ANZ news
Researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, in partnership with the Queensland University of Technology, have developed what could be the world's first AI-based benchmark for measuring brain atrophy.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
They used AI to develop a set of artificial MRI brain images with predefined signs of neurodegeneration in the cortex region, an area of the...
A new VR programme with interactive sight, sound, and touch experiences has helped improve outcomes for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism and intellectual disability.
This is based on the latest study, touted to be the first of such, done by researchers from the Western Sydney University and University of Wollongong, The Disability Trust, and technology company Devika...
Health charity Skin Check Champions, the University of South Australia, and The Hospital Research Foundation have teamed up to launch a pop-up clinic that uses AI to diagnose skin cancer.
Their pop-up clinic is led by nurses who take high-quality lesion images from patients, which are then triaged and conditionally diagnosed by AI algorithms to check if they are cancerous. The results are also...
A University of Queensland research into dementia treatment using ultrasound has started its year-long human safety trial.
The trial aims to determine whether ultrasound could be safely delivered as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. It is being conducted at Mater Hospital Brisbane and UQ and involves 12 participants.
HOW IT WORKS
The ultrasound treatment is delivered fortnightly to each...
ASX-listed medical AI company Echo IQ has launched its cloud-based platform for screening structural heart disease in the United States.
WHAT IT DOES
The software platform called EchoSolv supports the identification of structural heart diseases, including guideline-defined aortic stenosis at present, automating this process using AI. It can also complete bulk assessments at a rate of up to 48,000...
New Zealand-listed primary care provider Green Cross Health is moving towards virtual care with the launch of its new consumer health app.
WHAT IT DOES
According to a media release, The Doctors app allows users to seamlessly connect with their GPs. It also provides access to their health summary and allows booking appointments, requesting repeat prescriptions, messaging their primary care team,...
ASX-listed Advanced Human Imaging has restructured its board while completing its takeover of Canadian digital health company wellteq.
In a corporate disclosure, AHI announced the appointment of wellteq CEO and co-founder Scott Montgomery as its incoming CEO.
Montgomery has helped build wellteq, serving as CEO, President and director, since its inception in 2013. He has over two decades of...
Aged care technology companies Hayylo and Umps have partnered to integrate their offerings and enable providers to adapt to home aged care reforms.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The integration will combine Hayylo's care service platform with Umps Link, a smart home and personal alarm technology currently being used by around 300,000 Australians.
Through this, care insights generated through the Umps Link...
Artrya secures UK, EU approvals for Salix
Within a week, ASX-listed medtech company Artrya received both regulatory approvals from the European Union and the United Kingdom for its Salix Coronary Anatomy product.
The AI-powered software identifies and analyses arterial plaque to diagnose coronary artery disease.
The recent certifications allow Artrya to market Salix in 28 EU member countries and...
PainChek, ASX-listed developer of a mobile pain assessment app that has been widely used in the aged care sector, is now entering the global hospital market via its latest partnership with InterSystems.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Through this partnership, PainChek will use the InterSystems IRIS for Health data platform to integrate with EMR systems, including InterSystems TrakCare, which manages over a...
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