In today’s Health Tech World roundup, we bring you research updates, investment news and interviews from around the world.
Special report: Digitising mental health care
Health Tech World reports from the intersection between mental health care and digital innovation.
Data security: a critical focus for the NHS
Stephen Allcock, director of public sector UK at SailPoint, explains why having an effective identity and data security structure is crucial.
Artificial intelligence predicts who will develop dementia
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can predict which people who attend memory clinics will develop dementia within two years with 92 per cent accuracy, a study by the University of Exeter has found.
Virtually guided exposure therapy improves outcomes in PTSD patients
Wearable technology enabled a therapist to ‘accompany’ patients with PTSD virtually during exposure therapy and use real-time psychophysiology to improve outcomes.
Biomedical firm developing ‘COVID vaccine for the world’
Lancaster University and biomedical firm ViraCorp are developing a nasal COVID-19 vaccine that could increase vaccine equity worldwide.
Online consultations can disadvantage patients and create more work for GPs
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that online consultations can disadvantage some patients and create more work for GP practices.
Health tech – the new Klondike?
Norman Niven, chief executive of Protelhealth, explains why it is so difficult and expensive to break into the health tech market.
