The NHS is going all-in on AI, rolling out two game-changing tools: one that speeds up stroke diagnoses by over an hour, and an AI-powered stethoscope that flags heart conditions in seconds.
Why this matters: Time is literally life in medicine. Faster stroke detection triples recovery rates (from 16% to 48%), and the stethoscope can catch heart valve disease or atrial fibrillation before they turn deadly.
The big picture: Healthcare is often slow to adopt new tech, but affordable, fast, and accurate AI tools are finally crossing the adoption barrier. Unlike headline-grabbing research models, this is AI saving lives in the wild. If early results hold, expect rapid global adoption—and a wave of AI-medical startups riding this momentum.
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