Covid and Big Tech are driving Augmented Reality into healthcare
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool has added to a long list of "firsts" in its century-long history by making innovative use of Augmented Reality (AR) technology to help its...
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“Google Maps for the human body” – AI’s rise in surgical tech
The future of surgical tech may conjure up certain images: robot surgeons assisting humans; hologram...
Virtual therapy: Health tech at-a-distance will outlast the Covid status quo
Virtual therapy is virtually everywhere these days. Smart watches can vibrate to hinder PTSD-related episodes during sleep. Companies offer their...
Google will see you now – company reveals AI tool to identify skin conditions
Google has unveiled a tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help detect skin, hair and nail conditions based on...
Irish health system fights off one ransomware attack, succumbs to another
Investigators thwarted a second ransomware attack against the Irish health system after the Department of Health (DoH) deployed security tools...
Baidu founder and CEO says now is the time for AI-powered SBDD drug discovery
Robin Li, CEO and founder of Chinese internet giant Baidu, says he has realised a lifelong dream by entering the field of AI-enabled structure-based drug discovery (SBDD). Speaking at a…
Sensitive healthcare files can be accessed by everyone, including ghosts
Most healthcare organisations are data time bombs waiting to explode, according to a new report into data risk in the sector. According to security firm Varonis, huge numbers of sensitive…
Verdict Magazine Issue 8: Healthcare’s tech tonic
Verdict Magazine Issue 8 is out now, providing our customary deep analysis, long reads and comment articles into the biggest topics impacting the world of technology. In this March issue,…
23andMe to go public, sparking fresh consumer DNA testing privacy fears
Genomics and biotechnology company 23andMe has announced that it is going public through a deal with Virgin. Under the deal, 23andMe will merge with VG Acquisition Corp, a special purpose…
50% of Brits support introduction of a vaccine passport
50% of Brits would support the idea of a vaccine passport, according to a survey by research company Piplsay. The concept of vaccine or immunity passports, e-certificates containing an individual’s…
CTO Talk: Q&A with Exscientia’s Garry Pairaudeau
Dr Garry Pairaudeau is the CTO at Exscientia, a pharmatech company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate drug discovery. Founded in 2012, the company combines its AI drug discovery…
