Phare Health raises £2.5m pre-seed for development of AI products
Phare Health as raised £2.5m in pre-seed funding to support the development of its AI products, designed to free up staff and budgets in healthcare.
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Google Research and DeepMind develop AI medical chatbot
A new AI-powered medical-specific chatbot developed by Google and DeepMind has shown some potential for clinical applications.
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DeepMind founder leaves to take up separate AI role with Google
Mustafa Suleyman announced on Twitter he would be joining Google’s team looking at the opportunities and impacts of applied artificial intelligence.
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Google Health ties up data agreements with NHS trusts
Five NHS trusts have transferred data processing agreements over to Google following the tech giant’s acquisition of British AI firm DeepMind last year.
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DeepMind’s Streams app saves £2,000 per patient, peer review finds
The review, published today, found the app reduced the average cost of admission for a patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) by 17%.
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DeepMind health lead says AI could soon be used in predictive medicine
Dr Dominic King revealed research is due to be published soon which will show how AI can be applied to EHRs to flag conditions a patient is at risk of.
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Imperial staff begin using DeepMind’s Streams app
The technology will give healthcare professionals at St Mary’s Hospital secure access from a mobile device to their patients’ latest test results.
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Royal Free: ‘No changes to data-sharing’ as Google absorbs Streams
Royal Free London has confirmed that there will be no changes to its data-sharing agreement with DeepMind as Google takes control of its Streams technology.
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DeepMind’s Streams technology team to join Google
The app helps detect early signs of kidney failure and is currently being used at the Royal Free Hospital in north London.
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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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