Researchers at the University of Westminster have developed a chatbot for discussing sensitive topics, which they believe could help reduce health inequalities.
The study, published in the journal PLOS Digital Health on 13 February 2025,…
Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown promise in clinical applications through prompt engineering, allowing flexible clinical predictions. However, they struggle to produce reliable prediction probabilities, which are crucial for transparency and decision-making. While explicit…
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Emergency admissions (EA), where a patient requires urgent in-hospital care, are a major challenge for healthcare systems. The development of risk prediction models can partly alleviate this problem by supporting primary care interventions and…
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Digital Health and the Equity Charter have joined forces to tackle racism through a partnership at Rewired 2025.
Founders of the Equity Charter, which aims to combat discrimination in the sector, will formally launch its…
Looking to artificial intelligence to help address the undertreatment of pain in certain patient groups, researchers at Mass General Brigham tested whether large language models could improve race-based disparities in pain perception and prescribing. The…
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The mass rollout of AI-powered genomic health prediction (AIGHP) could pose significant risks concerning privacy and discrimination, a report by the Ada Lovelace Institute and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) has warned.
AIGHP refers…
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a 10-year contract extension for an electronic patient record system from TPP, worth almost £6.3 million.
The contract is described as a “collaboration” between Sussex Community alongside East…
“Racism has no place in any part of our society, including in our digital health systems,” said Diane Abbott, Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, in a statement read at the Equity…
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The keynote speaker at an event to discuss the creation of an ‘Equity Charter’ for people working in digital health has called for “collective energy” to overcome discrimination in the sector.Addressing attendees at the…
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