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A TV campaign to empower menopausal women and encourage them not the “brush off” difficult, symptoms has been launched by a leading femtech firm. The ‘Warrior’ campaign will support the launch of MyFORM - a ground-breaking female hormone mapping blood test, as well as fighting “societal pressure” and the stigmas surrounding the symptoms suffered by menopausal [...]
Owners of award-winning anxiety and ‘emotional fitness’ app eQuoo have just secured a £1.5M Seed investment led by US-based Morningside Ventures. PsycApps, based in London, leads the way in emotional and mental health apps, and focuses on AI as a method of coaching. Their emotional fitness game eQuoo is the only tool covered by Ofsted, [...]
The shortage of women in tech is not breaking news. But the gender data gap is just too big to ignore anymore, says entrepreneur and women’s health advocate Tess Cosad… Whether it's founders, investors or LPs, women are vastly underrepresented at all levels of the tech and health tech industry. The hard truth is that [...]
Cancer patients at the end-of-life have been going on emotional VR field trips – to “breathe in” the mountains, and visit loved seaside spots once again… A kind-hearted VR film maker is giving cancer patients the chance to go on virtual field trips, so they can smile, laugh and feel “freedom of life” from their [...]
A Mental Health Act software company has raised a £900K ($1million) Seed Round to help people who have been sectioned quicker and safer access to treatment. Thalamos, which joins up admission, treatment, hospital and discharge care pathways, raised the money backed by Ascension's Conduit Impact EIS Fund, Angels including Syndicate Room, and a private Seedrs [...]
AI is set to be the powerhouse of future health, diagnostics and medicine. But where does it stand with women's health? We asked honorary clinical lecturer and author Dr Nicky Keay for her expert insights... In a world of fast-emerging artificial intelligence, the pressure is on to ensure the tech is capable of equality, diversity [...]
We spoke to medtech professionals and experts about a possible upcoming recession in the UK and the USA. They say the sector is not as “immune” as some might think… In the run-up to what looks like an economic downturn, industry speculation is hot. Whether or not it’s a good time to invest, and whether [...]
When it comes to women in health tech, the imbalance is similar to what you would find in STEM overall (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). Figures show that in health technology specifically, only one woman in five people are working in the industry. Women in health tech - empowerment and inspiration The lack of women [...]
Emmy-nominated journalist and former head of BBC VR Zillah Watson speaks to Health Tech World about the future of Virtual Reality in depression and mental health… Depression treatment is changing. What was once a one-way street to complex pharmaceuticals is becoming a wider, more varied landscape of tech solutions. As the world gets more comfortable [...]
A trial for nurses to wear high tech smart goggles to “free up time” with patients has been criticised online - from patients who say the money is better spent on improving NHS services. An NHS pilot to introduce virtual reality style headsets for nurses on home visits has been met with contempt. The trial, [...]
