Robotic heart and 3D ‘map’ among finalists for £30m BHF grant
The charities Big Beat Challenge is a global initiative to galvanise researchers and inspire transformational solutions to tackle cardiovascular disease.
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NHS bosses meet with tech giants to discuss commercial patient database
A secretive meeting, held on 24 October, saw discussions around collecting patient data to improve healthcare services and potentially profit from it.
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BHF launches £10m national cardiovascular data science centre
The centre will draw data from NHS medical records, national registries and other datasets to explore new therapies and medical breakthroughs.
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Artificial intelligence ‘predicts fatal heart attacks up to 5 years in advance’
Experts at the University of Oxford have developed a “fingerprint” using machine learning, which highlights red flag signs of potential heart attacks.
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Industry news in brief
This month’s industry round-up features news the British Heart Foundation has launched a £1m innovation fund to improve the way heart failure is treated.
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Collaboration key to “get most” out of technology to prevent heart disease
Computer science, engineering and medicine need to work together to develop the best technology to prevent heard disease, the British Heart Foundation says.
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NHS needs to do more to inform public on AI benefits, report warns
To allay fears, the newly formed NHSX should work with charities and patient groups to better understand the public’s concerns about AI in healthcare.
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Chair of BHF says data science will ‘transform’ health
Doug Gurr said the next step in implementing the BHFs “four big bets” included harnessing data science and deploying technology to the frontline.
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Smartphone ECG recorder is ‘fives times better at spotting heart problems’
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) are calling for greater use of the devices in emergency departments.
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British Heart Foundation funds AI to predict heart disease risk
A team at the University of Cambridge are developing a machine learning tool that helps predict people’s risk based on their health records.
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