A report questions the language used for some checks, including assessing whether the baby is "pink all over".

The widespread deployment of AI in U.S. healthcare will succeed only with the establishment of a national infrastructure for open health data.

The AI-powered online doctor app is ditching its controversial NHS contracts as it focuses on the US market.

A partnership with the Health Foundation to study the relationships between data-driven systems and inequalities in health

In the first study to examine this issue among COVID-19 patients, researchers found that the inaccurate measurements resulted in a “systemic failure,” delaying care for many Black and Hispanic patients. The study adds a growing sense of urgency to an issue raised decades ago.

The government announces leads for independent reviews into ethnic inequalities for medical devices and tobacco control.

"Tech companies approach to healthcare is akin to Facebook’s approach to democracy – it’s a data opportunity, most often targeting the vulnerable.”

The government announces leads for independent reviews into ethnic inequalities for medical devices and tobacco control.

A major new review into ethnic inequalities in healthcare has revealed vast inequalities across a range of health services in the UK.The review, funded by the NHS Race and Health Observatory and led by experts from The University of Manchester in conjunction with the University of Sheffield and the University of Sussex, explored differences in m...

Genetic genealogists like CeCe Moore are cracking cold cases and transforming policing. As DNA analysis redefines ancestry and anonymity, what knowledge should we be permitted to unlock?

The Royal Free was one of Google's first healthcare partners. Two years on, how is the product of their partnership working out?

Hospital trust apologies for placing a 'do not resuscitate' order on a patient with Down's Syndrome and putting his learning difficulties as a reason for doing so on his records.

The Government has admitted that the providers listed on its own webpage 'may not have full accreditation' - and has insisted it has not 'recommended or approved' any firm

Zeltiq claim they gave sufficient warning that their fat-freezing procedure might have adverse effects. The model and others disagree.

The AI from Google's DeepMind made correct diagnoses 94.5 per cent of the time in a trial with Moorfields Eye Hospital

The doctor, geneticist and author talks about his new book on the future of medicine

Technology is making impressive inroads into cancer treatment, saving lives and money

Machine-learning system can identify more than 50 different eye diseases and could speed up diagnosis and treatment

The NHS AI Lab and @HealthFdn have awarded £1.4 million to 4 projects to address racial and ethnic health inequalities using artificial Announcement here https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/news/new-artificial-intelligence-projects-funded-to-tackle-health-inequalities/

a new tool from @TheCentricLab to create awareness about how the places we live impact our health

A large Covid-19 testing provider is being investigated by the UK’s data privacy watchdog over its plans to sell swabs containing customers’ DNA for medical r

A new partnership with GlaxoSmithKline drew intense scrutiny from customers, reflecting eroding public trust in companies' ability to protect private information.

Analysis: issues with some gadgets could contribute to poorer outcomes for women and people of colour

‘It’s very important the government proceeds with extreme caution with any broader sharing of data’

The U.K. government has terminated a controversial data-sharing agreement with U.S. tech firm Palantir following criticism from privacy campaigners.

A sweeping AI has become central to how the US handles the opioid crisis. It may only be making the crisis worse. With the creeping privatisation of our National Health Services, could the U.K. see similar opaque algorithms creating barriers here?

New automatic extraction of data from GP-held patient records, due to come into force next month, are ‘far bigger’ and ‘more intrusive’ than care.data, GP privacy campaigners have warned.

Digital vaccine passports are novel technologies, built on uncertain and evolving science. By creating infrastructure for segregation and risk scoring at an individual level, and enabling third-parties to access health information, they bring profound risks to individual rights and concepts of equity in society.