Collaborative research in Asia has called for prudence in using popular large language model-based (LLM) chatbots as part of public health research and response.
In a study, which findings were published in BMJ, researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, RMIT University in Vietnam, and the National University of Singapore explored whether or not LLMs bridge or exacerbate the digital...
Despite growing up with technology and the internet, young people of New Zealand have expressed a strong preference for in-person help when it comes to their mental health.
Research led by the University of Otago, Wellington explored the views of people aged 15-30 on digital mental health supports.
FINDINGS
A survey was conducted online in 2022 and culled complete responses from 1,471...
ORLANDO – AI-enabled virtual care assistants are reshaping patient care and augmenting healthcare professionals' capabilities, but providers need to know how to build trust as the technologies evolve, experts said during the HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum on Monday.
Matt Cybulsky, founder and consultant at Ionian Healthcare Consulting, led the discussion on building trust in virtual...
Jolly Good developing CBT VR for Apple Vision Pro
Japanese medical VR provider Jolly Good has announced that it is developing a virtual reality-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme for the spatial computer Apple Vision Pro.
The CBT VR on the Apple Vision Pro is intended to complement chronic pain treatment using opioids or serve as an alternative non-drug therapy. Similar VR-based...
ChatGPT provided "largely appropriate" responses to questions about cardiovascular disease prevention, according to a research letter published in JAMA.
Researchers put together 25 questions about fundamental concepts for preventing heart disease, including risk factor counseling, test results and medication information. They posed the questions to the AI chatbot three times, and each set of...
Mental health chatbot Wysa scored $20 million in a Series B financing round led by HealthQuad.
Other participants in the raise include British International Investment (BII) and previous investors W Health Ventures, Kae Capital, Google Assistant Investments and pi Ventures.
The Series B comes a little over a year after Wysa announced a $5.5 million Series A fundraise. The startup also recently...
UNO Tech enters Malaysia, brings clinic management system
Singaporean medical technology firm UNO Technologies has entered the Malaysian market through its partnership with local pharmaceutical upstart Aetos Pharma.
The company seeks to get a slice of the pie from the increasing investments into the country's public and private healthcare system. It notes that its startup and tech ecosystem is "...
ADA HEALTH ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH AXA ONEHEALTH
Berlin-based global digital health company, Ada Health has announced a partnership with AXA OneHealth, an Egypt-based subsidiary of AXA.
Ada was selected as a partner to underpin AXA OneHealth’s digital ecosystem in the region and transform its users’ experience.
The partnership will integrate Ada’s AI-based enterprise solutions and provide AXA...
Sapio Smart Healthcare, a division of Indian government advisory firm Sapio Analytics, has developed a chatbot that assists patients from rural and remote areas in India.
Based on a press statement, the AKS Sapio Med Bot was designed to understand the "local and personal" concerns of a patient, while assisting them in seeking treatment before getting medical consultations.
The chatbot is named...
The emergence of digital mental health interventions has given traditional modes of treatment the ability to be highly scaled for use whenever and wherever the patient chooses.
These capabilities pose several advantageous characteristics to in-person therapy, but critics of these technology-based platforms continue to raise concerns over something they lack: a human connection between the...
