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Open Call HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-05: DNA-Based Digital Data Storage

Current technologies for digital data storage are hitting sustainability limits in terms of energy consumption and their use of rare and toxic materials. Moreover, data integrity when using those technologies is limited in time, which complicates archival data-storage. DNA or certain classes of synthetic DNA alternatives provide an alternative that promises information densities that are several orders of magnitude higher than classical memories, and stability for millennia rather than years.

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Patient Deterioration Predictor could Surpass Limits of Traditional Vital Signs

An artificial intelligence-driven device that works to detect and predict hemodynamic instability may provide a more accurate picture of patient deterioration than traditional vital sign measurements, a Michigan Medicine study suggests.

Researchers captured data from over 5,000 adult patients at University of Michigan Health with the Analytic for Hemodynamic Instability.

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Two Leading CIOs Join the Highland Marketing Advisory Board

Two of the NHS' most dynamic chief information officers have joined Highland Marketing’s advisory board of NHS IT professionals and health tech industry experts.

Ian Hogan, a CIO at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust and Neil Perry, the director of digital transformation at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, have joined the expert group that acts as a discussion forum for issues relating to digital health and provides advice to the agency and its clients.

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AI Analyses Neuron Changes to Detect whether Drugs are Effective for Neurodegenerative Disease Patients

A research group from Nagoya University in Japan has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) for analyzing cell images that uses machine learning to predict the therapeutic effect of drugs. Called in silico FOCUS, this new technology may aid in the discovery of therapeutic agents for neurodegenerative disorders such as Kennedy disease.

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Teaching AI to Ask Clinical Questions

Physicians often query a patient's electronic health record for information that helps them make treatment decisions, but the cumbersome nature of these records hampers the process. Research has shown that even when a doctor has been trained to use an electronic health record (EHR), finding an answer to just one question can take, on average, more than eight minutes.

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Using Technology to Support Primary Care

Opinion Article by Paul Bensley, Managing Director of Primary Care Cloud Telephony Specialist X-on.
It is good to see the publication of this strategy [A plan for digital health and social care], which confirms the direction of travel set before the COVID-19, while seeking to build on the rapid adoption of technology that we saw during the pandemic.

It's particularly good to see the strategy's focus on using technology to support primary care and what it calls 'urgent and emergency care' - the services that help patients with an immediate care need that might range from a call to NHS 111 to a trip to the local pharmacy to a visit to A&E.

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Virtual Reality App Trial Shown to Reduce Common Phobias

Results from a University of Otago, Christchurch trial suggest fresh hope for the estimated one-in-twelve people worldwide suffering from a fear of flying, needles, heights, spiders and dogs.

The trial, led by Associate Professor Cameron Lacey, from the Department of Psychological Medicine, studied phobia patients using a headset and a smartphone app treatment programme - a combination of Virtual Reality (VR) 360-degree video exposure therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

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Building the Right Foundations to Deliver a 'Digital Revolution' in Health and Care

Opinion Article by Gary Birks, Gary Birks, General Manager, UK and Ireland, Orion Health.
The latest strategy for health and care IT looks to build on what has been achieved over the past two decades, while making sure that all trusts, integrated care systems, and social care departments are levelling-up and have the right foundations to deliver a 'digital revolution'.

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Philips Highlights AI-Powered Precision Diagnosis Portfolio at ECR 2022

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, showcases its award-winning AI-powered systems and solutions debuting at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR, July 13-17, Vienna, Austria). Philips will demonstrate how its portfolio of smart connected imaging systems and integrated radiology workflow solutions help increase diagnostic confidence and clinical outcomes; help reduce staff stress and burnout; improve patient engagement and quality access to care; and enhance efficiency to help reduce waste.

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Siemens Healthineers Accelerates and Improves Magnetic Resonance Imaging with AI

Siemens Healthineers presents functionalities powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) that accelerate and improve Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The quality of MR imaging is defined by the trade-off between scan time, resolution and image noise. Improving one of these pillars usually requires compromising on one of the others.

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