Artificial Intelligence

Across the healthcare spectrum, the implementation of the appropriate AI tech can add value to clinicians, administrative staff and of course, the patient.  

Whether assessing vaccine safety and efficacy, assisting with X-ray readings or tracking communities' vulnerability to COVID-19, artificial intelligence has been put to work in new and innovative ways throughout the pandemic.

The rapid screening test has been developed by researchers at the University of Oxford.

A panel of global experts showcased how AI can be developed and used to tackle inequities in health during the recent meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Sundar Pichai promised to look into the case of Timnit Gebru, a co-lead on Google's ethical AI team, who says she was fired following her involvement with a paper on the risks of natural language processing models.

The pioneering treatment from Project InnerEye, which could relieve the UK’s cancer treatment backlog, is being offered for free at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge, UK.

The new method can continuously monitor brain activity wirelessly, allowing the patient to be mobile, comfortable and more socially active.

AI-driven technology in healthcare is 'outpacing' the creation of supporting policy frameworks and regulation.

One of the country’s leading private healthcare providers took gold at the latest edition of the MENA Digital Awards for its conversational AI-powered agent.

It's been a busy year. As health systems continue to grapple with the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis, we look back on the tech lessons learned these past many months – with cautious optimism for a better year ahead.