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AI-Based Tool may Help Doctors Better Prepare Patients for Surgery

A new tool using an artificial intelligence platform may help doctors better prepare patients for surgery.

18 Feb 2021

A Machine-Learning Approach to Repurpose Existing Drugs for Covid-19

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, doctors and researchers rushed to find effective treatments. There was little time to spare.

16 Feb 2021

Machine Learning Algorithm Performs on Par with Dermatologists

A study has now been presented that boosts the evidence for using AI solutions in skin cancer diagnostics. With an algorithm they devised themselves, scientists at the University of Gothenburg show the capacity of technology to perform at the same level as dermatologists in assessing the severity of skin melanoma.

15 Feb 2021

Smartphone-Based VR App Helps Treat Fear of Heights

Scientists from the University of Basel have designed a new virtual reality (VR) app for smartphones to decrease the fear of heights.

12 Feb 2021

INTEGRA’s Pipetting Robot Supports PCR-based HPV Screening Across France (661-20)

Labs are increasingly choosing INTEGRA Biosciences’ liquid handling instruments to help them address growing workloads associated with Human papilloma virus (HPV) screening.

From INTEGRA Biosciences Ltd 12 Feb 2021

New AI Algorithm Better Predicts Mortality Risk of Patients

At Geisinger, scientists have discovered that a computer algorithm trained with echocardiogram videos of the heart has the ability to predict mortality within a year.

9 Feb 2021

Versius Surgical Robotic System Launched in Australia

CMR Surgical (CMR), in partnership with LifeHealthcare, today announced the launch of its Versius® Surgical Robotic System in Australia. Macquarie University Hospital – a leading private teaching hospital based in Sydney – is the first to use the system following approval from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in late 2019, which allows Versius to be used in a broad range of laparoscopic (minimal access or keyhole) procedures.

8 Feb 2021

Study Investigates the Consequences of Virtual 'Exergaming'

The launch of virtual reality (VR) fitness games on consoles like Nintendo and Playstation has paved the way for virtual 'exergaming' as a popular way to exercise, specifically among younger people.

5 Feb 2021

AI Helps to Study Which Cancer Patients Might be Harmed by Immunotherapy

At Case Western Reserve University, scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze simple tissue scans and discovered biomarkers that could pinpoint to doctors those lung cancer patients who might actually suffer worse from immunotherapy.

5 Feb 2021

Freehand Establishes High-Volume Surgical Robot Production with Medical-Device Manufacturer Hyb

Freehand, a UK-based medical technology company, today announced that it has transferred production of its Freehand Panorama robotic camera controller to Hyb d.o.o, a trusted manufacturing supplier to blue-chip medical device and automotive organisations.

4 Feb 2021