News • Autonomous medical needle steering
A tiny robot to maneuver through living lung tissue
A team from UNC has developed a steerable lung robot that can autonomously maneuver the intricacies of the lung, while avoiding important lung structures.
News • Diagnosis with smartphone recording
Covid-19 severity analysis via cough sound
A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and Hospital del Mar has conducted a study to analyze cough sounds recorded by smartphones in patients with Covid-19.
News • Bioelectronics for cancer screening
Smart devices to capture and release tumour cells
Basque researchers propose a bioelectronic device consisting of gold electrodes coated with a smart polymer capable of capturing and releasing cells in a non-invasive, controllable way.
News • Intratumoral approach for hard-to-treat glioma
Microdevices implanted into tumor to help treat brain cancer
A new type of microdevice could offer new ways to treat brain cancer. The shape and size of a grain of rice, it is implanted into a tumor to study the effects of ongoing therapies.
News • Patchy recommendations
Errors and half-truths plague cancer treatment plans generated by ChatGPT
Experts from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have tasked ChatGPT to generate recommendations for cancer treatment – with some promise, but ultimately inadequate results.
News • Limitations of Siri, Cortana, Echo
Why you shouldn't trust your AI voice assistant to give CPR instructions
When faced with an unfamiliar task, many people rely on the voice assistants in their smartphone to help them out. However, when it comes to CPR, these AI companions cannot always be counted on.
News • Equipment for clinicians
New pocket-sized device to quickly spot infected wounds
Scientists have developed a device that works with a smartphone or tablet to capture medical images which can identify infected wounds through thermal and fluorescence imaging.
News • Nature-inspired pressure sensing technology
Aero-elastic sensor to transform healthcare and surgical robots
Researchers have developed an aero-elastic pressure sensor to provide increased precision and reliability across medical applications, such as minimally-invasive surgeries and implantable sensors.
News • Message from our partner
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News • Wearable for monitoring
Breast cancer: In-bra ultrasound scanner to improve early detection
A new device, designed by MIT researchers, could detect breast cancer earlier. The scanner, which can be incorporated into a bra, could allow more frequent monitoring of high-risk patients.
News • Magnet-controlled tentacle
Tiny surgical robot could transform cancer detection, treatment
A tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs to detect and treat the first signs of cancer has been developed by researchers at the University of Leeds.
Video • Going where doctors can't
'Robot medics' provide remote medical treatment in hazardous environments
New robotics technology that can provide remote medical treatment to casualties in high-risk emergency environments, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
News • Genotype-specific strategy
‘Digital twins’ of patients’ hearts give insights into cardiac health
Scientists have developed a tool to create a digital replica of an individual's heart, which could inform the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
News • AI-powered app diagnoses glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts
Take a selfie, early detect blindness-causing eye diseases
Bioinformatics students in Spain have developed a mobile app capable of detecting in a matter of seconds three of the world's most common causes of vision loss and blindness.
News • Impact on patient interaction
Smartglasses in healthcare: why design matters
VR and augmented reality are considered key technologies in healthcare, especially in nursing. Now, German researchers analysed the impact of smartglasses on patient interaction.
News • Research into nursing ethics
Robot nurses, powered by AI – a viable perspective?
Robots and AI are expected to play a key role in nursing practice in the future. In this regard, researchers from Japan ask whether intelligent machines can replace humans as nurses.
News • Real-time tumor profiling
AI tool decodes brain cancer’s genome during surgery
Scientists have designed an AI tool that can rapidly decode a brain tumor’s DNA to determine its molecular identity during surgery — critical information that can guide treatment decisions.
News • Soft, wireless implant
A dissolving cardiac device that monitors and treats heart disease
A new device could monitor and treat heart disease and dysfunction in the days, weeks or months following traumatic heart-related events — and harmlessly dissolve afterwards.
News • AI expert points out risks and benefits
Dangerous chatbots? How LLMs should be regulated for healthcare use
LLM-based generative chat tools such as ChatGPT or Google’s MedPaLM have great medical potential, but there are inherent risks associated with their unregulated use in healthcare.
News • 3D visualisation and mixed reality
Is the future of autopsies digital?
From current mixed reality assistance, technological advances could soon make fully digital autopsies a reality. This could enhance efficiency and legal certainty, and also benefit training.
Article • Experts outline European infrastructure
AI in health imaging: computational power isn’t everything
What will the future structure for artificial intelligence in health imaging across Europe look like? While the algorithms show great promise in collecting, storing, analysing, and using data to advance healthcare, delegates to a session on the topic at ECR 2023 in Vienna, also heard that it was important for the use of AI to move from research and more toward practical applications for patients.…
News • UK research findings
Digital health tools could prevent hundreds of thousands A&E admissions
UK researchers find that digital health products, e.g. health apps, could make a substantial contribution to tackling NHS urgent care pressures, by keeping patients out of hospital in the first place.
News • Blueprint for use in psychotherapy
AI and mental health care: Combatting the gold rush-mentality
While it’s true that AI holds tremendous potential for improving the science and practice of psychotherapy, it remains a definitively high-stakes area. Stanford experts define the potential benefits and concerns of deploying the technology.
News • Patients' perception of AI avatars
Medical advice from ChatGPT: Can a bot's appearance stir bias?
Chatbots are increasingly becoming a part of health care around the world, but do they encourage bias? New research from the University of Colorado School of Medicine hints at this possibility.
News • Message from our partner
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