News • AI-powered care operations
AI triage to cut NHS waiting lists by 70%
Sword Intelligence applies AI to triage and care coordination, reporting a 70% cut in musculoskeletal waiting lists and a fourfold boost in operational capacity.
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Article • AI and interdisciplinary imaging take centre stage in Vienna
ECR 2026 to cast “Rays of Knowledge” on the future of radiology
Few medical specialties evolve as rapidly as radiology. Continuous advances in imaging technology, the integration of artificial intelligence, and growing interdisciplinary collaboration demand that professionals stay at the forefront of knowledge. The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2026 in Vienna embraces this reality with its motto “Rays of Knowledge”.
News • Automation and Digitalisation Congress
Pharmaceutical Digital Transformation in Practice: AUTOMA+ 2026
The Pharmaceutical Automation and Digitalisation Congress (AUTOMA+) 2026 takes place in Zurich on 16-17 November and reflects companies' approach to digital transformation as a business and operational priority.
News • New sequencing technique
Classifying pediatric brain tumors with liquid biopsy and AI
Clues in the CSF: Researchers have developed the first high-precision method that can theoretically diagnose common brain tumors in children and adolescents without surgery.
News • Gait biomechanics analysis
AI predicts success of hip surgery
Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed an AI model to predict how well patients with hip osteoarthritis will be able to walk again after an operation.
News • AI detects unseen connection
Insulin resistance identified as risk factor for cancer
Not just linked to diabetes: For the first time, researchers demonstrated that insulin resistance is a risk factor for 12 types of cancer, including uterine and breast cancer.
Article • Digital pathology and AI
Finding new biomarkers to match the biological complexity of cancer
Advances in artificial intelligence and multimodal data integration are poised to revolutionise cancer diagnostics – but significant challenges remain before these technologies can be routinely deployed in clinical practice. Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez outlined the steps needed to bridge the gap between complex tumour biology and the relatively simple biomarkers currently available, speaking…
News • Digital tool for point-of-care screening
AI stethoscope shows promise in detecting heart disease
An AI-assisted stethoscope could help doctors identify patients with valvular heart disease who may otherwise go undiagnosed. This could reduce hospital admissions and overall healthcare costs.
Article • From observation to action
The rise of agentic AI in pathology
Computational pathology is becoming increasingly important in helping deliver precision medicine to a wider range of patients. Experts at the 37th European Congress of Pathology in Vienna discussed how algorithms can optimise laboratory workflows, generate stronger evidence for molecular tumour boards, and enhance clinical trial design.
News • Exploring metastatic potential
AI predicts risk of cancer metastases
Why do some tumours spread while others remain localised? Using colon cancer cells, scientists pinpointed the criteria that influence metastasis risk, and identified a way to assess its probability.
Article • From promise to practice
Healthcare AI's trust issues (and what it takes to overcome them)
The promise of AI in healthcare is enormous – however, most who have actually worked with today's models will agree that the technology is not quite there yet. At MEDICA, a panel of AI experts and healthcare leaders tackled a fundamental question: What stands between AI's current state and its potential as a reliable healthcare companion? The discussion revealed that technical…
Article • The 2025 Kraft Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health
Harnessing AI to serve the medically underserved
The Kraft Center for Community Health has launched a new prize to recognise organisations using technology to transform healthcare access for underserved populations. At the 2025 World Medical Innovation Forum in Boston, ThriveLink – an AI-powered telephonic enrolment platform – was announced as the inaugural winner, receiving US $100,000 to further its mission of connecting families to vital…
News • Dysarthria solution
Wearable device gives stroke patients their voice back
A wearable, comfortable and washable device could help people regain the ability to communicate naturally and fluently following a stroke, without the need for invasive brain implants.
News • Screening for specific pregnancy complications
AI model to advance maternal health in low-resource settings
Siemens Healthineers, with funding from the Gates Foundation, plans to develop artificial intelligence (AI) to enable earlier prediction of pre-eclampsia and anemia in low-resource settings.
Sponsored • GC85A Vision+
Accelerating Intelligence in Digital Radiography
In today’s radiology environment, speed alone is not enough. What truly matters is intelligent workflow, diagnostic confidence and consistent performance even under pressure. Samsung’s GC85A Vision+ is designed exactly for that reality.
Article • Implementation of clinical artificial intelligence
One AI, one radiologist: How a Swedish hospital beat breast screening backlogs
When radiologists at Stockholm's Capio Sankt Görans Hospital began working evenings and weekends to clear mounting backlogs, it became clear that something had to change. The solution? Replacing one of the two radiologists traditionally assigned to read breast cancer screenings with artificial intelligence (AI). The results: fewer false positives, more cancers detected, and radiologists…
News • Critical check for deep learning models
AI labeling in radiology: filling in the missing step
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered a practical way to detect and fix common AI labeling errors in large collections of radiology images.
News • Tissue sample analysis
Demographic bias creeps into pathology AI, study finds
A sample of inequality: A new study shows that AI models can infer demographic information from pathology slides, leading to bias in cancer diagnosis among different populations.
Article • Advancing risk stratification
AI in breast cancer screening: From mammograms to personalised risk prediction
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how clinicians identify women at higher risk of breast cancer – and may soon guide decisions on supplemental screening and treatment. At the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) annual scientific meeting in Aberdeen, Scotland, two experts presented their latest findings on AI-driven risk stratification and response prediction.
News • Identification of high-risk CAD patients
FFR-CT: AI tool predicts heart attack risk in angina patients
Can CT-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR-CT) be used in patients with angina to predict future major cardiovascular events? A novel AI-based approach for CCTA analysis yields promising results.
News • Differentiation after radiotherapy
Brain tumour or radiation necrosis? AI can tell them apart
A novel AI-based method can distinguish between progressive brain tumours and radiotherapy-induced necrosis on advanced MRI. This could help clinicians more accurately identify and treat the issues.
News • AI-assisted diagnostics
Two Dutch hospitals implement AI for lung nodule detection on chest X-rays
Two major Dutch hospitals, Catharina Ziekenhuis in Eindhoven and University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, are integrating artificial intelligence (AI) from Qure.ai into their chest X-ray workflows.
News • Virtual companions, real responsibility
AI chatbots for mental health: experts call for clear regulation
Facing a mental health crisis, more and more people turn to chatbots and AI characters. While they offer new possibilities, they also pose great risks, especially for vulnerable users, experts warn.
News • Presented at RNSA 2025
Image guided therapy: 3D navigation with light instead of x-ray
At the RSNA 2025 annual meeting, Royal Philips has announced the expanded commercial availability of their LumiGuide 3D Device Guidance system for light-based navigation.
News • Optiq AI
AI-powered system for interventional imaging presented at RSNA 2025
At this year’s RSNA annual meeting, Siemens Healthineers is presenting its new AI-powered solution for imaging procedures, called Optiq AI, designed to deliver higher quality low-dose images.
