Stress and energy management wearables company Welltory unveiled a new feature for Apple Watch users called Today Screen, which will generate users' health data from the Watch into guidance on how to reduce sedentary stress.
The app will provide wearers with an overview regarding the amount of harm sedentary stress takes on their health, helping users make changes to their habits in real time....
Google made several announcements during its Check Up event on Tuesday, including the release of its new MedLM for Chest X-ray, advancements in personalization at Fitbit Labs and the release of its Skin Condition Image Network (SCIN).
Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Google Health's chief health officer, kicked off The Check Up event by highlighting the increased use of AI in healthcare.
"We are at an...
Hong Kong-based Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), one of China's national research institutes, has developed a large language model-based chatbot to assist doctors in making medical diagnoses and treatments.
HOW IT WORKS
The chatbot, CARES Copilot 1.0, is built based on Meta's Llama 2 LLM. Trained using 100 GPUs from Huawei and...
Portuguese professional football player Cristiano Ronaldo announced the launch of Erakulis, a wellness app that offers fitness, nutrition and mental health services.
The athlete founded the company to provide holistic health offerings that merge technology and curated content crafted under his guidance.
Users can access personalized wellness plans, including fitness programs, nutrition and mental...
Israel-based AION Labs, an AI-enabled drug discovery partnership between global pharma and tech companies, announced the launch of a new startup company CombineAble.AI, which will speed up the development of therapeutics by addressing challenges associated with antibody design.
CombinAble.AI was formed following an AION Labs startup challenge aimed at developing an AI-based solution for...
Global Fund taps VinBrain for Vietnam's National TB Screening
Bill Gates' The Global Fund has chosen health tech company VinBrain to support the National Tuberculosis Prevention Campaign in Vietnam by supplying its AI technology.
Under a commercial agreement, VinBrain will transfer 32 AI-related licenses of its technology to the government-initiated programme, assisting in the screening of about...
ORLANDO – Juan Santos, SVP of brand experience and innovation at the Tavistock Group and innovator in Orlando's planned community Lake Nona, kicked off the Venture Connect Program at HIMSS24.
"If you read about Lake Nona, it has been called Medical City by the media," Santos said. "The reason for this is that at the core of Lake Nona, at the base of who we are, we have a very solid healthcare...
ORLANDO – AI-enabled virtual care assistants are reshaping patient care and augmenting healthcare professionals' capabilities, but providers need to know how to build trust as the technologies evolve, experts said during the HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum on Monday.
Matt Cybulsky, founder and consultant at Ionian Healthcare Consulting, led the discussion on building trust in virtual...
Health is standing on the cusp of a revolution, and augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies are at the forefront, transforming everything from surgical training to patient mental health care.
The technologies are not just changing the game; they are redefining the playing field, offering unparalleled precision, immersion and connectivity. This article explores the...
An over-the-counter continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solution developed by Dexcom called Stelo has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Available without the need for a prescription, the wearable biosensor boasts a battery life of up to two weeks and adheres to the back of the upper arm.
The patch aids in the detection of normal (euglycemic) as well as low or high (...
