We take a look at this week’s biggest developments, research and investment news from the world of Health Tech.
Facebook’s artificial intelligence to make MRI scans ten times faster
Facebook is collaborating with NYU School of Medicine to develop artificial intelligence that could make MRI scans 10x faster. The aim is to reduce waiting times and make the diagnostic tool more accessible. Today, it takes about 15 minutes to an hour to take an MRI, while X-rays or CT scans take less than a minute. To help solve this problem, Facebook will use neural networks to recognise the structure of imaging and fill in views that were previously missing – in turn speeding up the scan.
Amazon hires a star cardiologist to help its push into health
Amazon is continuing its push into the healthcare sector with the hire of a well-known cardiologist Maulik Majmudar. Before joining Amazon, Maulik worked as a cardiologist and associate director of the health-care transformation lab at Massachusetts General Hospital and he lectured at MIT. The details of the role haven’t been made public yet but he has experience in advising technology companies previous, such as Quanttus.
How Will Blockchain Impact Healthcare?
In a recent roundtable, technology experts from companies such as CedarBridge Group and Blockchain in Healthcare Today, discussed how Blockchain will impact healthcare delivery and management. The panel talked about a range of benefits including gathering information from multiple sources, providing patients with greater control over their data, encouraging greater participation in patient-reported outcome performance measures and streamlining payments.
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Interesting reads for the weekend:
- No-deal Brexit could leave hospitals with drug shortage, say NHS chiefs
- Revolutionizing Health Care Part II: Changing Customer Experiences Through Delocalized Care
- Scientists hail DNA breakthrough that can detect if people are likely to have heart attacks
- Data sharing: improving efficiency, quality and safety in the NHS