Rumah Sakit Universitas Indonesia will test South Korea’s AI-powered diabetes management app
Kakao Healthcare has signed a memorandum of agreement with state university hospital Rumah Sakit Universitas Indonesia (RSUI) to test its latest AI-based diabetes management application.
Launched in February, Pasta is a mobile app-based service that uses AI for blood sugar management. It is integrated with a continuous glucose monitor to display a user’s blood sugar levels in near real-time. The app also records and stores data on diet, exercise and sleep, which is used together with blood sugar information to generate automatic lifestyle suggestions.
As part of their partnership, Dexcom CGMs are being made available to RSUI free of charge. Data generated from this research will in turn help improve Pasta’s AI model.
India is seeking Google’s help in AI and digital health tool development
India’s Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra recently met Google Chief Health Officer Dr Karen DeSalvo at the World Health Organization’s 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Chandra is seeking Google’s help in implementing projects under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), India’s national program to build the foundation of digital healthcare infrastructure. These include the development of AI models and digital tools that integrate with ABDM.
Google has been working with the National Health Authority through Google Research since 2022. Their partnership led to the inclusion of Google’s AI model for diabetic retinopathy screening in the ABDM. It continues today their joint development of an open source platform for simplifying integrations with the ABDM.
IISc’s Center for Brain Research to trial Wipro’s AI/ML for disease management
The Indian Institute of Science’s Center for Brain Research has partnered with global IT company Wipro to develop AI/ML and big data-based technologies that help in the prevention and management of chronic diseases.
Wipro is currently designing and building what it calls a “personal care engine,” which will be fed with a patient’s health history, desired health state and behavioral information to make recommendations on healthy aging and making positive lifestyle changes. It is intended to help reduce an individual’s risk of cardiovascular disease and associated neurodegenerative diseases.
The research team worked with CBR to serve as a pilot site for the AI model.