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Winterlight Labs, a Toronto-based healthcare technology company, has raised $5.6 million CAD ($4.2 million USD) in a new funding round led by Hikma Ventures.

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An overwhelming 89% of the healthcare industry is still reliant on using fax machines as part of its communication, according to a survey from TigerConnect, a healthcare communication platform.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the biggest stories in healthcare for years, but many clinicians still remain unsure about how, exactly, they should be using AI to help their patients. A new analysis in European Heart Journal explored that exact issue, providing cardiology professionals with a step-by-step breakdown of how to get the most out of this potentially game-changing technology.

RSNA 2019 in Chicago is just days away, and the continued evolution of AI in radiology promises to be one of the hottest topics of the entire conference.

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After completing numerous dry runs on a 3D printed skull and in a virtual reality suite, Stanford neurosurgeons have performed the first-ever minimally invasive tumor resection in the brain of a small child.

Kaiser Permanente, the Oakland, Calif.-based non-profit health system, will name its new medical school after its late CEO and chairman Bernard Tyson, who died suddenly in November.

The American Medical Association has adopted a handful of new policies to guide its future policy work during its interim meeting, including supporting bans on conversion therapy, inclusive electronic health records, racial pay equity in medicine and medical training related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

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