Antimicrobial resistance is a rising global health threat, leading to ineffective treatments, increased mortality and rising healthcare costs. In ICUs, inappropriate empiric antibiotic therapy is often given due to treatment urgency, causing poor outcomes….
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Federated learning is a renowned technique for utilizing decentralized data while preserving privacy. However, real-world applications often face challenges like partially labeled datasets, where only a few locations have certain expert annotations, leaving large…
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The da Vinci surgical system in use at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Image provided by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde)
More than 10,000 patients across Scotland have benefitted from da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) since…
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A study led by researchers at Oxford Population Health identified 28% more cases of atrial fibrillation in primary care data than secondary care data alone.
Evidence of atrial fibrillation, which is associated with higher risks…
The European CORE–MD consortium (Coordinating Research and Evidence for Medical Devices) proposes a score for medical devices incorporating artificial intelligence or machine learning algorithms. Its domains are summarised as valid clinical association, technical performance,…
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Radiology images are one of the most commonly used in daily clinical diagnosis. Typically, clinical diagnosis using radiology images involves disease reporting and classification, where the former is a multimodal task whereby textual reports…
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Doctors who use AI see benefits for their own efficiency and for patient care and feel confident managing its risks, according to a qualitative research study commissioned by the General Medical Council (GMC).
The research…
Ivor Campbell, CEO of Snedden Campbell
After many years of delay and prevarication, the UK is finally grappling with an issue that has long been a source of polarised debate and ethical handwringing around the…
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Background: Digital phenotyping provides insights into an individual’s digital behaviours and has potential clinical utility. Objective: In this observational study, we explore the digital biomarkers collected from both a wrist wearable device and a…
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New York-based virtual care company Teladoc Health announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire virtual preventative care company Catapult Health in an all-cash deal worth $65 million.The deal includes an additional $5…
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