Pandemic forecasting models aren’t hard to find of late, but a new one combines epidemiological expertise from a top-three medical school with AI knowhow from one of big tech’s biggest.

One state’s largest health system is combining forces with that state’s top medical school to launch a multidisciplinary digital health center that’s notable for its apparent velocity out of the gate.

The algorithms will analyze various pieces of information, including CT images and vital signs, to help clinicians determine disease severity and predict patient outcomes.

The findings will also propel research studies into new treatments and help diagnose patients with dementia.

The latest comes for Zebra Medical's HealthMammo algorithm, which helps radiologists pinpoint and prioritize suspicious breast images.

Such a tool can have a variety of uses, from personalizing treatments to addressing workforce shortages.

A blockchain startup headquartered in the British Virgin Islands is organizing a global, healthcare-specific online hackathon with a prize pool of 15,000 euros, or around $17,500.

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, part of healthcare giant Northwell Health, hopes the funding can help the nearly 1.5 million Americans affected by this autoimmune disease.