AI News by La Forge
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2019-08-08 techcrunch.com 97 healthtech
The UK government has announced it’s rerouting £250M (~$300M) in public funds for the country’s National Health Service (NHS) to set up an artificial intelligence lab that will work to expand the use of AI technologies within the service. The Lab, which will sit within a new NHS unit tasked with overseeing the digitisation of […]
2018-08-20 techcrunch.com 84 healthcare healthtech
Magnetic resonance imaging is an invaluable tool in the medical field, but it's also a slow and cumbersome process. It may take an hour to complete a scan, during which time the patient, perhaps a child or someone in serious pain, must sit perfectly still. NYU has been working on a way to accelerat…
2019-08-02 techcrunch.com 46 HealthTech healthcare chatbot
Babylon Health, the UK-based startup that has developed a number of AI-based health services, including a chatbot used by the UK’s National Health Service to help diagnose ailments, has confirmed a massive investment that it plans to use to expand its business to the US and Asia, and expand its R&D to diagnose more serious, […]
2019-03-27 techcrunch.com 8 healthtech digitalhealth
In the increasingly digitized world of healthcare, how can all involved uphold their responsibilities, follow relevant laws and maintain the trust of patients when it comes to privacy?