Tag: Health
Smart medicine: Wireless system powers tiny devices inside the body
US researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), working with scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, have developed wireless technology that...
Health IoT: Ingestible sensor can help diagnose disease
An MIT research team has developed an ingestible sensor that uses genetically engineered bacteria to detect and diagnose gastrointestinal problems.
The sensor is made up...
London hospital replacing doctors with AI to improve patient care
One of London's top NHS hospitals, University College London Hospital (UCLH), has partnered with the UK's national organisation for data science, the Alan Turing...
UK to commit millions to AI cancer diagnosis strategy
UPDATED British Prime Minister Theresa May is to announce plans to commit millions of pounds to a new artificial intelligence strategy for early-stage cancer...
Robots used to grow mini-organs from human stem cells
Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine in Seattle have developed an automated system that uses robots to produce human mini-organs,...
Machine learning improves dementia, stroke diagnosis
Scientists from Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh have developed software capable of detecting dementia and stroke precursors using CT scans.
The development,...
Scottish hospital monitors medical beds with IoT
NEWSBYTE A Scottish hospital is trialling the use of an Internet of Things (IoT) system, which monitors medical beds and improves access to maintenance data.
Medical...
Amazon building healthcare team in Alexa division
Amazon is reported to be building a health and wellness team inside its Alexa smart assistant division, as part of its ongoing strategy to disrupt the...
Health tech: Does Nokia’s exit mean wearables market is ill?
ANALYSIS Nokia announced this week that it is closing its Digital Health division, in the wake of a February 2018 memo, published by the...
Imperial College crowdsources smartphone network to fight cancer
Harnessing the processing power of smartphones could be a useful way to crunch clinical data, as healthcare continues to work towards the goal of...
Fitbit & Google partner to accelerate IoT in healthcare
Health tracker and wearables company Fitbit has teamed with Google to open up new insights and innovations in digital health. Together, they hope to...
NHS to train staff in AI and robotics, says government
The NHS is looking to train staff in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, according to the secretary of state for health and social care,...