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Gig work apps pushing to deregulate healthcare jobs, report warns
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (674+ words) The report looks at how artificial intelligence is being used to staff hospitals and other healthcare facilities, warning that wider use of the technology is coming at the expense of workers" rights, protections and pay. Like ride-share companies, the "Uber…...
AI chatbots recommending chemo alternatives, study warns
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (626+ words) A team from the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center tested widely used bots including x AI's Grok, Open AI's Chat GPT, Google's Gemini, Meta's AI and High-Flyer's Deep Seek. Almost half of the answers on cancer…...
AI restores voice by reading neck muscle movements
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (301+ words) The researchers said the technology could help patients who have lost their voices because of vocal cord disease or laryngeal surgery, which is surgery on the voice box. They also suggested it could be used in industrial settings where microphones…...
NHS patients denied robot-assisted surgery based on postcode, study reveals
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (613+ words) The study, based on Freedom of Information requests, found London has 28 robotic surgical systems across its NHS trusts, compared with just six across the South West of England. There is no standard funding model for the equipment, which costs between…...
brainjo secures "2m in seed funding for VR mental health tech
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (205+ words) The Regensburg-based startup develops Digital Health Applications, known as Di GAs, which can be prescribed by therapists or physicians and reimbursed by health insurance. Its VR-based tools are designed to complement traditional psychotherapy rather than replace it, allowing patients to…...
Coral raises US$12. 5m to automate healthcare's back office
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (819+ words) Instead of asking providers to rebuild their infrastructure, Coral connects to existing EHR systems, fax lines, and payer portals and automates end-to-end administrative workflows for specialty healthcare providers, including DME suppliers, infusion centers, and radiology practices. The platform handles intake,…...
Stuff That Works launches research fellows programme
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (216+ words) The programme is designed to help move from hypothesis to submission much faster by removing common barriers such as dataset format, infrastructure setup, and analytical resources cost. This streamlined access significantly reduces the time from hypothesis refinement to manuscript submission;…...
The real threat to NHS data isn't technology: It's misinformation that undermines performance and productivity
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (1240+ words) The debate around NHS data has drifted into something unrecognisable. What should be a grounded, technical discussion about infrastructure, safety and outcomes has instead become a distraction that is now directly impacting performance. From boardrooms to wards, and up into…...
The next frontier in precision oncology
1+ week, 1+ day ago (702+ words) Precision oncology is entering a new phase. Over the next 10-15 years, it is likely to evolve from a discipline focused mainly on molecular matching into one that is dynamic, predictive, and deeply integrated with tumour biology, causal reasoning, and advanced…...
Helical raises US$10m for virtual AI lab
1+ week, 1+ day ago (503+ words) The Helical virtual AI lab for pharma is an application layer that turns biological foundation models into decision-ready, reproducible in-silico discovery workflows. The US$10 million funding will support expansion across more top-20 pharma programmes and growth of its deployed science…...