Tag: digital health
Top 5 business opportunities in Digital Health for 2021
For many companies in all sectors, 2020 was a devastating year due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the same can be said for the digital health sector […]
Men’s health: 6 Apps to Improve your Wellbeing
As the UK marks Movember which aims to improve mental health and prevent suicide as well as tackling prostate and testicular cancers, we look at 6 apps that can also […]
What is a smart scale?
More and more people are gearing towards having a healthier lifestyle nowadays. Weight maintenance is one of the most vital health concerns that people are focusing on, reducing the risk […]
UK government abandons NHS contact tracing app
In an embarrassing and costly U-Turn, the UK has ditched the current NHS coronavirus contact tracing app, developed by NHSX, in favour of a solution from tech giants Apple […]
Five ways smartphones could help Coronavirus ‘exit strategy’
Could technology help us find a way out of the current Coronavirus pandemic – the so-called exit strategy? It is possible. Chris Price looks at several projects that are hoping […]
MyGP software extends capacity for video consultations
As a quarter of GPs are forced into isolation, myGP software creator iPLATO and GP service GPDQ have extended their partnership to boost the capacity for NHS patient video consultations […]
Wearable cameras allow doctors to check heart patients
Could Big Brother actually be your GP? Doctors may one day use monitoring cameras to check that heart failure sufferers are taking care of their condition properly. Improved self-management has […]
Computer models to match patients with ‘digital twins’
Advanced computer models could improve diagnosis and treatment of common diseases by linking patients with ‘digital twins’, a study suggests. The technology could be used to better tailor medicines to […]
You can’t trust tech firms with anonymous NHS data, survey suggests
The majority of the public would not trust NHS patient data being in the hands of multinational tech giants, even if it is made anonymous and unidentifiable, a survey suggests. […]
Smart contact lens project designed to help diabetics is put on hold
A company from Google’s parent firm Alphabet is putting a glucose-sensing smart contact lens project on hold because results weren’t accurate enough. Verily began working with pharmaceutical firm Novartis and […]
