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Sirona Medical secured $40 million in Series D funding led by Avidity Partners. The money will be used to scale its unified RadOS platform and Cortex agentic AI across more than 12 million exams.
Read the original →Two of the biggest names in AI say the systems they built are getting away from them and that no company should be above the law. Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis called recent hacking attacks by AI agents "early warning shots."
Read the original →Newbury Street Practice in Wantage began using the AI Andi triage system in July.
Read the original →The article says AI is becoming a collaborator in life sciences rather than sitting on the sidelines. It looks at partnerships across Greater Philadelphia, the BioHealth Capital Region and North…
Read the original →Nepal Police plans to expand its use of artificial intelligence, drones and anti-drone technology. It also plans to establish a dedicated structure to combat scams.
Read the original →Ajou University Hospital has gone live with a real-time AI monitoring system.
Read the original →Recent biopharma AI news includes a $1.5bn partnership between AstraZeneca and insitro. There is also news from Iambic, DaltonTx, NVIDIA and Chai Discovery.
Read the original →AI in clinical trials is moving beyond routine task automation toward integrated platforms that connect workflows, improve operational efficiency and support decision-making throughout drug development. The industry is moving beyond digitizing individual tasks through electronic data capture (EDC) and similar tools.
Read the original →On October 16, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) issued an announcement.
Read the original →AI is already widely used in hospitals and medical research. The paper asks whether a new way of thinking can bring out the technology's green credentials.
Read the original →PHTI has released its report "Driving Adoption of High-Value AI in Healthcare." The report details a four-domain roadmap across evidence, coverage, payment, and delivery.
Read the original →The National AI Hub for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health at LUMS has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Office of AI Punjab. The agreement aims to advance the responsible use of AI in public-sector health and healthcare delivery in Punjab.
Read the original →An AI-powered application allows patients being monitored for seizures to text with brain monitoring devices.
Read the original →Scott Gottlieb, a former Commissioner of Food and Drugs now at the American Enterprise Institute, argued in a JAMA Health Forum opinion piece that Congress should enact a specific regulatory framework for AI models developed and used in academic medical centers. He said such systems should not be regulated as commercial medical devices or left unregulated. Three experts who spoke with Focus said they support the plan.
Read the original →A recent paper argues that AI not only practices medicine better than doctors but also makes more accurate diagnoses when humans are kept out of the loop.
Read the original →E Hospital has officially put into operation the 3.0 Tesla Signa Architect MRI system. It has a 70 cm-wide bore, integrated AI technology and dedicated software, and supports examinations in cardiovascular, neurological, stroke, musculoskeletal and oncology fields, among others.
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