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Global health technology company Magentus is strengthening its presence in UK healthcare by opening new offices in London and Manchester. Magentus has opened new offices in Farringdon London and at The Chancery in Manchester’s corporate centre, marking a significant milestone in Magentus’s strategic expansion across the UK. These hubs are designed to foster collaboration across [...]
UK researchers have mapped how anxiety develops in the brain during no-win situations, paving the way for improved diagnosis and treatment. The University of Plymouth research identified specific brain patterns that appear during “avoid-avoid conflict” – when a person must choose between two unpleasant options. Using EEG (electroencephalography), a test that tracks electrical activity in [...]
A mobile app can improve the symptoms of one of the common mental health problems in students - even with limited engagement - according to University of Manchester researchers. The app, called Cerina, uses the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy to treat Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - which affects a significant number of students, studies [...]
X-on Health, one of the UK’s leading providers of digital front door solutions for primary care, has announced a new partnership with Drinkaware, the UK’s leading alcohol charity. The collaboration will see signposting to Drinkaware’s evidence-based resources integrated directly into X-on Health’s AI Surgery Assist chatbot, used by GP surgeries across the whole of the [...]
The World Health Organization has launched version 2.0 of its Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) system, incorporating artificial intelligence to enhance early detection of public health threats. The upgraded EIOS system, used by more than 110 member states and around 30 organisations and networks globally, analyses large volumes of publicly available data in near [...]
Health Tech world explores the latest research developments in the world of health technology. New antibiotic targets IBD, and AI predicted how it would work Researchers have made two scientific breakthroughs at once: they have discovered a brand-new antibiotic that targets inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), and have successfully used a new type of AI to [...]
An east midlands NHS trust is carrying out the first UK evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of using AI software across different patient groups. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) is working with specialist AI evaluation company Aival to evaluate the performance of a system which currently supports clinicians when viewing chest X-rays. [...]
The UK's medicines regulator has announced plans to deepen collaboration with the US FDA to accelerate innovation, strengthen patient safety and reduce barriers to market access. Speaking at the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) conference in San Diego, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) chief executive Lawrence Tallon outlined plans to align medical technology [...]
By Louise Wall, founder and managing director, e18 Innovation The 10-Year Plan makes it clear that the NHS cannot continue operating as it has been, it must modernise and adapt. Rising demand, workforce shortages, and financial pressures mean the current model is unsustainable, and for too long, repetitive, manual processes have drained capacity from both [...]
Odgers’ Chris Hamilton and Mike Drew explain why ethics and regulation are becoming defining challenge for longevity executives As the longevity sector races forward, armed with breakthroughs in cellular reprogramming, gene therapies, and AI-driven diagnostics, one reality is becoming clear: scientific innovation alone is no longer enough. Ethical integrity and regulatory fluency are fast becoming [...]
