The Americas
Medical records are protected by law - but are restrictions on data sharing detrimental to the health of the population? Michael Hughes, chief business officer at Duality, speaks to Health Tech World about how technology is improving the life of millions - by enabling medical data to be used confidentially... When going to the hospital, [...]
Tammie Jackson, of the Health Tech World incredible women in health tech 2022 longlist, is a major advocate for diversity in the healthcare sector. Today she shares her insights into technology and the lessons it has taught her about equality... As someone who has spent much of my career in health care, I have been [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Amazon’s plans to cease operations of Amazon Care at the end of 2022 have raised a few questions. What's next for Amazon and healthcare? Amazon has announced (now officially) that Amazon Care operations will shut down on New Year’s Eve of 2022. The move comes just three years after it began piloting a primary care [...]
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 [...]
The rising number of healthcare workers in the USA has been named as the nation’s biggest patient safety concern. But what can be done to tackle it? When COVID-19 hit the States, an estimated 1.5 million health care jobs were lost in the first two months alone. It was reported that some of these jobs [...]
The world’s first expandable deep brain access port has been made available to neurosurgeons after successful human use in surgical treatment. The Cerevention MindsEye Expandable Port provides a new level of access and visualisation during surgical treatment of stroke, cancer, and other conditions - and has been brought to the market after proven, successful use. [...]
HT World talks to the healthcare influencer who put everything on the line for patient advocacy on her mission to deliver change on many fronts. Putting patients first is a critical requirement of any healthcare professional. But how many would risk the entire career they had worked tirelessly to establish to do so? Dr Kellie [...]
