Healthcare

Healthcare

Abbott Breaks into Lucrative Cancer Screening Market with $21 Billion Exact Sciences Purchase

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Earlier this month, Exact reported a record $851 million in third-quarter revenue, which included $666 million from its screening business.

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Healthcare

Johnson & Johnson Buys Prostate Cancer Treatment-Maker Halda for $3.1 Billion

J&J this year lost its patent exclusivity for Stelara, its longtime top-selling drug that treats psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease.

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Letting AI into the Lab Setting

AI functions as a sidekick in healthcare labs, but it can make a huge difference by accelerating drug development and boosting data accuracy.

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Microsoft Wants to Strengthen Clinical AI

Microsoft wants to patent a system that thinks, acts and checks its results while handling patient data and working within hospital systems.

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How AI Helps Doctors Fill Patient Care Gaps

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Pangaea Data’s new platform aims to improve medical treatments by informing doctors of patients’ health histories and potential diagnoses.

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Philips Patent Leverages AI to Make Healthcare More Predictable

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This patent isn’t the first time we’ve seen AI make inroads into healthcare.

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Artificial Intelligence

Now Entering Uncanny Valley: Why AI ‘Avatars’ Are Suddenly Everywhere

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One high-profile early adopter: Swiss bank UBS, which is turning its army of investment banking analysts into AI avatars.

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