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How to protect sensitive health data and systems against attackers, by Lasse Rousi is the CEO of telehealth firm Medixine.
Alder Hey and Needlesmart have partnered up to try and reduce the 100,000 needlestick injuries to NHS workers in the UK each year. In a recent survey, it was reported that 94 per cent of practising surgeons in the UK have either been personally affected by a needlestick injury (NSI) or have seen a colleague [...]
Lightpoint has created a surgical probe that could quickly and accurately detect cancer in real-time in the operating room. SENSEI is an advanced guidance system designed for intracavity radio-guided surgery. The system's miniaturized gamma probe enables unprecedented dexterity and anatomic reach, expanding the field of view and enabling the quick localization of radioactive hotspots. Joanne [...]
A UK-made medical device that has transformed regional anaesthesia into a single operator procedure will be demonstrated live at Arab Health 2022. Health Tech World’s Arab Health correspondent Julia Price speaks with Dr Fawzy, who will demonstrate the device. SAFIRA has been developed by medical device company Medovate in collaboration with clinicians from the UK’s [...]
Digital health innovators Atos and Huma will share their remote patient monitoring system with the Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre (SUHRC), a constituent of Symbiosis International University (SIU), in Pune, India. A spokesperson for Huma said the system, which uses smartphone technology, a pulse oximeter and includes a portal for clinicians, will allow the [...]
Figures from Rockhealth show that digital health investment grew by almost 50 per cent in the first three quarters of 2021 compared to the previous year. Here we report on some of the biggest deals of the year so far. It has been a record-breaking year for digital health investment. According to Rockhealth, 2021 has [...]
QuantuMDx has secured a £15m equity investment from Vita Spring, a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm focused on early and growth stage medical companies with disruptive technologies and global market potential. QuantuMDx's Q-POC is a portable, PCR device offering rapid, sample-to-answer, molecular diagnostic testing at the point of care, with results in approximately 30 minutes. [...]
Mackwell Health, part of the Mackwell Group, has announced that it will be showcasing its reusable RPE (respiratory protective equipment) eco-system at this year’s MEDICA event in Dusseldorf, Germany. A combination of wearables and support toolkits, the reusable RPE ecosystem provides the healthcare sector with sustainable and effective RPE solutions to provide optimal safety to [...]
A novel non-fusion surgical technique that aims to create a straight spine in children diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has been demonstrated on the ABHI Surgical Simulation Theatre at Future Surgery Show 2021. Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is a promising new procedure currently being trialled in the UK for the first time. A simulation of the technically [...]
The growing awareness around mental health in sport has led to two new client wins for wellbeing technology start-up Frog Systems. The company’s software was selected by United Leicester and Switch the Play for two significant projects - a free digital wellbeing hub for sports fans in the city of Leicester and a platform to [...]
