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Holly Health, in collaboration with Loughborough University and Modality Partnership, has completed an Innovate UK–funded 18-month project focused on advancing digital self-management for people living with or at risk of multimorbidity. By combining behavioural science with machine learning technology within the Holly Health app, the Biomedical Catalyst project introduced a just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) system. [...]
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) has successfully deployed Alcidion's Miya Emergency across its largest site Southampton General Hospital, digitising emergency department processes, integrating disparate patient data and providing visibility of patient status and A&E activity. UHS serves approximately 1.9 million people in Southampton and south Hampshire, whilst also providing specialist services to over [...]
Better, the provider of open digital health platforms, has been named a leader in the International Data Corporation (IDC) MarketScape: Europe, Middle East, and Africa Healthcare Data Platforms for Providers 2025 Vendor Assessment. According to the IDC MarketScape: “Better’s emphasis on data control, interoperability, and clinician-friendly application development positions it as a high-impact innovator in [...]
By Dr Serufusa Sekidde Years ago, I lost a patient to suicide. He was bright, outwardly strong, and yet, like so many men, he suffered in silence. I feel like I missed the warning signs and that’s why that tragedy still weighs heavily on me. [...]
Almost a quarter of UK patients are turning to AI for guidance, with Gen Z patients most likely to ask ChatGPT before their GP, new research has revealed. The survey of 2,000 UK patients found that one in four patients (24 per cent) already use AI for health guidance, and one in three (30 per [...]
The British Business Bank has committed €30m to Sofinnova Partners’ €650m life sciences fund, Sofinnova Capital XI. The fund will support early-stage biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies developing treatments for unmet medical needs, with initial and follow-on investments as firms grow. The commitment supports the UK’s Life Sciences Sector Plan and builds on the bank’s [...]
The NHS will offer prostate cancer patients video consultations and home blood tests under government plans to detect tumours earlier. A reported in The Daily Mail, the initiatives will be detailed in the government's Men's Health Strategy, due this week. Ministers aim to make care easier to access without time off work for in-person appointments [...]
Doctors unveiled an AI tool that could cut failed organ transplant attempts by 60 per cent by predicting donor viability within the critical window. The machine learning model forecasts whether donors will die within the timeframe that preserves liver quality, outperforming experienced surgeons’ judgement. In liver transplants using donors who die after cardiac arrest — [...]
A newly-launched digital platform aims to help NHS GP practices run clinical trials faster and reach underrepresented patients across the UK. The DaRe2THINK clinical trial has built the platform to cut paperwork for GP staff and widen access to studies. The system securely links to GP IT, automatically transferring relevant health data to participating NHS [...]
Young Lives vs Cancer today announced its first £30,000 Innovation Lab impact investment into Little Journey, a Series A digital health company aiming to improve paediatric care through personalised preparation and support tools. Launched in June 2025, the Innovation Lab aims to transform Young Lives vs Cancer’s 60+ years of expertise, experience, reach, and data [...]
