New AI Algorithm Boosts COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Antibody Response by 128 Times

A team of researchers from Baidu Research has developed an AI algorithm that can rapidly design highly stable COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences that were previously unattainable. The algorithm, named LinearDesign, represents a major leap in both stability and efficacy for vaccine sequences, achieving a 128-fold increase in the COVID-19 vaccine's antibody response.

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Study Finds ChatGTP Outperforms Physicians in Providing High-Quality, Empathetic Advice to Patient Questions

There has been widespread speculation about how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like ChatGPT could be used in medicine.

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine led by Dr. John W. Ayers from the Qualcomm Institute within the University of California San Diego provides an early glimpse into the role that AI assistants could play in medicine.

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More than 16,000 Participants and Over 700 Exhibitors: DMEA - Connecting Digital Health Draws a Positive Balance

25 - 27 April 2023, Berlin, Germany.
DMEA 2023 concluded yesterday with a significant increase in attendees. In his keynote speech opening the event, Federal Minister of Health and patron of DMEA Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach described the next steps for digitalising the healthcare system.

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CompuGroup Medical Acquires Majority Stake in Patient Portal Provider m.Doc

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA has acquired 51% of m.Doc GmbH. m.Doc develops patient portals and digital applications for hospitals, rehabilitation and care facilities. Founded in 2016, the company has offices in Cologne and Lisbon with around 110 employees. CompuGroup Medical will further develop m.Doc's patient portal and integrate it into its systems.

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Luscii + EXI: The New Partnership that Brings Health-Enhancing Exercise to Virtual Hospital Wards

Digital health platform Luscii, market leader in the growing space of virtual hospital wards, has announced a new partnership with digital therapeutic EXI that will allow it to integrate physical activity into its care pathways for the first time.

With over 15 years' experience across 11 markets, and as a partner of NHS England, Luscii provides over 100 different care pathways.

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DMEA - Connecting Digital Health: Record Year with Over 700 Exhibitors and High-Level Speakers

25 - 27 April 2023, Berlin, Germany.
DMEA 2023 opens today with a wide range of topics on the digital transformation of the healthcare system. More than 300 speakers will be on the stages of the DMEA over the next three days, among them Federal Minister of Health Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach, Dr. Susanne Ozegowski and Dr. Markus Leyck Dieken.

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DMEA sparks Brings Young Professionals Together with Companies, Universities and Hospitals

25 - 27 April 2023, Berlin, Germany.
Wanted: specialists. Jobs available: we are hiring. The digital health sector is urgently in need of new employees. Last year, there were around 290,000 job vacancies in the healthcare sector. That is where DMEA sparks comes in and wants to make a difference.

DMEA sparks combines the topics of careers, newcomers and sustainability, making it an even more important part of DMEA.

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AI Algorithm may Help Better Guide Oropharynx Cancer Treatment

For patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated oropharynx cancer, assessing the presence of cancer cells beyond the lymph nodes, or extranodal extension (ENE), is critical in determining proper treatment. However, ENE is often challenging to detect on imaging pre-treatment, which can lead to an escalation in treatment resulting in greater toxicity and worse quality of life outcomes.

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Oracle and Zoom Join Forces to Expand Access to Virtual Care

Oracle and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. are expanding their collaboration to deliver faster, easier, and more effective telehealth services. By connecting telehealth capabilities with Oracle Cerner Millennium, Oracle and Zoom can enable providers around the world to join patient appointments more quickly and easily with the relevant patient electronic health record (EHR) at their fingertips.

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Haut.AI Becomes the First Company to Incorporate Generative AI for Skin Simulations

Haut.AI, a SaaS company specializing in artificial intelligence for skin, hair, and wellness analytics, has just announced its new generative AI tech for modeling skin conditions - SkinGPT. This breakthrough in the beauty industry uses AI to create synthetic images and apply skin conditions to input image data. SkinGPT enables users to upload their photos and apply AI to simulate how their skin will change over time when using certain skincare products.

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