Healthcare
How clinical trials infrastructure is undergoing digital transformation
Two years ago, many of us were confined to our homes trying to avoid Covid-19 and waiting for the pharmaceutical…
The plan to transform patient outcomes in the Middle East through the use of AI
In December 2021, Swiss pharmaceutical and diagnostics giant Roche agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft. The aim…
The many false dawns of AI in healthcare
“Without the aid of statistics,” wrote the pioneering French surgeon Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis, “nothing like real medicine is possible.”…
The miscommunication of GPDPR: incompetence or evasion of public scrutiny?
Around 20 million adults in England are unaware of the government’s plan to share patient data and medical records with…
Life-saving RPA: How Kettering General Hospital automated Covid-19 reporting
Data has played a life-saving role in how governments, businesses and individuals have responded to the pandemic. But simplicity of…
GP data-sharing debacle shows the vital importance of public engagement
The announcement of a new scheme in the UK to use general practitioner (GP) data for planning and research was…
Weekly data: Telehealth investment booms after pandemic proves its worth
Before the pandemic, online delivery of healthcare services was limited. In 2015, remote consultations accounted for just 1% of doctors'…
American Heart Association boosts treatment with AI-powered precision medicine
Coronary heart disease and stroke are the world’s biggest killers, responsible for 16% and 11%, respectively, of global deaths, according…
Microsoft’s Nuance acquisition will help bolster its ‘vertical clouds’
Microsoft has announced plans to purchase AI voice recognition company Nuance, which specialises in the healthcare sector. The $20bn deal…
How a focus on patients and delivery helped MHRA rise to the Covid-19 challenge
Last year, the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) found itself at the sharp end of the two…