This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) underwent a massive restructuring under its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in the sudden departure of thousands of employees across the nation.
While Kennedy…
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Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence are emerging as meaningful tools in remote patient monitoring and chronic disease management, with the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, support clinicians, and boost patient adherence.These were among the…
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An AI tool to diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is due to be rolled out to the NHS, offering patients an alternative to traditional spirometry.
N-Tidal Diagnose, developed by respiratory diagnostic technology company TidalSense,…
The Oxford Dictionary says disease is a disorder of structure or function, especially one that has a known cause and a distinctive group of symptoms, signs, or anatomical changes. It’s time to rethink that…
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Approximately half of the adults in the United States (116 million) have high blood pressure, or hypertension, with 91.7 million needing prescription medication in addition to lifestyle changes. As of 2017, the self-reported prevalence…
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(L to R): Dr Ahmet Omurtag, Professor Amin Al-Habaibeh, Sharmila Majumdar (Image provided by Nottingham Trent University)
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has developed a brainwave reader for people who can no longer communicate through…
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Apollo Hospitals, one of India’s biggest hospital chains, has announced a new partnership to further develop its AI tool for predicting cardiovascular disease risks.It will collaborate with 3M spinoff Solventum Health Information Systems to…
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Welcome to the February edition of Digital Health Digest!This month, we explore groundbreaking advancements in digital health—from TIA’s new partnership with Nourish for personalized nutritional counseling to AI Optics’ FDA-cleared retinal screening camera. We…
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