Digital health
Creyos is an online cognitive assessment platform built on more than three decades of research and a vast - and growing - trove of data. The platform enables healthcare providers to evaluate working memory, attention, reasoning and executive function, potentially speeding up diagnoses and reducing waiting lists. Health Tech World catches up with co-founder Professor [...]
Ambience Healthcare has raised US$243m in Series C funding to scale its ambient AI documentation platform across health systems in the US. The round was co-led by Oak HC/FT and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from existing investors including the OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins and Optum Ventures. New investors include Town Hall Ventures, Frist Cressey [...]
In a new survey of nearly 500 UK adults, 9 in 10 people changed their lifestyle and habits after taking an at-home blood test and receiving personalised clinical guidance. The survey, developed by UK health company Thriva, analysed 498 responses from its current users and focused on motivation and behaviours related to blood tests, health [...]
Millions of Americans could soon upload personal medical records to apps built by private tech companies under a new federal health data initiative. The Trump administration’s programme involves more than 60 organisations, including Google, Amazon and major healthcare providers such as the Cleveland clinic. It focuses on diabetes and weight management, conversational AI tools for [...]
England’s first NHS physiotherapy clinic powered by AI has halved waiting lists for back pain and musculoskeletal care in a 12-week pilot scheme. More than 2,500 patients across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough used Flok Health, an AI-enabled physiotherapy platform, from February this year. The service, designed with video recordings of a real physiotherapist, offers same-day video [...]
By EatMoreFruit Communications Artificial intelligence is reshaping everything from drug discovery to surgical planning. But it’s also revolutionising a less obvious domain: healthcare communications. For medical device and digital health brands, that means faster engagement cycles, sharper targeting, and a clearer route to growth. Data-driven advantage A recent survey by Global Data found 67 per [...]
By Simon Salloway, Director, Solution Architects EMEA & APAC, Lakeside Software As the healthcare sector races to digitise care delivery, the real battleground is no longer just EHR adoption or infrastructure upgrades, it’s how effectively organisations manage and optimise the IT environments they already have. Despite deep investments in digital health, many providers still struggle [...]
The government’s big plan for the 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS laid out a big role for delivery. However, the Highland Marketing advisory board felt the missing implementation plan will have some big issues to address, from addressing the state of NHS IT today, to finding the time and money to deliver on [...]
Dr Julian, the UK’s highest-rated digital mental health platform, has launched a cost effective, digital ADHD Pre-Screen Consultation service to help employers, occupational health teams and NHS partners fast-track access into specialist services for individuals showing signs of ADHD. The new service offers affordable, specialist-led consultations within days, significantly reducing the wait associated with traditional [...]
A new AI-powered brain stimulation system could improve focus during challenging tasks, allowing people to enhance concentration from home. The personalised system combines transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) – a gentle and painless form of electrical brain stimulation – with artificial intelligence that adjusts settings based on individual traits, such as attention levels and head [...]
