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Doctor App Babylon Health Offers Quick Appointments, But Grapples With Follow-Up Care For Mental Health
A third of London’s mental-health providers are rejecting patient referrals from Babylon Health, a video-calling service used by thousands. Former staff say the startup is struggling to plug into Britain’s healthcare system.
Why Microsoft’s AI App For The Blind Could Lead Everyone With Sight
Microsoft’s Seeing AI app narrates the world for its blind users, guessing at a person’s age, gender and even their facial expression. It also offers a hint of how more people will use such tech in the future.
Beware ‘Unrealistic’ Claims Around Tech Saving Money For The NHS
Healthcare economists are skeptical that new technology can lead to cost-savings for the over-stretched healthcare system.
Britain’s Storied National Health Service Is Chasing A Tech Upgrade
The government is getting advice from tech experts as it tries to transform its free and desperately-overstretched system.
Why Google Just Tightened Its Grip On DeepMind
A competitor say the AI company became so fixated on a grand vision to solve intelligence that it lost its way in building anything useful.
Meet The 22-Year-Old Prodigy Building ‘Empathic’ AI For Telefonica
The telco’s cutting-edge, R&D lab in Barcelona is working on machine-learning software that will nudge you to be healthier.
Health Tech Rising Star Medopad Buys Patient-Tracking Rival Sherbit To Expand Stateside And Boost A.I.
The British company is growing its trove of patient data used to help healthcare providers remotely monitor vital signs to predict illness and disease.
Rise Of The AI-Doc: Insurer Prudential Taps Babylon Health In $100 Million SoftwareLicensing Deal
The insurer plans to plug Babylon’s health assessmentsoftware into its own app to getits customersmanaging their health better.
This AI Just Beat Human Doctors On A Clinical Exam
Now the startup behind it claims tohave the cure to rising healthcare costs, with a blend of medical advice from humans and AI.
