COVID-19
New Face Mask Prototype Can Detect Covid-19 Infection
Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a novel face mask that can diagnose the wearer with Covid-19 within about 90 minutes. The masks are embedded with tiny, disposable sensors that can be fitted into other face masks and could also be adapted to detect other viruses. The sensors are based on freeze-dried cellular …
7 Ways Banks Can Use Conversational AI to Stay Relevant In Today’s FinTech Era
FinTech companies are posing a big threat to traditional banks and are set to replace them. They have gained immense popularity in a short period thanks to their flexible business practices, use of technology, and customer-focused services. Due to this, we are slowly seeing the market share of traditional banks slowly but surely decrease. Meanwhile, …
AI Predicts Effective Drug Combinations To Fight Complex Diseases Faster
Finding new ways to repurpose or combine existing drugs has proved to be a powerful tool to treat complex diseases. Drugs used to treat one type of cancer, for instance, have effectively strengthened treatments for other cancer cells. Complex malignant tumors often require a combination of drugs, or “drug cocktails,” to formulate a concerted attack …
Rackspace Technology And Sentrics Enhance Senior Digital Experience With Innovative AI/ML Initiatives
Rackspace Technology, a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, today announced the successful completion of a major artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities initiative for Sentrics, the company revolutionizing the future of senior living. The implementation enables voice control in Sentrics’ Engage360 application, enhancing hands-free capabilities that will benefit the company’s senior care …
The (Robotic) Doctor Will See You Now
In the era of social distancing, using robots for some health care interactions is a promising way to reduce in-person contact between health care workers and sick patients. However, a key question that needs to be answered is how patients will react to a robot entering the exam room. Researchers from MIT and Brigham and …
7 Ways Artificial Intelligence Could Restore Trust In Public Services
The large volumes of data handled by government agencies makes them perfect candidates for management by artificial intelligence (AI). AI systems must be carefully designed by experts relevant to that field. AI in public services should be governed by a strict ethical framework. In a time when unprecedented volumes of public funds are being distributed …
Objectively Measuring Chronic Pain With AI
Pain. We will all experience it at some point, and some of us suffer from it chronically. Still, measuring and treating pain is one of the most difficult and complex healthcare issues. Together with Boston Scientific, a leading medical device technology company, we have developed a new method to measure pain. Our team of neuroscientists, …
Model Analyzes How Viruses Escape The Immune System
One reason it’s so difficult to produce effective vaccines against some viruses, including influenza and HIV, is that these viruses mutate very rapidly. This allows them to evade the antibodies generated by a particular vaccine, through a process known as “viral escape.” MIT researchers have now devised a new way to computationally model viral escape, …
New AI Research To Help Predict COVID-19 Resource Needs From A Series Of X-rays
Researchers, healthcare providers, and many others around the world are still grappling with COVID-19. Even a year into the pandemic, it remains challenging for doctors to predict how a patient’s condition may change over the course of the disease. Will the patient improve in the next few days or worsen to the point where more …
Introducing Azure Health Bot—An Evolution Of Microsoft Healthcare Bot With New Functionality
This post was co-authored by Gregory Moore, M.D., Ph.D., CVP for Microsoft Health Next. Since the start of the pandemic, Microsoft Healthcare Bot has been at the leading edge of helping organizations be more agile with patient engagement. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Walgreens, Premera, and Providence are just a few of the many organizations that …