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Chief medical information officer Dr. Arta Bakshandeh on the impact of AI where it really matters – on patients
Chief medical information officer Dr. Arta Bakshandeh on the impact of AI where it really matters – on patients
A new study has found that key suppliers of electronic medical records need to do more to make their systems interoperable to “improve access to information” for millions of patients. The Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London examined inconsistencies with electronic medica
A new wearable monitoring device is set to make treatment of swallowing disorders easier and more affordable
Surgeons in London have used virtual surgery and 3D technology to reconstruct a patient’s jaw using part of his leg bone
Consultant vascular surgeon Sean Matheiken on a new way to improve public medical understanding
In a paper presented at the Machine Learning for Healthcare conference, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrated a model that automatically learns features predictive of vocal cord disorders. The features come from a dataset of 100 subjects, each with a week’s worth
An artificial nose developed at Tampere University, Finland, has been found to help neurosurgeons single out cancerous tissue in the brain during surgery, ensuring more precise excision of tumors. When an electric knife or diathermy blade is used during a neurosurgery to destroy cancerous tissue, th
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania have developed an advanced form of 3D bioprinting, with the use of Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) technology, to construct collagen scaffolds that can be turned into different human heart components from tissues
Complaints suggest that people of color may be at risk of getting inaccurate readings from their smartwatches or fitness trackers