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New Robotic Neck Brace can Significantly Benefit ALS Patients

Columbia engineers have designed an innovative new neck brace that supports the neck during its natural movement.

13 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence Could Help Achieve More Accurate Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Scientists at the University of Washington and University of California, Los Angeles, have designed an artificial intelligence system that could assist pathologists in interpreting biopsies more precisely, and lead to improved detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

12 Aug 2019

UCHealth’s Conversational AI-Powered Virtual Assistant Now Available on Smart Speakers

UCHealth now offers a virtual assistant who allows patients to interact universally across the health care system using conversational AI, accessed through smart speakers.

8 Aug 2019

Study: Half of Hospital Leaders Plan to Invest in AI/RPA by 2021

The cost of healthcare is increasing, due in part to breakthroughs in patient care, including advancements in medical treatments and clinical technologies. However, the digitization of healthcare and the complexities of reimbursement are fundamentally changing the way hospital data is managed, adding new layers of administrative processes.

8 Aug 2019

Robotic Cane can Improve Stability in Walking for People with Impaired Mobility

By incorporating electronics and computation technology to a standard cane that has been around for centuries, a team of scientists at Columbia Engineering have altered it into a 21st-century robotic device that can deliver light-touch assistance in walking to the elderly and others with mobility issues.

7 Aug 2019

Automation of Artificial Intelligence can Improve Medical Decision-Making

Computer scientists at MIT are hoping to speed up the application of artificial intelligence to enhance medical decision-making, by automating an important step that is normally done manually—and that is turning out to be more difficult as some datasets grow ever-larger.

6 Aug 2019

Meticulous Research Report: Global AI in Healthcare Market Expected to Reach $27.6 Billion by 2025

According to a new market research report “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Market by Product (Hardware, Software, Services), Technology (Machine Learning, Context-Aware Computing, NLP), Application (Drug Discovery, Precision Medicine), End User, and Geography – Global Forecast to 2025”, published by Meticulous Research, the global artificial intelligence in healthcare market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 43.5% from 2018 to reach $27.6 billion by 2025.

31 Jul 2019

New AI-Powered Tool Could Revolutionize Diagnosis and Treatment of Various Diseases

A research team at Helmholtz Zentrum München has created a novel tool that could revolutionize the way disease and disease treatments are studied on a cellular level.

30 Jul 2019

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Collaborates with VAGLAHS on AI Research Program for Medical Imaging

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an oncology company developing innovative medicines and imaging technology for targeting and treating cancer, announced their collaboration with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) on Progenics’ AI research program.

26 Jul 2019