide whether to dip into the mag! P 12 -
Globally, 4 billion people lack access to basic health services, with 45% of countries reporting less than 1 physician per 1,000 people. [1] In contrast, 1 in 2 people in developing and emerging economies own a smartphone – a figure that’s growing far quicker than the number of healthcare profession
AIMed Magazine asked Sean Lane, CEO of Olive, to describe the data challenge he faced in his time working at the National Security Agency (NSA) and to compare the difficulty of working with intelligence data versus healthcare data. Sean Lane: "My career began at National Security Agency (NSA), I was
We know that busy executives don't always have time to read through an entire magazine, like AIMed Magazine, so we've condensed AIMed Magazine 04 into takeaways for executives which will allow you to peruse the mag and extract what's most important for you! Summary for executives P 12 -15 A Texan’s
Babylon bot outscores doctors in exams A bot built by Babylon Health has outperformed the average clinician in the MRCGP exam, the UK’s Royal College of General Practitioners final test for trainee doctors. Answering a representative sample of questions from publicly available sources, the bot score
AI guides surgeons in OR with Digital Surgery The world’s first AI system for use in an operating room was successfully demonstrated by Digital Surgery in July. Designed by Digital Surgery, a health tech company, the platform provides a road map for surgical teams. The AI uses a camera to watch the
A “manel”, or all-male-panel, is a frequently-spotted occurrence in the AI scene. But, while they seem to persist, I welcome the growing reactions, either in person or online, audiences now have to manels. It really does get noticed now, and it’s getting increasingly more embarrassing for conference
John Kao started Alignment Health five years ago because of the confusion his mother had to undergo after hospitalization. As the admission was due to an urgent heart condition, Kao’s mother had no time to communicate with her primary care doctor. Similarly, the hospital was not told of the kind of