Tag: Health
UK hospital to explore VR for stroke patient rehabilitation
The debilitating impact of a stroke can last long after the event has taken place. Sufferers are often left with a range of problems,...
Scientists develop A.I. to predict why children do badly at school
Researchers have used machine learning to more accurately identify children with learning difficulties who, until now, have either been misdiagnosed, or have gone under...
Health tech: UK announces Digital Health Catalyst competition winners
A number of breakthrough technologies to revolutionise UK healthcare are a step closer to becoming reality this morning following a national competition, according to...
Health tech: A.I. detects dementia, smart plaster takes blood pressure
Researchers at a Japanese university have devised an artificial intelligence (AI) based test to help detect early signs of dementia in patients.
It is hoped...
UK government publishes NHS A.I. supplier code of conduct
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The UK government has announced a new code of conduct covering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the NHS and...
Health tech: Robot surgeon arrives in the NHS
British medical company CMR Surgical has launched a robotic arm designed to be remotely controlled and to perform minimally invasive operations.
The Versius robot mimics the...
AiServe develops A.I. wearable for the blind and partially sighted
German AI company AiServe is developing a machine learning system to help blind and visually impaired people find their way safely around towns and...
Healthtech: Facebook developing AI to make MRI scans 10 times faster
Evidence that Facebook has ambitions beyond its core business of social networking emerged this week, with technology development that stands to benefit society as...
Healthtech: Five examples of 3D printing’s potential in healthcare
The potential of 3D printing in healthcare is inspiring some of the finest minds in biomedical engineering to take their research into the technology...
People Power, Berkeley, IBM develop smart dementia solutions
Internet of Things (IoT) software company People Power has received funding from the US National Institute on Aging (sic) to develop in-home solutions for carers of dementia...
Report warns of DeepMind Health monopoly
A panel of independent reviewers, commissioned by DeepMind Health itself, has warned that DeepMind Health could exert "excessive monopoly power” in the healthcare and...
Amazon booms as high street withers. Next up: robots and insurance
UPDATED Retail and Web services giant Amazon plans to add over 2,500 permanent jobs in the UK this year, taking its British workforce to...