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Posted: 16 may 2025

World’s first personalized CRISPR therapy given to baby with genetic disease

A baby boy with a devastating genetic disease is thriving after becoming the first known person to receive a bespoke, CRISPR therapy-for-one, designed to correct his specific disease-causing mutation. Little KJ Muldoon, now nearly ten months old, is doing well after…

Enhanced Therapeutic Observations and Care (ETOC) webinar series: Quality Improvement (QI)

Are you involved in Enhanced Therapeutic Observations and Care (ETOC)? Join Nursing Directorate's Workforce Team lunch and learn session where they will share insights from the ETOC taskforce on developing routine ETOC data collection and reporting. #ETOCP Register here.

New remotely lockable cabinet will help manage medication for people with mental health issues

A new remotely operated, secure medicine cabinet has today been launched by the UK’s leading medication support company, PAMAN. REMLOK has been developed for those at risk of accidental or deliberate overdose, and those at risk of self-harm. Read more here.

Google’s NotebookLM mobile apps launch May 20 for Android and iOS

Google's AI-powered note-taking and research assistant, NotebookLM, is set to launch dedicated apps for Android and iOS on May 20, 2025, with preorders now open on both app stores. This marks the first time NotebookLM-previously available only on desktop-will be…

Why AI Will Not Fix Healthcare

AI will not fix healthcare. Because the problem in healthcare isn’t just technical — it’s human, cultural, ethical, and systemic. AI may be a powerful tool, but it’s not the answer. Not by itself. Read the full article and what truly…

The Role of Ambient Intelligence in Healthcare: Addressing Bias and Fairness in AI Systems

As technology continues to revolutionize the healthcare sector, one of the most promising innovations is ambient intelligence (AmI). Ambient intelligence refers to the integration of AI, sensors, and ubiquitous computing technologies into our environment to create intelligent spaces that can…

Interoperability in Healthcare: Everything You Need to Know

Interoperability in healthcare goes beyond just connecting systems, enabling seamless data exchanges and improving care coordination across providers. This blog explains interoperability in healthcare, what the must-know benefits of healthcare interoperability are, how to achieve it, and challenges in achieving…

Google AMIE: AI doctor learns to ‘see’ medical images

Google is giving its diagnostic AI the ability to understand visual medical information with its latest research on AMIE (Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer). Read the full article here.

Small Language Models (SLMs) have the potential to revolutionise Healthcare AI in addition to LLMs

Small Language Models (SLMs) are a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can process and generate human language. They are called "small" because they have fewer parameters (internal variables) than Large Language Models (LLMs). This makes them more efficient and…

The Top 25 Healthcare AI Companies of 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the pace of medical breakthroughs. Tackling massive datasets, streamlining workflows, accelerating clinical trials, and optimizing patient care, this technology has become a crucial ally for providers, health systems, and researchers. Check The Top 25 Healthcare…

Artificial neural networks date back to the 1950s – now they're ready to transform healthcare

These networks started impacting healthcare in the last 20 years, but it's only today that reliable prospective studies are convincing clinicians to use these artificial intelligence tools in their daily work. A Mayo Clinic researcher offers insights. Read more here.

The NHS will be paid to cut waiting lists – at great cost to patient safety

Imagine the furore if a Conservative government announced a scheme to shrink hospital waiting lists using financial incentives. First, they’d pay cash-strapped hospitals unlimited bonuses to kick patients off the lists. Then, they’d offer GPs cash to stop referring patients…

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