About this episode
The episode explores how AI can enhance healthcare practices and features an interview with a businesswoman focused on female health tech.
We discuss how AI could help health professionals work better, detect diseases earlier and even change the way people around the world look after themselves. Also this week: Shiona McCallum interviews a businesswoman who is trying to make female health tech more accessible and affordable. And we have a good news story that originated on the darker side of the internet. Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn (Image: A photo of a female doctor sitting at a desk in a hospital lab. She is using AI technology on a laptop computer. Credit: Getty Images)
People in this episode
Hosts: Shiona McCallum, Tom Quinn
Guest: businesswoman
Topics covered
- AI in healthcare
- disease detection
- female health tech
- accessibility
- self-care
Keywords
- AI
- healthcare
- disease detection
- female health tech
- self-care
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC World Service
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