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MEPSGEN joins global gut-on-chip push at Imperial College London’s new CIS hub
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (184+ words) MEPSGEN, a company specializing in microphysiological systems (MPS) and drug delivery systems (DDS) platforms, announced Wednesday that it has joined as a technology partner in the newly established Centre for Intestinal Systems (CIS) at Imperial College London. About 120 experts, including…...
AI model shows high accuracy in predicting demodex mite density in facial erythema
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (466+ words) Korean researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that can accurately predict demodex mite density in patients with facial erythema, potentially reducing the need for invasive diagnostic procedures. On Thursday, a research team led by Professors Kim Ji-hee and Kim…...
Coreline Soft cracks FDA AI top 20 with 9 radiology clearances, trailing Samsung in Korea
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (538+ words) Coreline Soft said it has entered the global top 20 companies by number of FDA-authorized AI medical imaging algorithms, citing a tally that puts the Seoul-based firm at nine clearances and behind only Samsung among Korean players. The claim matters less…...
AI validates link between Frank's sign and hereditary brain blood vessel damage
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (459+ words) Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) have developed an AI model to objectively detect Frank's sign -- a diagonal crease in the earlobe -- and confirmed its direct correlation with the severity of hereditary cerebral small vessel disease. Frank's sign,…...
Medical AI should be used only as an auxiliary tool: NECA
1+ week, 2+ day ago (362+ words) The National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA) has proposed "Principles for Appropriate Use of Generative AI in Healthcare," emphasizing that medical AI should be used only as an auxiliary tool in clinical settings. NECA announced Wednesday the release of its…...
Most medical AI chatbots vulnerable to attacks that trigger harmful advice, study finds
1+ week, 4+ day ago (483+ words) A growing reliance on AI chatbots for medical advice is raising safety alarms, as a new study finds that most commercially available AI models can be easily manipulated, putting patients at risk of receiving dangerous or unsuitable treatment recommendations, including…...
[Column] Medical device R&D requires disruptive innovation
1+ week, 4+ day ago (517+ words) Recently, while observing the achievements of the Inter-Ministerial Medical Device R&D Consortium, I became concerned about the increasingly fierce market conditions, even before recognizing the significance of its inception. The consortium was launched ambitiously to address the unique challenges…...
Severance develops AI platform linking ambulances and ERs to speed emergency care
2+ week, 3+ day ago (395+ words) A new AI platform has been developed to help patients receive faster treatment by bridging the critical gap between ambulances and emergency rooms (ERs). The Intelligent Emergency Activity Support Platform was led by Professor Chang Hyuk-jae of Severance Cardiovascular Hospital…...