There’s plenty of research into the diagnostic accuracy of medical smartphone apps created to supply clinical decision support (CDS). However, few studies have looked at how helpful these apps are in clinical practice.

Israel is quickly becoming a hotbed for AI in healthcare thanks to new investments to combine digital health records into a giant system that creates true interoperability to maximize use of AI programs and data analytics, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The chances of surviving oral cancer can now be predicted from AI algorithms by measuring immune cells in tumors.

Emerging technologies like AI and robotics have vast potential to improve healthcare. Few question this. What remains unclear is how meaningful the advances will be to healthcare providers and, more to the point, the patients they serve.

Civica Rx, a not-for-profit drug company with $100 million in funding that aims to combat drug shortages, has inked its next deal with Exela Pharma Sciences to supply its membership of hospitals with sodium bicarbonate injections.

Geisinger has tapped IBM’s AI expertise and come up with a way to predict hospital patients’ risk of sepsis. In the process, the method can increase chances of survival in those who have the tricky and potentially life-threatening condition.

A single heartbeat is all a new neural-network technique needs to detect heart failure with 100% accuracy, according to a study slated for January 2020 publication in Biomedical Signal Processing and Control Journal.

Researchers have developed a system combining AI and mHealth to catch signs of impending suicidal behavior in time for interventions by caregivers.