Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare is aiming to better understand its patients through the use of GPT technology and large language models. The Patient AI tool from Notable employs the technology used in ChatGPT to detect missed diagnoses, comorbidities (including aortic atherosclerosis), lapsed insurance cards, incorrect addresses, eligible clinical trials, and care gaps. “As an industry, it…
Philippines’ healthcare mega app mWell strengthens global healthcare foothold with…
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s (MPIC) mWell continues to blaze trails in digital healthcare globally as it was named the winner of two Gold Stevie® Awards in the Innovation in Health & Wellness and Most Innovative Startup of the Year- Business Service Industries categories in the 10th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. mWell is the only Philippine…
New England Journal of Medicine Wades Into Artificial Intelligence
The editors of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine have decided to wade into the deep waters of the policy and pragmatic issues around artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The publication’s editors signed their March 30 editorial, entitled simply, “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine,” and in it, while announcing their creation of a journal…
CarePoint, a Leading Catalyst in Advancing Healthcare Reform in Africa,…
The Project will create a new economy of scale for the care of a Million Patients in AfricaNEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 14, 2023 / CarePoint, formerly Africa Health Holdings, committed to championing healthcare reform in Africa, announced an agreement today to partner with Akila Labs, Inc., a leading biotechnical R&D and innovation…
Ground broken for new Innovation Arena in downtown Kitchener
The University of Waterloo and Velocity are officially expanding their presence in downtown Kitchener today with a groundbreaking event at the new Innovation Arena building on Waterloo’s Health Sciences campus. The new site is part of Waterloo’s expanding pipeline for health innovation in southwestern Ontario, thanks to funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario…
HHS Celebrates Black Maternal Health Week 2023
Funding announcements and events reflect ongoing commitment to advance Biden-Harris Administration’s goals of improving maternal health and advancing equity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is celebrating Black Maternal Health Week, which takes place April 11 –17 each year during National Minority Health Month, with announcements and events across the Department and…
Abortion pill lawsuit could chill innovation in biotech, experts say
More than 400 pharmaceutical and biotech company leaders condemned a Texas judge’s ruling to suspend the FDA’s 23-year approval of abortion drug mifepristone, warning of repercussions for future drug innovation.Pharmaceutical experts worry the courts are making complicated, scientific decisions they are unqualified to do, undermining the authority of the FDA.“It’s about the future of health…
Internet access as a human right could improve equality
Human rights attainment could be improved by increasing internet access to those unable to afford it, improving education, employment, health and more Our increasing dependence on the internet can be a burden to those unable to afford internet access, a researcher at the University of Birmingham finds, as those without the internet may lose out…
AstraZeneca Launches Africa Health Innovation Hub to Increase Access to…
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HC3 Sector Alert: DNS NXDOMAIN Attacks
On April 7, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) published a sector alert for the healthcare and public health sector regarding DNS NXDOMAIN attacks. A DNS NXDOMAIN flood DDoS attack is one of the assorted denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that will target the domain name server (DNS).The sector alert explains that through “a trust third…