Boston Children's Hospital Taps Watson to Explore Rare Pediatric Diseases

Nov 10, 2015

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Boston Children's Hospital said today that it will use IBM's Watson platform to help clinicians identify possible options for diagnosing and treating rare pediatric diseases.

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