artificial intelligence

FDA building
By  Jessica Hagen 12:15 pm October 21, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its perspective on regulating AI in healthcare and biomedicine, stating that oversight needs to be coordinated across all regulated industries, international organizations and the U.S. government.  The Agency says it regulates industries that distribute their products to the global market, and therefore U.S. regulatory standards must be...
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By  Jessica Hagen 10:47 am October 18, 2024
Tech giant Lenovo, alongside Innovations in Dementia, announced a proof-of-concept project dubbed Alzheimer's Intelligence, a photorealistic AI-enabled 3D avatar that converses with individuals with dementia. It offers curated advice gathered from hundreds of real people living with dementia and Alzheimer's. Lenovo's technology aggregates experience and advice collected from hundreds of...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:38 pm October 17, 2024
Google announced it is licensing its AI model focused on detecting diabetic retinopathy to partners in Thailand and India, two countries the tech giant says have a shortage of eye specialists.  Google Research teams partnered with foundational research partners Aravind Eye Hospital in India and Rajavithi Hospital in Thailand nearly a decade ago to research whether AI could be used to help reduce...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 01:12 pm October 15, 2024
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a quote from iCardio.ai CEO. Los Angeles-based iCardio.ai has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its artificial intelligence software for interpretation of echocardiography, aimed at offering a comprehensive imaging workflow and autonomous preliminary reporting. iCardio.ai develops machine learning and deep learning algorithms for the examination...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 10:21 pm October 11, 2024
Microsoft unveiled a number of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare innovations designed to connect experiences, boost team collaboration, empower healthcare workers and unleash clinical and operational insights. The company is launching healthcare AI models, a collection of "cutting-edge" multimodal medical-imaging foundation models that will be accessible in the Azure AI model catalog. The models,...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:44 pm October 10, 2024
Suki, maker of an AI-backed healthcare voice tool, announced it raised $70 million in Series D funding, bringing its total raise to $165 million. Hedosophia led the round, with additional investment from Venrock and participation by existing investors Flare Capital, March Capital, inHealth Ventures and Breyer Capital. WHAT IT DOES Suki's offerings include Suki Assistant, an AI-enabled voice tool...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 01:21 pm October 8, 2024
Kipu Health, a company that provides technology solutions for behavioral health, announced it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver a suite of original AI solutions for healthcare providers.  The initial offering within the AI suite is designed to simplify clinical workflows by transcribing patients' sessions, generating progress notes and delivering chart summaries for...
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By  Jessica Hagen 06:05 pm September 30, 2024
OpenAI Academy will invest in developers and organizations utilizing AI technology to solve challenging problems and accelerate economic growth in low- and middle-income countries. The Academy will also ensure developers in diverse communities worldwide have access to AI technology, training and technical resources to enhance their efforts.  The company says it is looking to invest in the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 08:00 am September 10, 2024
Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, is partnering with Adtalem Global Education to create an academic curriculum to train and certify clinicians on the use of AI in healthcare. "What we wanted to do is develop a curriculum that really educates nurses around general introductions to artificial intelligence and generative AI, which...
Scientist analyzing contents of test tube
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:43 pm September 6, 2024
AI and RNA genetic-medicine company Genetic Leap is teaming up with pharma giant Eli Lilly to develop genetic medicine therapeutics.  According to the two companies, the partnership expands on a pilot program utilizing Genetic Leap's RNA-targeted AI platform, designed to produce oligonucleotide drugs counter to targets chosen by Lilly in crucial therapeutic areas.  Lilly will provide Genetic Leap...