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Integrating Digital Twins and Deep Learning for Medical Image Analysis in the Era of COVID-19

Digital twins are virtual representations of devices and processes that capture the physical properties of the environment and operational algorithms/techniques in the context of medical devices and technologies. Digital twins may allow healthcare organizations to determine methods of improving medical processes, enhancing patient experience, lothis studyring operating expenses, and extending the value of care.

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Siemens Healthineers and University of Miami Health System Enter Value Partnership Agreement to Transform Healthcare

Siemens Healthineers and UHealth - University of Miami Health System - announced a Value Partnership(1) agreement. This strategic relationship will further technological advancement and standardization of equipment at the health system, while allowing the university to create educational and training programs for clinicians and technologists. This unique agreement is the first of its kind in Florida.

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AI Approach may Help Identify Melanoma Survivors who Face a High Risk of Cancer Recurrence

Most deaths from melanoma - the most lethal form of skin cancer - occur in patients who were initially diagnosed with early-stage melanoma and then later experienced a recurrence that is typically not detected until it has spread or metastasized.

A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently developed an artificial intelligence - based method to predict which patients are most likely to experience a recurrence and are therefore expected to benefit from aggressive treatment.

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Building a 3D Brain Atlas

Texas Biomed will help map the developing brain with unprecedented detail for the National Institutes of Health’s BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN). NIH recently awarded a total of $500 million to 11 teams that will work together to build a 3D brain atlas at single cell resolution over the next five years.

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€9 Million to Develop Europe's AI-on-Demand Platform

The European Commission has financed a consortium to develop the next phase of Europe's strategically important artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure known as the AI-on-demand (AIOD) platform.

Through the Horizon Europe Programme (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics), the AI4Europe project, led by Irish University College Cork (UCC) has been awarded €9 million to develop the platform.

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University of Tübingen and Boehringer Ingelheim Join Forces to Lead AI and Data Science R&D for New Medical Breakthroughs

University of Tübingen, a leading member of Cyber Valley, Europe's largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) research consortium and Boehringer Ingelheim launch an AI and data science fellowship program for top talents from around the world. Three to five fellowships will be awarded per year for up to three years with a target of nine to fifteen fellows in the program after five years.

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Telemedicine Reduces Odds of No-Show Clinic Visits by More than Two-Thirds for Surgical Patients

Surgical patients who use telehealth services are much more likely to show up for their initial clinic visit or follow-up appointment during the post-surgery period than those who rely on in-person visits only. Research findings were presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2022.

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Orion Health Appoints New Global Chief Executive

Shared care record and population health management provider Orion Health has a new chief executive. Brad Porter will lead the transition to a new phase for the business after 30 years of Ian McCrae at the helm.

Speaking during his first visit to the United Kingdom in his new role, Porter said: "The UK has always been an important market for Orion Health globally and we remain committed to our UK partners and customers."

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Can Smartphones Predict Mortality Risk?

Passive smartphone monitoring of people’s walking activity can be used to construct population-level models of health and mortality risk, according to a new study publishing October 20th in the open access journal PLOS Digital Health by Bruce Schatz of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, and colleagues.

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ki:elements Publishes New Validation Results on Remote Speech Biomarker for Cognition (SB-C) in Early Alzheimer's Disease

Digital speech biomarker company ki:elements has published validation results on the use of its ki:e speech biomarker for cognition (SB-C) in early Alzheimer’s disease in the "Karger - Digital Biomarkers" journal.(1)

Two European dementia studies - the Dutch DeepSpA study in collaboration with Maastricht University & the Scottish SPeAK study in collaboration with University of Edinburgh - helped to validate the psychometric properties of the SB-C.

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