Experts Propose Specific and Suited Guidelines for the Use and Regulation of AI

Current Artificial Intelligence (AI) models for cancer treatment are trained and approved only for specific intended purposes. GMAI models, in contrast, can handle a wide range of medical data including different types of images and text. For example, for a patient with colorectal cancer, a single GMAI model could interpret endoscopy videos, pathology slides and electronic health record (EHR) data. Hence, such multi-purpose or generalist models represent a paradigm shift away from narrow AI models.

Read more ...

Standing Up for Health Tech and SMEs: Shane Tickell's Vision

AS the new chair of the health and social care council at techUK, Shane Tickell talked to Highland Marketing about his determination to support small and innovative companies, by having some frank conversations with the NHS and the health tech industry about strategy and commercials.

Shane Tickell has been working in the health tech industry since the late 1990s. He is probably best known for his long career at IMS MAXIMS, where he worked for 13-years, predominantly as group chief executive officer. However, he left IMS MAXIMS four-years ago "to pursue a wider agenda."

Read more ...

Can AI Techniques Help Clinicians Assess and Treat Patients with Bone Fractures?

Investigators have applied artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to gait analyses and medical records data to provide insights about individuals with leg fractures and aspects of their recovery.

The study, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, uncovered a significant association between the rates of hospital readmission after fracture surgery and the presence of underlying medical conditions.

Read more ...

AI Makes Retinal Imaging 100 Times Faster

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a technique that produces high-resolution images of cells in the eye. They report that with AI, imaging is 100 times faster and improves image contrast 3.5-fold. The advance, they say, will provide researchers with a better tool to evaluate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other retinal diseases.

Read more ...

Bayer and Google Cloud to Accelerate Development of AI-Powered Healthcare Applications for Radiologists

Bayer and Google Cloud announced a collaboration on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support radiologists and ultimately better serve patients. As part of the collaboration, Bayer will further develop its innovation platform to accelerate the development and deployment of AI-powered healthcare applications with a clear focus on radiology, using Google Cloud's technology, including its generative AI (gen AI) tools.

Read more ...

A Record Year with More than 800 Exhibitors and Over 320 Leading Speakers

9 - 11 April 2024, Berlin, Germany.
DMEA 2024 kicks off today, focusing on the key issues in the digital transformation of the healthcare system. From now until 11 April over 320 speakers from Germany and around the world will occupy the stages at DMEA. They include Federal Minister of Health Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach, Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Keyrellous Adib of the World Health Organization (WHO), and the publicist Sascha Lobo.

Read more ...

North West Anglia Works with Clinisys to Modernise Pathology Services

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust has replaced two, legacy laboratory information systems with a single instance of Clinisys WinPath.

The trust, which serves a catchment of 800,000 patients in North Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire, found itself with two LIMS when it was formed out of the merger of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals and Hinchingbrooke Health Care in 2017.

Read more ...

Can Language Models Read the Genome? This One Decoded mRNA to Make Better Vaccines

The same class of artificial intelligence that made headlines coding software and passing the bar exam has learned to read a different kind of text - the genetic code.

That code contains instructions for all of life's functions and follows rules not unlike those that govern human languages. Each sequence in a genome adheres to an intricate grammar and syntax, the structures that give rise to meaning.

Read more ...

Shared Digital NHS Prescribing Record could Avoid Nearly 1 Million Annual Drug Errors

Implementing a single shared digital prescribing record across the NHS in England could avoid nearly 1 million drug errors every year, stopping up to 16,000 fewer patients from being harmed, and saving up to 22 lives every year, suggests a modelling study, published online in BMJ Quality & Safety.

Read more ...

Study Shows Human Medical Professionals are More Reliable than AI Tools

When looking for medical information, people can use web search engines or large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT-4 or Google Bard. However, these artificial intelligence (AI) tools have their limitations and can sometimes generate incorrect advice or instructions. A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier,

Read more ...