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Are we ready for AI? The challenges we face in data and ethics

You might have heard about the co-founder of DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman, who was asked to take his time off from Google till the end of the year. There was no explanation why he was put on leave. However, as reported by Bloomberg last week, there were rumors linking this with some of the r

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From patients to innovations

It was 1993 when young engineer Avi Yaron was asked to visit a neurologist by his father after a car accident. The first doctor confirmed he had a tumor and surgery was required right away. Realizing there could be potential complications, Yaron decided to seek a second opinion. The second neur

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When precision medicine meets psychiatry

Depression and anxiety-related psychological disorders are costing the global economy $1 trillion annually. Between 1999 and 2013, the number of people suffering from depression and/or anxiety had increased by almost 50%, from 416 million to 615 million. Of which, as a past study found, over half of

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Augmented Intelligence: The machine-human synergy

In one of the recent AIMed Breakfast Briefings: Examining the evolving AI (artificial intelligence) landscape in Italian Healthcare (i.e., you may revisit the session here), Dr. Aurelio Secinaro, Radiologist, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital said we are in the intermediate space to explore the

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The use of virtual bodies in clinical trials

Clinical trial is tricky. On one hand, some researchers would risk everything from the fabrication of data to publishing falsified results, to push forward their innovations. On the other hand, patients misbelieve clinical trial as their new hope. Some would share their trial results

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Is Switzerland a perfect location to begin AI?

“Is Switzerland a perfect location to begin AI?” This was a question asked at the recent AIMed Breakfast Briefing took place in Switzerland (i.e., you may revisit the session here). Speakers believe so, as explained by Dr. Christian B. Westermann, Partner & Leader of the Data & Analytic

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Some take-home points from the recent AIMed Breakfast Briefings

One of the latest AIMed Breakfast Briefings: Effectively analyzing rare pediatric diseases by using the latest innovations in genomic AI technology, took place on 16 August at Innovation Institute in Newport Beach, California.  Four-panel speakers including Founder and Chairman of AIMed, P

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Two upcoming AIMed Breakfast Briefings

Apart from AIMed Europe 2019, which will embark in a month’s time in London, AIMed is hosting two AIMed Breakfast Briefing sessions on either end of the world, both of which taking place on the same day: Friday, 16 August 2019. Breakfast Briefing 1: Effectively analyzing rare pediatric dis

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Rejuvenate a 70-year-old​ public health system with AI

The 70-year-old public health system in the UK – the National Health Service (NHS) may not be an early adopter of artificial intelligence (AI) and related new technologies, but it is definitely an accelerator.  The many roadmaps  UK’s enthusiasm in the area hastened in 2017, when the Depar

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