The Medicine Is a Miracle, but Only if You Can Afford It
A wave of new treatments have cured devastating diseases. When the costs are too much, even for the insured, patients hunt for other ways to pay.
AI diagnostic test accurately identifies respiratory viruses in minutes
Pictura Bio co-founders Nicolas Shiaelis and Dr Nicole Robb have developed a world-first diagnostic test powered by AI that can identify known respiratory viruses such as influenza and COVID-19 within five minutes from just one nasal or throat swab. The ground-breaking tech combines molecular labelling, computer vision and machine learning to create a universal diagnostic […]
Put Thousands of Nursing Hours Back into Your Hospital with Waizu Solutions from Dakota – Digital Health Technology News
How Valuable is a Nurse’s Time? Picture the scene. A nurse arrives at the mobile computer charging bay on a ward to pick up a device to start a shift and it isn’t there. Maybe it’s been left somewhere and forgotten about or maybe it’s been left on a different ward or department entirely? The […]
University Hospitals Dorset uses AI in building new Royal Bournemouth Hospital – htn
University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) is using artificial intelligence technology to build facilities at the new Royal Bournemouth Hospital. The Buildots technology analyses data that has been captured at the site through helmet-mounted 360-degree cameras. It then creates progress reports that are supported by visuals, which the trust says are designed to provide “accurate, objective data […]
New Western measures aim to turn up the heat on Putin’s oil revenues. Analysts are underwhelmed
Freight wagons carrying oil and fuel at a petroleum products terminal in Riga, Latvia, on Feb. 2, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The West’s latest attempt to ramp up its oil war against Russia may cause some market dislocation, but some energy analysts remain far from convinced that the restrictions will constitute a […]
AI/ML Showcase and Exhibition Opportunities: AI-Driven Drug Development Summit (26-27 April, London) – Digital Health Technology News
Website: www.aidrugdevelopmentsummiteu.com The AI-Driven Drug Development Summit lands in London on 26– 27 April 2023 following the previous AI-Driven Drug Discovery and AI-Enhanced Clinical Trials US Summits that took place in Boston in 2022. London has become a hotspot for drug discovery technology companies that can accelerate pipeline progression and the generation of AI-identified therapeutics. […]
PDI International hosts CPD-accredited air decontamination seminar
PDI International will host a free CPD-accredited webinar for IPC professionals, facilities and estates to highlight why effective air decontamination is crucial to protect the health of both healthcare workers and patients in hospitals and support staff in implementing best practices. Carole Hallam, Independent Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Consultant, will present on the importance […]
Bill Gates on why he’ll carry on using private jets and campaigning on climate change
Bill Gates photographed in New York City on June 8, 2022. During a recent interview with the BBC, the billionaire said rich countries needed “to get their emissions down to zero as fast as they can.” Michael Loccisano | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Bill Gates does not agree that using a private jet […]
Digital tech is helping to address inequalities in sexual health testing
This week marks HIV Testing Week, an important moment for us to reflect on progress made in tackling HIV, whilst also recognising the need for more work to completely eradicate it. In England, our collective ambition is to stop HIV transmission by 2030, and to achieve this we need to encourage everyone who is sexually […]
Her Foot Looked Normal. What Was Causing the Excruciating Pain?
A few weeks after she twisted her ankle, the girl’s foot kept getting worse. Her hand movements cued the doctor to a mysterious disease.