Researchers have developed a computer algorithm that they say can analyze digital images of a woman’s cervix and accurately identify precancerous changes that require medical attention. This artificial intelligence approach, called automated visual evaluation, has the potential to revolutionize cervical cancer screening, particularly in low-resource settings. Led by investigators from the National Institutes of Health […]
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Novo Nordisk partners with Flex for digital diabetes management tools
Flex (NSDQ:FLEX) today announced a partnership with Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) to develop digital diabetes management tools using Flex’s BrightInsight IoT platform. Novo Nordisk plans to use Flex’s BrightInsight system to build and manage connected medical devices and the corresponding data. The company’s IoT platform is designed to enable organizations to develop digital health devices while remaining compliant with […]
Nvidia, Scripps look to tackle atrial fibrillation with deep learning
Nvidia (NSDQ:NVDA) and Scripps Research Translational Institute announced today that the groups are teaming up to develop deep learning tools to process genomic and medical sensor data. The tech giant and the non-profit research org hope to leverage artificial intelligence to prevent disease and accelerate biomedical research efforts. The use of AI in healthcare is […]
One Drop wirelessly connects to Apple Watch
One Drop said today that its wireless blood glucose monitoring system can now connect directly to Apple Watch, making it the first diabetes company’s system to do so. One Drop was also the first such company to launch a companion Apple Watch app, but until now, users had to manually log blood glucose, food, medication, and […]
NIH gives cancer detection a gigantic image boost
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made public more than 32,000 annotated cancer lesions identified on CT images to help radiologists improve their cancer-detection accuracy. Large enough to train a deep neural network, the DeepLesion database could enable the scientific community to create a large-scale universal lesion detector with one unified framework, according to […]
Digital Surgery touts artificial intelligence for the operating room
Officials at Digital Surgery (London) boast that they have successfully demonstrated a real-time, dynamic artificial intelligence (AI) system designed for the operating room. The patented AI platform includes surgical procedure roadmaps that are meant to aid the surgical team in an OR. The goal is to reduce risk and make surgery safer. Get the full story on our […]
Insulet extends deal with Glooko in Europe
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) said today that it inked a deal with Glooko to connect data from Insulet’s Omnipod insulin delivery devices in Europe with the Glooko+diasend diabetes data management system. Glooko touted that its data management tech is used at roughly 7,000 provider sites across 23 countries. The Glooko+diasend system allows users to sync and review data from an […]
Senseonics inks diabetes management deal with Glooko
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) said today that it inked a global deal to integrate its Eversense continuous glucose monitoring system with Glooko‘s diabetes data management tech. Users will be able to sync data from their Eversense CGM directly into Glooko’s platform and view historical glucose trends, as well as receive real-time readings from their Eversense mobile app, according to […]
Hey, Google! When will I die?
Google’s AI capabilities can predict with greater accuracy than a hospital’s computers when a critically ill patient will die, according to a new study. Using a patient’s entire chart, Google’s deep learning methods were able to predict, 24 hours after admission, the risk of that patient’s death at 19.9% while the regular hospital’s computers predicted […]
Report: IBM Watson Health cuts back on hospital biz
The Watson Health operation at International Business Machine (NYSE:IBM) is reportedly cutting back on the portion of its business that sells to hospitals due to a softening market for value-based healthcare offerings. Managers for IBM Watson Health told workers last week that changes to the Affordable Care Act caused hospitals to spend less on managing outcomes-based contracts, […]
6 reasons you shouldn’t bet on blockchain disrupting healthcare
Blockchain is the big buzzword these days, bruited as a disruptive force for industries covering the spectrum. But there seems to be little understanding of what exactly “blockchain” means, let alone how it could affect so many different markets so profoundly. Simply put, a blockchain is a decentralized database with tight rules about how data […]