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By Leontina Postelnicu | 02:12 pm | October 02, 2018
Former UK life sciences minister talks about his "horror" after being tasked with the digitisation of the UK's National Health Service with a £4.2bn fund and "no delivery plan".
By Dave Muoio | 12:48 pm | October 02, 2018
The technology is widely adopted in developing countries and appears to be a reliable source of health data during crisis, according to researchers.
By Jonah Comstock | 11:43 am | October 02, 2018
The 1,000-person survey from Binary Fountain also found that half of Americans have shared healthcare experiences online.
By Leontina Postelnicu | 09:40 am | October 02, 2018
Software allowing a digital video camera sensor to measure patients’ vital signs remotely has been approved as a Class IIa medical device in Europe in what is believed to be the first accreditation of its kind for this type of technology.
By Leontina Postelnicu | 08:50 am | October 02, 2018
At the beginning of September, the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) released an initial code of conduct for data-driven healthcare technology.
By Leontina Postelnicu | 08:15 am | October 02, 2018
Seventeen EU member states have now signed a declaration to link access to national genomic databanks and biobanks in a bid to make the EU a "beacon for global health research".
By Leontina Postelnicu | 08:00 am | October 02, 2018
The National Health Service (NHS) in England is introducing a new app that will allow patients to access NHS services on their smartphones and tablets, to be gradually rolled out across the country starting from December this year.
By Jonah Comstock | 08:00 am | October 02, 2018
The startup is also working with other pharma companies and plans to expand its relationship with Sanofi.
By Rebecca Ghani | 05:12 am | October 02, 2018
With artificial intelligence and virtual reality seeping into headlines across all industries – with overblown hype and fears intermingled with the reality of current use cases, benefits and risks – the intersection between emerging tech and the cutting-edge area of surgery is a topic of high interest.
By Jonah Comstock | 06:49 pm | October 01, 2018
The new product adds night-time alarms, making the low-cost 14-day CGM more useful.