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BOSTON — Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Lahey Health, along with three other hospitals, are currently in the midst of a mega-merger to bring the organizations under one umbrella.

Last week the American Medical Association outlined a new set of recommendations on augmented intelligence, a type of technology that aims to extend, but not replace, a human medical expert’s insight and decision-making capabilities.

Apple has announced a partnership with RapidSOS that will allow iPhones to more easily send detailed location data to first responders in the event of an emergency, the Cupertino tech giant announced yesterday.

AI-based patient safety company MedAware has announced a partnership with Allscripts that will bring its medication decision support product to the latter company’s EHR system.

Findings from the final report of the Lord Darzi Review of Health and Care indicate advanced technologies offer an opportunity to shift the model of care from 'diagnose and treat' to 'predict and prevent', outlining a series of recommendations to accelerate access to innovation.

The new Rosalind Franklin Institute is investing £6m in ground-breaking initiatives that will disrupt the drug development process.

Medical tech company Medtronic is teaming up with Nutrino, an AI powered personalized nutrition platform.

This morning Vitals, maker of online healthcare transparency resources for patients, announced that it would be creating a data analytics division called Vitals 360.

Town Hall Ventures, Amazon and Socially Determined are bringing a new focus to a long-neglected part of the healthcare industry.

To all of the people who work with machine learning and neural networks healthcare technologies, but can’t describe exactly how the gears are turning — don’t worry, you’re not alone.