Press Releases

The WHO, Google, Microsoft, UN, FDA, CERN, Novartis Foundation and the global AI and healthcare community will gather in Basel Switzerland

The World Health Organisation, Google, Microsoft, The United Nations, The FDA, CERN, The Novartis Foundation and the global AI and healthcare community will gather in Basel Switzerland next week.

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September 6, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Global medical wearables market to hit US$19.7bn value by 2024, says new IDTechEx research

New research entitled, Remote Patient Monitoring 2019-2029, from IDTechEx, providers of market intelligence in emerging technologies, forecasts that the medical wearables market will be worth nearly $20 billion (€18 billion) by 2024. This exponential growth will be driven by demand for continuous health monitoring and point-of-care diagnostics for the management of chronic diseases. (more…)

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August 23, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Huawei launches Track AI to help detect early signs of visual impairment in children around the world

Huawei has partnered with leading medical research organisations to help protect children’s vision by deploying their Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Huawei is working with IIS Aragon and DIVE Medical to develop an AI-based vision assessment technology, Track AI, to help detect and diagnose early signs of visual impairment in children. (more…)

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April 17, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

QuartzClinical unveils hospital market intelligence tool using Big Data and Machine Learning

Joining the healthcare business intelligence sector is a new sophisticated market intelligence tool that provides unparalleled insight into hospital clinical performance and costs. (more…)

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February 8, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Healthcare IT solutions company, Comport, discusses ways to protect hospitals from ransomware attacks

In response to the rising threat of ransomware in the healthcare industry, Comport, a cloud computing and Healthcare IT Solutions Company, held discussions with top healthcare CIO’s discussing ransomware protections that they may want to consider. (more…)

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December 21, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Alira Health adds data science capabilities through acquisition of Clinical Insights

Alira Health, a international healthcare and life sciences advisory firm, announced that it has acquired Clinical Insights, a data science organisation providing data analytics and predictive analysis to healthcare companies. (more…)

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December 17, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Healthcare chatbot interactions to reach 2.8 bn by 2023, as conversational AI becomes the future of healthcare

New findings from Juniper Research forecast that AI-powered chatbots will soon become the first responders for citizens’ engagements with healthcare providers, as the number of chatbot interactions exceeds 2.8 billion annually by 2023. This is up from an estimated 21 million in 2018, an average annual growth of 167%. (more…)

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December 4, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Accenture introduces Ella and Ethan, AI bots to improve a patient’s health and care using the Accenture Intelligent Patient Platform

Accenture has enhanced the Accenture Intelligent Patient Platform with the addition of Ella and Ethan, two interactive virtual-assistant bots that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to constantly learn and make intelligent recommendations for interactions between life sciences companies, patients, health care providers (HCPs) and caregivers.

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October 2, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

ehi Live event is acquired by CloserStill and moved into London’s Digital Healthcare Show

ehi Live 2019 will be fully incorporated into the next Digital Healthcare Show, which is part of the Health+Care series of events held on 26-27 June, 2019 at London ExCeL. This change follows the show’s sale to event organisers, CloserStill Media. (more…)

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September 25, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Global blockchain business value to reach US$2tn by 2030, says IHS Markit

While still nascent today, blockchain business value, which refers to the cost savings and efficiencies that could be realised by incorporating blockchain into corporate business strategies, (more…)

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August 24, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello