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Concerns over 'Exaggerated' Study Claims of AI Outperforming Doctors

Many studies claiming that artificial intelligence is as good as (or better than) human experts at interpreting medical images are of poor quality and are arguably exaggerated, posing a risk for the safety of 'millions of patients' warn researchers in The BMJ.

Their findings raise concerns about the quality of evidence underpinning many of these studies, and highlight the need to improve their design and reporting standards.

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COVID-19 should be Wake-Up Call for Robotics Research

Robots could perform some of the "dull, dirty and dangerous" jobs associated with combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but that would require many new capabilities not currently being funded or developed, an editorial in the journal Science Robotics argues.

The editorial, published today and signed by leading academic researchers including Carnegie Mellon University's Howie Choset, said robots conceivably could perform

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Buddy Healthcare Launches COVID-19 Remote Care Solution to Support Hospitals

Buddy Healthcare wants to help hospitals and healthcare professionals in the battle against the COVID-19. BuddyCare virtual care platform can be used for not only symptom tracking, remote monitoring and data collection purposes but also in digitizing secure communication between the individuals/patients and healthcare professionals.

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Philips Ramps Up Production of Critical Health Technology Products in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced that it is increasing the production of certain critical care products and solutions to help diagnose and treat patients with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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Siilo Gives Free Access to Crisis Management Functionality

Siilo, Europe's largest messaging network for health and care professionals, is offering health and care professionals free access to its organisational crisis management functionality in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Portable AI Device Turns Coughing Sounds into Health Data for Flu and Pandemic Forecasting

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning - called FluSense - which can detect coughing and crowd size in real time, then analyze the data to directly monitor flu-like illnesses and influenza trends.

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12 Open Topic Professorships for Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering

Within the framework of the Hightech Agenda Bavaria, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for up to 12 Open Topic Professorships for Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering at the new Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering.

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Allscripts Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak

Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) is taking several steps to further its commitment to help fight the global spread of COVID-19. The company is working closely with health agencies and governments around the world to keep abreast of changes and partnering with clients to share and enable their Allscripts solutions to help combat the spread of the virus and manage their patients.

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Oxford University Provide Evidence for Coronavirus Mobile App for Instant Contact Tracing

A team of medical research and bioethics experts at Oxford University are supporting several European governments to explore the feasibility of a coronavirus mobile app for instant contact tracing. If rapidly and widely deployed, the infectious disease experts believe such an app could significantly help to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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Orion Health Provides Software to Support Remote Patient Care during Pandemics such as COVID-19

Orion Health is applying its resources, technology and experience to offer support to its customers, as healthcare organisations globally face exceptional challenges from the COVID-19 outbreak.

The company is making available its comprehensive screening and remote monitoring software to help manage the care of patients.

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