A research project led by researchers from the University of Melbourne will be receiving A$2 million ($1.3 million) in funding and support from Google.org.
The MATCH (Music Attuned Technology - Care via eHealth) project is one of the 15 projects selected for the $25 million AI for the Global Goals grant, which seeks to help organisations accelerate progress towards meeting the United Nation's...
Google announced that it is funding 15 AI-powered projects, including digital health initiatives to improve provider experience and patient access to care, via its commitment to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Each project received $3 million in technical assistance, cash support and Google Cloud credits. A handful of projects received Google.org Fellowships, where a...
GE HealthCare announced that it has codeveloped an AI algorithm with Mass General Brigham to help with scheduling predictions, including failure to show up to appointments, neglecting to schedule follow-up appointments and predicting late arrivals.
The first application of the algorithm, geared toward predicting missed care opportunities, is used within the schedule predictions dashboard of the...
California-based AI drug discovery startup Genesis announced it scored a whopping $200 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round, bringing its total raise to $280 million.
The company also announced that approximately $24 million of SAFE notes from a prior funding round were converted amid the closing of the Series B round.
Andreessen Horowitz and a "U.S.-based life sciences-focused...
New Parkinson's app uses metronome beats to train gait
A new mobile app for people with Parkinson's Disease helps them walk better using metronome beats.
The gait re-training tool, developed as part of a larger clinical trial for PD research, delivers rhythmic metronomic beats that trigger movement.
Now developed separately as an app called Walking Tall, it now features training sessions on...
Researchers from the faculties of Engineering and IT at Monash University have come up with an AI algorithm that can judge another AI algorithm's annotation or label in a medical scan, mimicking the process of seeking a second opinion.
FINDINGS
They created a dual-view AI system where one part labels medical images while the other judges the quality of the AI-generated labelled scans by...
Saudi Arabia's Seha Virtual Hospital, touted as the largest virtual hospital in the world, has chosen South Korean medical AI company Lunit to deliver AI solutions to support the kingdom's national cancer and tuberculosis screening programme.
Launched in 2022, Seha Virtual Hospital is a key piece of healthcare innovation under "Saudi Vision 2030." The hospital is providing medical services to...
Researchers from the National University of Singapore and A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering have developed an AI-powered sensor patch for monitoring wound recovery.
WHAT IT DOES
Called PETAL (Paper-like Battery-free In situ AI-enabled Multiplexed), the patch comprises five colourimetric sensors in a fluidic panel patterned after a five-petal pinwheel flower. Each of the...
Seattle-based Outbound AI, a company offering AI-powered virtual agents that perform administrative tasks, announced it scored $16 million in seed funding.
Madrona Venture Group and SpringRock Ventures co-led the round, with participation from Ascend, Pack Ventures, Epic Ventures, Tacoma Venture Fund, Locke Capital and KCRise Fund.
WHAT IT DOES
Outbound AI is a conversational AI tool for...
An international study led by researchers at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Hong Kong has developed and tested a new AI model for screening gingivitis, or gum inflammation, from images inside the mouth.
FINDINGS
The study, which is one of the first to explore the use of AI in spotting gingivitis, made use of 550 gum images with varying degrees of inflammation.
Based on findings,...
