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Mos Health has raised about €920k (US$1.1m) in pre-seed funding for an AI preventative health platform aimed at helping users stick to healthier habits. The Polish-American startup is building what it calls an “AI Health Partner”, combining personalised health protocols, or step-by-step plans, with matched supplements to support routine changes. Mos Health says it is [...]
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has further advanced its digital maturity by successfully going live with Altera Digital Health’s ePrescribing and Medicine Administration (ePMA). Disparate and paper-based workflows have been digitised and standardised across 56 inpatient wards and urgent care areas spanning the trust’s three hospital sites, significantly reducing variations in prescribing practice to enhance [...]
Patients at James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are set to benefit from a new digital bedside service following a partnership with Airwave Healthcare, introducing integrated technology that supports entertainment, communication, and access to hospital services. The new bedside terminals are being introduced on the trust’s innovative and award-winning Concept Ward as part of [...]
Google DeepMind has launched AlphaGenome, an AI tool it says can help identify genetic mutations driving disease and point to new treatments. AlphaGenome predicts how mutations can disrupt gene regulation, affecting when genes switch on, in which cells, and how strongly they are activated. Many inherited common diseases, including heart disease and autoimmune disorders, as [...]
By Tony King, SVP, international at NETSCOUT It is a universal experience for all industries to be threatened by cyberattacks. They are, like the threat actors launching the attacks, continuously evolving, and are afflicting more and more organisations. As part of the NCSC’s ninth Annual Review in October 2025, CEO Richard Horne spoke of the [...]
The US ranks sixth for perimenopause knowledge, behind the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands, research by the Mayo Clinic and period tracker Flo has revealed. Perimenopause is the transition leading up to a woman’s last menstrual cycle and includes the 12 months afterwards, after which menopause is established as hormone levels change. It [...]
X-on Health’s Surgery Intellect digital scribe is set to become the UK market’s leading ambient voice technology (AVT) solution following IM1 assurance and approval to file clinical notes directly into electronic patient records. This dual achievement by the digital health communications provider makes Surgery Intellect, powered by TORTUS, the only digital scribe capable of directly [...]
The MHRA has issued guidance on digital mental health apps, with five checks to help users judge whether tools are safe and evidence-based. The advice forms part of free online resources developed with NHS England for the public, parents, carers and health, social care and education professionals who use or recommend these tools. More people [...]
By Dr Darren Kilroy If consultant time is the NHS's most valuable clinical asset, why do we still plan it based on past wisdom instead of new intelligence? A landmark five-year analysis of thousands of consultant job plans, conducted in collaboration with NHS England, reveals a paradox that should concern every NHS leader: we have [...]
The NHS is piloting AI and robotics to diagnose hard-to-reach lung cancer sooner, aiming to reduce repeat scans and invasive tests. The approach uses AI software to analyse lung scans and flag small lumps most likely to be cancer. A robotic camera then guides biopsy tools through the airways, reaching nodules as small as 6mm, [...]
