Tencent partnering UK firm to boost AI in healthcare sector

BEIJING - Tencent Holdings Ltd is working with a technology firm from the United Kingdom to use artificial intelligence to improve Parkinson's disease treatment.

The Chinese company is joining hands with Medopad Ltd to develop a system to remotely monitor patients with the severe movement disorder, the company confirmed on Tuesday.

The goal is to allow doctors to set drug doses and modify care without patients having to go to hospital, said Wei Fan, Tencent's executive director for medical AI research, as cited by Bloomberg.