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Singapore to Invest $750 Million Towards AI Innovation Resources
2024 06 Mar
In his Budget speech on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore will invest more than 1 billion Singapore dollars over the next five years to further enhance the country's AI capabilities. Singapore's plan to invest more than $743 million into artificial intelligence over the next five years could strengthen its position as a...Read more
New Tumour Preservation Technique Supports Precision Oncology
2024 05 Mar
A pioneering platform has been developed by scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), aiming to dramatically reduce the duration required for assessing the effectiveness of cancer drugs. The study, published in Biomaterials utilises bioengineered hydrogels that mimic tissue. This...Read more
Collaboration Required to Achieve Unbiased AI in Healthcare
2023 16 Nov
In a recently published perspective in npj Digital Medicine, a team of researchers from Duke-National University Singapore Medical School concluded that achieving fair AI in healthcare necessitates collaboration among experts from various disciplines. The persistent concern regarding bias looms large, highlighting the need for careful consideration...Read more
Sepsis Awareness - Patient, Public and Healthcare Professionals
2022 19 Jul
Sepsis is a preventable cause of death. Early recognition, diagnosis, and appropriate clinical management can prevent sepsis and improve outcomes. However, the condition is not widely recognised by patients and the general public. In addition, knowledge gaps also persist among healthcare professionals. Increasing knowledge and awareness of sepsis,...Read more
Mental Health and Policy Stringency During COVID-19
2022 03 May
According to two new studies that have reviewed data from 15 countries, pandemic policy measures aimed at controlling rather than eliminating COVID-19 are associated with worse mental health and lower life evaluations. Findings are published in The Lancet. Study results show that countries that aimed to eliminate community transmission within...Read more
Healthcare Workers During Pandemic: Major Factors for Well-being
2021 23 Apr
A new study looks into prevalent determinants of psychological well-being in healthcare workers based on survey data collected in three countries. You might also like: A nurse looks back: what has happened to the profession over the last 12 months? Learn more Already a crisis in pre-pandemic times, burnout, anxiety and other...Read more
ETSI: Comparing Existing Contact Tracing Systems
2021 06 Feb
A new report from ETSI analyses and compares various contact tracing applications and methods utilised to help mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. You might also like: Automated Contact Tracing: Is It Efficient? With its report, Comparison of existing pandemic contact-tracing systems, ETSI’s Europe for Privacy-Preserving...Read more
Wireless Data Collection Against COVID-19
2020 05 Nov
A joined initiative in Singapore is developing an open-sourced system that wirelessly collects oxygen levels data from pulse oximeters and presents it on a dashboard, aiming to boost COVID-19 fight. You might also like: Wearables Data for COVID-19 Detection Availability of well-structured, easy-to-read health...Read more
Cross-Border Management of COVID-19 Lab Results
2020 27 Oct
Two digital initiatives are being tested aimed at facilitating cross-border handling of COVID-19-realted lab results for travellers and governments. You might also like: (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)? COVID-19 ‘Immunity Passports’ through ethical lens International travel and tourism are among...Read more
4CE: Extracting COVID-19 Data from EHRs
2020 08 Sep
As the respiratory disease COVID-19 is caused by a new pathogen, SARS-CoV-2, there is so much uncertainty that makes the battle against the pandemic even more challenging. Experts continue with their research work to have a better understanding on COVID-19's underlying physiology and its interactions with the body's different system processes....Read more
Global Panel for Responsible AI
2020 18 Jun
A new coalition dedicated to governance of the AI technology, Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), has been launched to ensure that the technology is used responsibly, respecting human rights and democratic values. You might also like: Hotspot: AI and Ethics in Health Innovation Nearly two years after France and Canada announced...Read more
COVID-19: Universal Masking in Hospitals
2020 27 May
The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has all healthcare institutions scrambling for protocols to prevent virus transmission. The name of the game is to protect both patients and healthcare providers from the virus. However, every hospital has its protocol with respect to precautionary measures that have been undertaken to prevent transmission. While some hospitals...Read more
Preparing the ICU for COVID-19
2020 16 May
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now a global pandemic, and almost every country is facing problems on how to prevent its spread. While the majority of patients with COVID-19 can recover as outpatients, a significant number require admission to the ICU for more aggressive medical care. The ICU is vulnerable to contamination with organisms, and...Read more
Will Contact Tracing Work?
2020 11 May
Contact tracing has been one of the tools a few governments around the world adopted in their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, with an impressive amount of resources thrown into the development and implementation of this technology. But will it actually work? Not necessarily, say some experts. You may also like: Cyber Hackers Exploit...Read more
Where Does COVID-19 Vaccine Development Stand?
2020 11 Apr
Researchers around the world are testing a wide range of COVID-19 vaccine candidates, with over a hundred vaccines in development, and almost 600 clinical trials either ongoing or completed. You may also like : Teaming and Funding Opportunities for COVID-19 Researchers The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI),...Read more
Where Are the Most Effective Anti-COVID-19 Strategies?
2020 27 Mar
The majority of countries have introduced at least some nation-wide measures aimed at containing the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The measures include stopping/limiting international and domestic movement, closing educational facilities, banning public gatherings or announcing quarantine, to name a few. You may...Read more
COVID-19 Will Revolutionise Imaging Practices
2020 17 Mar
The journal Radiology has published expert recommendations on radiology preparedness during the COVID-19 public health crisis. The article outlines how to deal with COVID-19 cases and suggests ways in which radiology departments can help contain spread of infection spread to protect hospital staff and patients in other departments....Read more
Software Identifies COVID-19 Super Carriers
2020 16 Mar
A Polish company has developed software that deploys data to identify people at risk of carrying COVID-19. The firm, DataWalk, taps into data like immigration records, mobile phone data and data about affected individuals to identify potential ‘super carriers’ who resist the disease and are unaware how widely they can infect others....Read more
England to Introduce Deemed Consent for Organ Donation
2020 10 Mar
Starting 20 May 2020, a new law will be implemented in England regulating a new system of deemed, or presumed consent for routine organ and tissue donation. All adults will be considered to have no objection to becoming a donor after they die, unless they have prior registered their decision to ‘opt out’ or confirmed being part of an excluded...Read more
From SARS to COVID-19: One Department’s Journey
2020 09 Mar
A tertiary hospital in Singapore shares its experience of handling the work during the outbreaks of infectious diseases, namely during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemics. Focusing on the operations of the radiology department, it offers recommendations that may be useful for other hospital...Read more
COVID-19 Forces Healthcare Congresses Cancellations
2020 06 Mar
UPDATED 10/03/2020 COVID-19 cases continue to be reported daily and the virus has spread to 75 countries. What impact is it having on the healthcare sector? One key concern is the shortage of personal protective equipment putting the health of frontline workers dealing with infected patients at risk . Supplies of...Read more
WHO Declares Public Health Emergency
2020 31 Jan
The new coronavirus was declared a global emergency (a Public Health Emergency of International Concern – PHEIC) during the second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on 30 January. "The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other...Read more
WHO Committee to Meet on Coronavirus ‘Emergency’ Status
2020 30 Jan
The Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) will be reconvened by the World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today. The meeting is planned to start at 13:30 Geneva time. The virus, named 2019-nCoV, originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, apparently from wild animals sold at a market, with...Read more
Big Data in Breakthrough Cancer Detection Tool
2020 16 Jan
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have used big data analytics to devise a personalised tool for prediction of cancer, patient survivability and patient response to immunotherap You might also like: AI Breast Cancer Diagnosis Matches Two Doctors This specially-designed 'scorecard' has been designed to be used...Read more
Our Top 10 Imaging Stories from 2019
2019 27 Dec
As the year draws to a close, we take a look at our ten most viewed Imaging stories across our 2019 news and journals. Multisociety AI Radiology Ethics Framework Announced With AI moving into radiology at lightning speed, international imaging and informatics societies have worked together to produce a paper on ethics guidance....Read more
MEDICA+COMPAMED 2019: New Products, New Solutions, New Ideas
2019 28 Nov
Providers worldwide are adapting to the increasing challenges in markets of medical technology and medical products by introducing innovations for modern and cost-efficient medical care. This trend was reflected at MEDICA, the world’s largest medical trade fair, and COMPAMED, the leading trade fair for the medical technology manufacturing supplier...Read more
Singapore AI Strategy: Focus on Chronic Disease Prevention
2019 19 Nov
Technology has played a big role in making Singapore's healthcare system one of the most efficient in the world. However, a fast-ageing population, as well as the growing burden of chronic diseases and rising cost of healthcare, can weigh heavily on even the most effective healthcare systems. It came as no surprise therefore that the...Read more
AI Radiological Image Analysis Pilot in Luxembourg
2019 28 Sep
Luxembourg hospital group Hôpitaux Robert Schumain (HRS) and Hanalytics Sàrl, the Luxembourg subsidiary of Singapore based Tech firm Hanalytics, have joined forces to trial a radiological image analysis solution powered by AI system BioMind®. The two bodies recently signed a memorandum of understanding at the ‘Bringing Innovation...Read more
Innovation Speech and Top Tweets at EAHM 2019, Ghent!
2019 22 Sep
The 28th Congress of the European Association for Hospital Managers took place on 11 - 14 September 2019. The congress addressed 6 themes which were Big Data & Digital Health ; Finance & Health Economics; Smart Buildings & Logistics; Health Management , Governance & Ethics; Innovation & Technology ; and Healing Architecture supported...Read more
#EAHM2019: SMART HEALTH of the Future
2019 13 Sep
Singapore’s healthcare system is faced with multiple challenges including an ageing population and a shortage of healthcare specialists. The current model of care in a hospital, where one patient is looked after by a number of specialists, is no longer practical or sustainable. The demand for care in the community is becoming more of a necessity....Read more
