Digital health
Digital health tools such as mobile apps, websites, and text messages can significantly improve health and wellbeing by keeping people active, boosting steps, and improving diet and sleep, according to a new study. Looking at data from 206,873 people across 47 studies, researchers have found these digital health tools can help people achieve health goals [...]
A US medtech startup which aims to revolutionise lung cancer treatment via precision surgical solutions has seen its Series A funding round oversubscribed by 30 per cent, raising US$3m in the process. Prana Thoracic is pioneering minimally invasive techniques for lung tissue excision to offer earlier and more precise interventions for those affected by lung [...]
WHO Europe recently launched its new collaboration network, the Strategic Partners’ Initiative for Data and Digital Health (SPI-DDH), that brings together the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region and leading partners in the fields of data and digital health. The WHO has stated that the SPI-DDH aims to tackle issues related to the [...]
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has launched the initial phase of its new electronic patient record (EPR) programme, introducing a new patient administration system (PAS) powered by System C’s fully integrated CareFlow EPR technology. The use of CareFlow EPR has replaced the trust’s 20-year-old PAS system, involving the migration of over one [...]
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has successfully expanded digital patient communications using solutions from engagement specialist and Webex company, Healthcare Communications. Since September last year, the programme team has revamped the trust’s patient portal, rolled out waiting list validation and implemented digital letters across outpatient services which were previously managed in paper form by the [...]
Global healthcare AI company Huma Therapeutics has raised over US$80m to speed the launch of its digital health platform. The Series D funding round, alongside investments from leading industry partners since its Series C round, created a total issuance of shares by Huma of over $80m. With this round, Huma has now raised over $300m. It [...]
SheSleep is the world’s first sleep app designed especially for women to help address issues such as insomnia, hormone imbalance and overall health. Health Tech World heads to Iceland to speak to its founder and CEO Erla Björnsdóttir. Women are more than twice as likely to suffer from insomnia than men, and many sleep patients [...]
Researchers in the US have developed an algorithm that could make it easier to detect falls at home using everyday devices like smartphones and laptops. New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York aims to cut reaction times with a human action recognition (HAR) algorithm that uses local computing power to analyse sensor [...]
A computer game that allows players to explore their mental health won a national award in the “Games with purpose” category at the Games Innovation Challenge 2024. Salmaan Zhang competed against university and college students from across the country to win one of seven categories in the competition, which is sponsored by UNiDAYS and delivered [...]
Sanius Health shares its insights on its acute NHS Provider Patient Experience Trust League Table and the value of AI-captured social media listening in improving care experiences. We are in election season – where patient care and experiences remain a key challenge for any new administration. Sanius Health’s recent release of the Mental Health (MH) [...]
