Digital health
A UK health tech platform has launched an app which will enable families to take healthcare more “into their own hands”. Carecite says its new app will help patients connect and coordinate with an insured, DBS checked and certified professional caregiver - empowering them to take better control of their healthcare at home. Cost of [...]
Public awareness campaigns such as the annual Movember event have helped bring men’s health issues out of the shadows. Topics like testicular cancer, prostate cancer and suicide are finally being addressed in a public forum, encouraging men to talk about their problems. However, one taboo continues to be ignored - erectile dysfunction, or ED. Estimates [...]
By Dr Majid Kazmi, Director of Innovation for Cancer and Surgery and Deputy Medical Director, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Experts say that the mind and body are inseparable, and that loneliness can be connected with heart disease, diabetes and dementia. New data showing soaring heights of loneliness could mean we are heading straight into a public health “catastrophe”. Over three million of us are struggling with loneliness in the UK alone (ONS). In the [...]
Who is having a real impact on healthcare and digital health? Which innovations will positively affect healthcare in 2023? Here’s the Health Tech World longlist of some of the most prominent names in the space… 1- Intuition Robotics | Israel Intuition Robotics is on a mission to empower older adults to live happier, healthier and [...]
Artificial intelligence is learning to imitate human compassion - and it’s taking shape everywhere from customer service to psychiatric therapy to full imitations of our dead relatives. But can we automate empathy? Should AI be marketed as having compassion? No matter which way you spin it, the idea of automating empathy and compassion is a [...]
Phone apps are becoming the go-to solution for poor mental health including anxiety and panic attacks. Is tech preferable to getting a doctor’s appointment? Financial struggles and job uncertainty, which follow a long-lasting lockdown, have taken their toll on the mental health of many people - with a third of us having experienced a panic [...]
The cost of living crisis is causing pet owners to delay vet treatment for their four-legged friends - but a telehealth platform may have a digital solution… Soaring costs have affected most every part of life - and it’s always been the case the a vet bill can burn a hole in the pocket. But [...]
You could be increasing your own chances of cognitive decline and dementia through daily lifestyle choices, a new study has claimed. So what exactly are the controllable risk factors, and what action can we take to keep our brains in shape? According to the NHS, the likelihood of developing dementia doubles every five years, as [...]
By Sharon Lamb, Head of UK Life Sciences & Healthcare, McDermott Will & Emery
