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AI may flag ADHD in children years before diagnosis
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (483+ words) ADHD is one of the most common mental disorders, affecting an estimated 8 per cent of children and teenagers, with symptoms including trouble focusing, restlessness and impulsivity. But many go undiagnosed for years, missing the chance for early support even when…...
4. 8m EU-funded AI project to tackle child diarrhoeal disease in Africa
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (424+ words) The CARE-AFRICA project aims to create a tool that can predict the most likely pathogen responsible for a child's diarrhoeal disease and provide guidance on the most effective treatment options based on that prediction. Diarrhoea is a leading cause of…...
Moving from reactive to preventative: The tech-led healthcare revolution
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1057+ words) There has long been a global debate on personal versus governmental responsibility for the health of an individual. A British Social Attitudes Survey in 2017 reported that 61 percent of respondents thought that individuals had greater responsibility for their health than the…...
Sleep Cycle app now available in Chat GPT in sleep category first
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (317+ words) The launch marks an initial step in how Sleep Cycle can distribute its services via AI-based platforms, beyond its own app. Sleep Aid consists of carefully designed audio experiences that help users unwind and fall asleep, including guided relaxation, calming…...
AI documentation tool transforms adult and children's social care
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (561+ words) The tool, which uses ambient AI to handle documentation during assessments, is enabling councils to complete significantly more assessments with existing resources, with customers reporting documentation time cut by half and capacity for at least 40 per cent more work. Rashpal…...
Can AI read karyotypes better than humans? Why machine learning is changing cytogenetics
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1256+ words) Karyotyping is one of the oldest tools in medical genetics. For more than fifty years, cytogeneticists have been staining chromosomes, viewing them under a light microscope, and arranging them by size into the familiar numbered karyogram. The work is meticulous,…...
From hype to reality: What's really driving healthtech investment today
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (738+ words) In the light of these changes, will emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, be the game changers their supporters claim, or is there still a place for traditional, tried and trusted good science principles in the research pipeline? We sat…...
Tri Fetch comes out of stealth to automate the administrative work that slows specialty clinics
1+ week, 40+ min ago (560+ words) The pressure Tri Fetch is targeting is structural. Independent clinics face the same administrative load as large health systems with a fraction of the staff. A single prior authorisation can take 45 minutes and referral coordination often means hours on hold....
AI companies urged to work with UK government on national cyber defence
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (468+ words) The call was made at CYBERUK, where security minister Dan Jarvis told industry leaders and experts that stronger AI-powered defences are needed to protect critical networks. Jarvis described the effort as a "generational endeavour" aimed at building systems that can…...
Opinion: Shaping the future of healthcare
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1050+ words) This article first appeared on Med Regs: An official blog of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a new era, with the potential to reshape the world as we know it. In…...