Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand has disclosed details of a breach in the IT system of one of its regional offices five months ago. In October, a hacker accessed and downloaded organisational and potentially…
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– Daymark Health, a company aiming to redefine the cancer care experience, has publicly launched with an $11.5M in seed funding co-led by Maverick Ventures and Yosemite, with additional participation from…
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The Promise of EHDS for European Healthcare
The European Health Data Space (EHDS) represents a groundbreaking initiative launched by the European Commission in 2022 to revolutionize healthcare across the continent. At its core, EHDS aims…
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– University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH) has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with global healthcare Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovator Qure.ai to deploy chest X-ray AI supporting earlier identification of lung cancers.
– The…
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In part one, we discussed the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine and the disconnect between RCTs and bedside clinical care. Part 2 explores possible solutions, including machine learning based algorithms.
By Paul Cerrato, MA, senior research…
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Although promising, the clinical impact of video conferencing between primary and secondary care specialists lacks trial evidence. We conducted a two-arm RCT (clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05268081) to evaluate whether four video conferences over 12 months between…
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Background: Numerous mobile apps have been developed for patients with cancer. However, there is still no comprehensive app for patients with breast cancer that integrates evidence-based medical information, psychological support, and schedule management through…
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Traditionally thought of as a women’s issue, new evidence supports that bacterial vaginosis can be sexually transmitted between men and women. Recognizing this, Wisp, a women’s telehealth company, is now offering a male bacterial…
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Symptom-Assessment Application (SAAs, e.g., NHS 111 online) that assist laypeople in deciding if and where to seek care (self-triage) are gaining popularity and Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used too. However, there is…
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Evidence-based medicine has benefited patients in countless ways, but there’s a disconnect between EBM and the clinical care that is typically delivered at the bedside. Pragmatic, real-world trials and AI-based algorithms may help solve…
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