Anglia Ruskin University develops AI app to spot TB
The technology uses a regular smartphone camera to capture a biosensor with a sputum sample, with results delivered ‘in seconds’.
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Leeds shoots for 100% digitisation of histopathology slides
The programme looks at the possibility of harnessing artificial intelligence to improve the speed and accuracy of cancer diagnoses.
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UK innovation agency grants £865k to mobility AI project
A consortium led by Cambridge Bio-Augmentation Systems is developing an AI platform that could improve care for people with mobility issues.
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Medopad taps Tencent’s AI smarts for speedier Parkinson’s assessment
The companies – working in association with Parkinson’s Centre of Excellence at King’s College Hospital in London – are launching a research and development project which uses motion capture technology to track patient movements and AI to assess them.
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Health AI market predicted to ramp up significantly within next four years
Frost and Sullivan predicts the market will grow at a CAGR of 69% between now and 2022, reaching £4.7bn within the next four years.
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Surrey trust awarded additional £1m funding for ‘pioneering’ IoT dementia study
Surrey and Borders Partnership has received £1m from NHS England to fund a study that uses IoT and machine learning to support people with dementia.
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NHS infrastructure ‘not fit for AI’, national report concludes
NHS IT infrastructure is “not fit for AI” and a “large push” towards standardisation is required if the benefits of the technology are to be realised, a new report has concluded.
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Government publishes code of conduct for AI and data-driven healthcare tech
Health minister Lord O’Shaughnessy told the Health and Care Innovation Expo the code’s principles were intended to create “a safe and trusted environment in which innovation can flourish”.
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Eye-controlled wearable aims to give locked-in patients a voice
EyeControl is a communications device designed for patients who have full cognitive ability but are unable to move or speak.
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