‘Care robots’ for the elderly could be developed in the UK after government funding
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‘Care robots’ for the elderly could be developed in the UK after government funding

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This article was taken from: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/28/funding-for-program-which-could-develop-care-robots-for-elderly.html By Anmar Frangoul CNBC News Key Points Smart, innovative technology is now being used in a number of interesting ways in medicine. The idea of developing “care robots” comes as the U.K. faces an ageing population.The U.K. government has launched a research program that will focus on “making autonomous…

New AI heart attack tool has potential to save lives within a year, scientists say
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New AI heart attack tool has potential to save lives within a year, scientists say

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This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/science/heart-attack-ai-artificial-intelligence-save-lives-scientists/ By Tom Bawden Researchers hope the new technique could become routine in the NHS within two years Artificial intelligence could be saving lives within a year by making it possible to identify people at high risk of a heart attack at least five years before it strikes, scientists claim. Those…

AI may help to spot heart problems
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AI may help to spot heart problems

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49170285 By BBC Health news A new way of identifying a common condition that causes the heart to beat irregularly may have been discovered by artificial intelligence. Atrial fibrillation affects one million people in the UK and increases the risk of stroke and long-term heart problems. It is relatively simple…

Cardiologist Eric Topol: ‘AI can restore the care in healthcare’
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Cardiologist Eric Topol: ‘AI can restore the care in healthcare’

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/07/eric-topol-cardiologist-deep-medicine-artificial-intelligence-diagnosis By Nicola Davis The doctor, geneticist and author talks about his new book on the future of our relationship with medicine Eric Topol is an American cardiologist and geneticist – among his many roles he is founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in California. He has previously…