Korean ARPA-H to build AI-driven surgery assistant robot The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) in South Korea and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) announced three additional projects under the Korean Advanced Research…
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Background: The adoption of protective behaviors represents a crucial measure to counter the spread of infectious diseases. The development of effective behavior change techniques therefore emerged as a public health priority during the COVID-19…
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A federal judge in Texas ruled that the FDA overstepped its authority when it issued its Final Rule: Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests in May of last year, which said laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) should…
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The INVEST Pitch Perfect contest is the heart of our annual boutique healthcare investor conference in Chicago, scheduled for May 20 and 21 at the Willis Tower in Chicago. The deadline for submissions is…
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Every day in the U.S., 1 in 31 hospital patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). In addition to these patient infections, healthcare workers themselves are extremely vulnerable to work-acquired infectious diseases.
The Covid-19…
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Background: Mobile Health (mHealth) interventions have the potential to improve health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) by aiding health workers to strengthen service delivery, and patients and communities to manage and prevent…
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Singapore General Hospital is developing an AI solution to determine the necessity of prescribing antibiotics, reduce their use, and identify the most appropriate ones for each patient. Developed with DXC Technology, the Augmented Intelligence in…
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The UK government has announced plans to create a real-time surveillance system to monitor the threat of future pandemics and prevent disease.
A partnership between the government, Genomics England, UK Biobank, NHS England, and Oxford Nanopore…
