Hong Kong's public hospitals plan to use artificial intelligence to identify and treat high-risk patients earlier, according to local reports.
Dr Cheung Ngai-tseung, head of IT and health informatics at the Hospital Authority, said they aim to integrate AI into the clinical management system to personalise treatments for over 10 million patients. The technology could include disease-specific tools and enhanced communication methods.
Currently, the Hospital Authority’s app allows access to patient records and updates. The new AI features may include prescription reminders and lab results displayed by a virtual blue elf, RTHK reported.
OMV ends 50+ years of Russian gas imports after seizing supplies to enforce a €230M arbitration award against Gazprom. The stoppage marks a shift in Austria's energy ties as OMV explores ways to fully exit Russian gas despite contracts running until 2040.
The European Union has pledged €200 million to assist Morocco with post-earthquake reconstruction, bringing total aid to €1 billion. Despite this support, relations between Morocco and the EU are strained due to a legal dispute over Western Sahara and trade agreements.
South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was acquitted of perjury charges, a legal victory amid ongoing trials that could impact his political future, including a recent conviction over election law violations and allegations tied to a property scandal.
Negotiations at COP29 in Baku face a critical impasse as sharp divisions over climate finance and fossil fuel commitments threaten progress.
"Come up with the video in its full form," demands the COP29 CEO, Elnur Soltanov, in an exclusive interview with AnewZ. The chief executive has broken his silence on the claims he was using his position to organise potential fossil fuel deals.
The United Nations COP29 climate change conference in Baku seeks $1 trillion annually to help vulnerable nations tackle climate change, as political tensions and Argentina’s withdrawal overshadow talks.
Neuralink to trial brain implant in Canada, aiming to help paralysed patients control devices through thought.
UNICEF has raised concerns over the toxic smog hospitalizing children in Lahore, Pakistan, the world’s most polluted city in terms of air quality, according to Swiss group IQAir’s live ratings. Schools and outdoor areas have been closed in the region.
Local hospitals are overrun by a mysterious illness. The Sudanese town of al-Hilalya has seen at least 73 deaths according to local doctors. It comes as violence and displacement in eastern El Gezira state continue to intensify. It has been under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
AstraZeneca’s new weight-loss pill, AZD5004, shows promise in early trials with tolerable side effects, advancing to Phase II studies focused on reducing obesity.
An analysis of U.S. health claims reveals that while GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy may aid weight loss, they significantly increase medical costs—rising to $18,507 annually—without reducing obesity-related health events, raising concerns for insurers and employers.
OMV ends 50+ years of Russian gas imports after seizing supplies to enforce a €230M arbitration award against Gazprom. The stoppage marks a shift in Austria's energy ties as OMV explores ways to fully exit Russian gas despite contracts running until 2040.
The European Union has pledged €200 million to assist Morocco with post-earthquake reconstruction, bringing total aid to €1 billion. Despite this support, relations between Morocco and the EU are strained due to a legal dispute over Western Sahara and trade agreements.
South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was acquitted of perjury charges, a legal victory amid ongoing trials that could impact his political future, including a recent conviction over election law violations and allegations tied to a property scandal.
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