Wearable AI helps patients recover from COVID-19
A Chicago-based pilot program is testing a body sensor that monitors covid patients remotely, enabling them to receive care outside hospital
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Virtual wards and AI in £160m NHS funding boost
Virtual wards and AI in GP clinics form part of a £160m cash injection to help NHS England recover from COVID-19 pandemic
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AAAS report hails AI developers for ‘seizing the moment’ during pandemic
New report by the American Association for the Advancement of Science on the use of AI as a tool of public health, highlights its central role during the COVID-19 pandemic
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AC Observations
The future of work in healthcare: How AI can be a transformative force
"Clinicians are very poorly prepared for the AI tsunami that is already here." Exclusive preview of my upcoming talk for MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Next virtual conference
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AI tool predicts worst cases of COVID-19 with 80% accuracy
New computer program analyzed thousands of chest X-rays to predict which patients would develop life-threatening conditions
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New project uses AI to reduce vaccine hesitancy
Researchers from New York’s Columbia University are using AI and data science to understand why people are distrustful of vaccinations and to help convince them to get a shot
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Analysis
Common pitfalls and recommendations for using machine learning to detect and prognosticate for COVID-19 using chest radiographs and CT scans
An essential systematic review of all papers published from Jan-Oct 2020
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Artificial nose detects COVID-19 in breath samples
AI technology creates breakthrough in detecting COVID-19 in exhaled breath via the NaNose artificial nose
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How technology overcame the challenge of PPE in operating theatres
London’s Royal Free Hospital was shortlisted for AIMed Best COVID-19 AI solution for its use of technology to facilitate communication in the operating theatre while wearing PPE. Here’s the inside story
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