Autism charity seeks £2.5m for ‘game-changing’ biometrics project
Autism Together is attempting to raise £2.5m for a project that will see biometric technology used to drive new insights into the disability and improve care for those living with it.
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Using IBM Watson cognitive technology to enhance the patient experience
At Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, a focus on cognitive computing is helping to support patients as they come into hospital – supporting the creation of a hospital which can effectively think and feel, and providing the foundations for greater use of cognitive methods into the future.
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Facebook approached US medical academies about sharing patient data
Facebook had approached medical institutions in the United States about a proposed data-sharing agreement that would see patient records linked to social media users, it has emerged.
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British AI firm lends smarts to Parkinson’s charities in hunt for new treatments
BenevolentAI has announced a collaboration with Parkinson’s UK and the Cure Parkinson’s Trust in an effort to find new treatments for the disease.
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Could data be the route to the efficiencies the NHS needs?
For James Rawlinson, the NHS needs a thoroughly local approach to managing pressures, driven by a deep understanding of data. The health informatics director at Rotherham Foundation NHS Trust reports that data analytics is already making a difference at his organisation.
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UK can be ‘world leader in AI’ if NHS data can be tapped
The parliamentary under secretary for the Department of Health and Social Care has suggested the UK could be a world leader in AI research by applying machine learning to patient data sets.
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Why Netflix and Amazon might offer a glimpse at our future healthcare ecosystems
Apple’s play into the healthcare ecosystem could open up new models of healthcare delivery, the resemblance of which may not be million miles from today’s most popular digital services.
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Southwark CCG drops Babylon asthma AI pilot following GP at Hand concerns
A clinical commissioning group has dropped plans to pilot an asthma artificial intelligence project with Babylon, after concerns were raised relating to the recent roll-of the company’s GP at Hand service.
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Research claims AI system can diagnose prostate cancer as accurately as pathologist
Scientists and clinicians in China have developed a learning artificial intelligence (AI) system which they say can identify cancerous prostate samples as accurately as a pathologist.
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Consortium led by London CSU wins national contract to build population health dashboard
A consortium led by North East London CSU has won an NHS England contract to design and build a performance and population health management dashboard, Digital Health News has learnt.
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