AI

Andromeda Robotics unveils AI-powered companion robot for elderly care 

Australian-based robotics and AI startup Andromeda Robotics announced it is undertaking initial trials with aged care provider Allity (part of the Bolton Clarke Group).  The trials involve Andromeda’s prototype humanoid companion robot that has been d...

Mercy launches AI-driven texting programme to prevent chemo-related hospitalisations 

Chemotherapy is a lifesaving treatment for many cancer patients, but the side effects can lead to hospitalisations. Named The Chen Chemotherapy Model after lead data scientist Jiajing Chen, the new AI-driven texting platform is proving valuable at keeping...

M42 announces new clinical LLM to transform the future of AI in healthcare 

M42, a global tech-enabled healthcare network, has unveiled an advancement in healthcare technology with the launch of Med42, a new open-access Clinical Large Language Model (LLM). The 70 billion parameter, generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) model is...

Huma collaborates with Google Cloud to improve healthcare through generative AI 

Huma Therapeutics, a leading global digital health company, has announced it will use Google Cloud’s generative AI (GenAI) to enhance Huma’s regulated disease management platform. Huma is also exploring the use of Google’s GenAI tools, including Med-PaLM 2, a lar...

Healthcare Integrated Technologies secures $336,000 AI infection control grant 

Healthcare Integrated Technologies (HiTC) has a $336,000 grant from the state of Tennessee targeted at bolstering infection control practices for 24 senior living facilities.  Leveraging its position in AI-powered health solutions for senior living,...

The transformative impact of medical imaging informatics on clinical trials 

Shreejit Nair, Senior Vice President of Life Sciences at CitiusTech, takes us on a journey through the dynamic world of medical imaging informatics. From AI-driven insights to cloud-based collaboration, discover how cutting-edge technology is...

HoneyNaps receives FDA approval for AI sleep disorder diagnosis software 

HoneyNaps, the AI-based sleep disorder diagnosis software company, has announced that its SOMNUM AI sleep disease analysis algorithm has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  The FDA has granted only two approvals for sleep...

Ibex Medical Analytics secures US$55 million in Series C funding for AI cancer diagnostics 

Ibex Medical Analytics (Ibex) is transforming cancer diagnostics with AI-powered solutions that help pathologists improve the quality of diagnosis and support laboratories with enhanced efficiency and better turnaround times. Cancer incidence is rising...

AI and microelectronics: Navigating the policy maze in the era of neural implants 

The advent of microelectronics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has opened the door for the development and application of neural implants – devices inserted into the brain or nervous system to monitor or directly influence their activity. Such technology i...

Harnessing biometric technology to combat underage vaping 

Vaping has seen a massive surge in popularity in many countries over the past few years, with teenage use accelerating, shops selling vapes illegally without conducting appropriate and effective age checks is a contributing factor. We speak to Andrew...

How AI is transforming the fight against malaria in Africa 

The latest figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) state that the African region accounts for 95% of global malaria cases and 96% of deaths. Sandra Incardona, Head of the Technical Unit, and Julie Niemczura, Deputy Director at MCD Global Health...

Tampa General Hospital and Navina to bring its transformative AI to primary care physicians 

Navina, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered platform that transforms large amounts of patient data into actionable primary care, and Tampa General Hospital (TGH), a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical centre and one of the largest hospitals in ...