Digital health

A new Science|Business report gathers the views of clinical specialists, tech experts, patients and policymakers on how to use health registry data to improve patient outcomes

At a Science|Business event in Norway, students, technology experts and teachers debated the merits of new breeds of healthcare delivery. There are benefits, but digital health must be thoughtfully controlled and users properly trained

The deep learning system gave correct referrals 94.5 per cent of the time in a study completed last year. “It’s jaw dropping,” says researcher Pearse Keane. “Ophthalmology will be the first medical field to be transformed by AI”