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Google Signs Healthcare Deal With US Firm Ascension
Privacy worry? Search engine giant Google to gain access to health data on millions of Americans
Study: NHS ‘Remains Vulnerable’ To WannaCry-Style Cyber-Attacks
The NHS requires 'urgent' investment into cyber-security, with security built into new technologies from the beginning, say Imperial College London researchers
Next Generation Networks: The Promise of 5G
Is 5G the transformative network technology that will revolutionise every industry it touches? We assess the current state of 5G development and ask whether the reality will match the hype
Kheiron Begins NHS Trials For Breast Cancer Diagnosis AI
The tests, involving historic patient records in Leeds and the East Midlands, are the latest to probe the use of AI in the healthcare sector
Public Ranks Digital NHS Services Last In Spending Study
Cancer care, staff retention and mental health considered most important for budget increase spending, with access to digital services at the bottom of the heap
DeepMind Diagnostic AI ‘More Accurate’ Than Human Eye Specialists
DeepMind's algorithm outperforms human doctors in initial tests, but questions hang over the use of AI in clinical practice
Amazon Buys Online Pharmacy In Health Care Move
The purchase of US pharmacy PillPack is seen as a notice of Amazon's intent to establish itself in the healthcare industry
Orangeworm Gang Stealing Healthcare Data Since 2015
Healthcare trojan found on X-ray and MRI machines after three year campaign by Orangeworm gang, Symantec warns
NHS Fixes Defaced Data Website
The defaced NHS England page had been displaying a hacker message for several days
Innovate UK To Invest £6m Into Digital Health Projects
The UK's public innovation agency is to fund trials of digital technologies with the potential to 'significantly' improve healthcare
Microsoft’s Life Sciences Push Continues With Parexel Partnership
Parexel International will use Microsoft Azure to accelerate clinical trials and enhance patient engagement
Bupa Global Admits Data Breach Of Health Insurance Information
Firm admits employee action resulted in breach of customer data including names and date of births
Royal Society: UK ‘Needs’ New Data Protection Watchdog
The Royal Society and the British Academy argue a new level of oversight is needed in a data protection landscape rapidly becoming unrecogniseable
Taunton And Somerset NHS Trust Turns To Google DeepMind For Mobile App
Google-owned DeepMind signs up yet another NHS Trust as a partner
Nokia Goes Big On Digital Health With Connected Portfolio
New products include a Wi-Fi connected BMI scale and a blood pressure monitor
AI Discovers Drug That Could Slow Down Motor Neuron Disease
BenevolentAI's technology demonstrated the benefit if AI in healthcare
UKCloud Targets Health Sector With New Division
The public-sector cloud provider says shifting NHS trusts, private health companies and research institutions to the cloud can boost 'appropriate' collaboration
AI Doctors On The Rise: British Startup Babylon Health Secures £50m For iOS & Android App
The startup looks to combine machine learning, with image and video conversations to create the perfect doctor
5G Connected Smart Bandages To Monitor Wounds
The bandages are to use nano-sensors to detect wound conditions, relaying this and other patient data to doctors over 5G networks
IBM Security: Data Leaks Grew By 566 Percent in 2016
Spam Skyrockets and cyber criminals turn to unstructured data as the number of compromised records goes through the roof in 2016
IBM Watson Powers Virtual Assistant For Arthritis Research UK
The system is currently being tested by 300 people with arthritis to provide immediate and informative answers
Bristol NHS Trust Turns To Microsoft Wearables And Predictive Tech To Boost Patient Care
HealthVault uses machine learning and analytics to collate patient data from a range of sources
A Third Of NHS Trusts Targeted By Ransomware Attacks
FOI report further highlights the prevalence of ransomware targeting the healthcare sector
Nearly One Third Of NHS Trusts Hit By Ransomware Attacks
Of the 94 NHS Trusts that responded, none admitted to paying a ransom
Patient Data Safe After Barts NHS Health Cyber Attack
An unknown Trojan malware was responsible for the attack, but failed to access patient data
NHS Official Imprisoned For Accepting £80,000 Bribe To Award IT Contract
Peter Lewis faces three and a half years in prison for accepting corrupt payments
IBM Opens Watson Experience Center In San Francisco
Five years after Watson made its international splash by unseating the "Jeopardy" television quiz show's human champion Ken Jennings, it's now hard at work in the field.
IBM Injects Watson AI Into German Hospital To Solve Complex Patient Cases
University Hospital Marburg will use Watson’s cognitive computing capabilities to aid doctors with complex diagnosis
IBM Fights Cancer With Genome Center Sole Companion
IBM is using Watson analytics to give cancer the middle finger salute