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The Clementine Churchill Hospital, part of Circle Health Group is the UK’s first private hospital to install Intuitive’s da Vinci 5 Surgical System. Specially designed to support the delivery of minimally invasive procedures in general surgery, urology, gynaecology and other specialities, da Vinci 5 is a revolutionary new robotic-assisted surgical system which is now operational [...]
UK Biobank data was exposed online dozens of times, a Guardian investigation has found, raising questions over how patient records were safeguarded. The investigation found that files from UK Biobank, which holds the medical records of 500,000 British volunteers, appear to have been posted online by researchers who were given access to the confidential data. [...]
By Con Raso, managing director, Tuned Global Music and movement are neurologically intertwined. Tempo influences pace, rhythm supports endurance, and familiar tracks can reduce perceived exertion. Beyond physiology, music creates shared moments. It sets the atmosphere, builds anticipation and turns individual activity into collective experience. For sports, wellness and fitness brands, this means music selection [...]
A new data layer for clinical research and real-world healthcare By Sanius Health The missing dimension in healthcare data Healthcare systems capture extraordinary volumes of biological data yet they consistently miss one of the most direct signals of health: how patients actually feel. Laboratory results, imaging, prescriptions, and hospital activity are measured in detail, but [...]
By Stephen Ferry, CEO of IEG Group The ICB landscape is going through an evolution. There has been a recent wave of ICB mergers and clustering being approved to take place across England, with many mergers taking effect in April 2026, others planned later for April 2027 and work already underway. For ICBs, these changes [...]
Palantir's NHS contract could open the door to the kind of data-sharing Reform UK would use for a UK version of US immigration raids, health leaders have been told. Palantir Technologies, the data analytics company founded by Peter Thiel and Alex Karp, won a £330m NHS England contract to deliver the Federated Data Platform in [...]
A gene editing tool safely inserted large DNA segments in mice, pointing to a potential new route for genetic medicines. The technique uses circular, single-stranded DNA rather than the usual double-stranded form of DNA, the molecule that carries genetic instructions. The approach is known as INSTALL, short for "integration through nucleus-synthesised template addition of large [...]
Bliss has raised US$270k for culturally informed AI therapy aimed at widening mental health access for diaspora communities. Originally founded in Albania and headquartered in Finland, mental health startup Bliss has raised US$270,000 in angel funding led by Keiretsu Forum, Finest Love VC and Plug and Play to develop AI infrastructure designed to support culturally [...]
By Ahmad Hussain, Reddie & Grose The global wearable technology market has surged in the past decade, evolving from simple step-counters to sophisticated health-monitoring platforms capable of capturing a wide range of biophysical data. Smart rings are a particularly fast-growing segment: valued at approximately USD 420 million today, the market is expected to exceed USD [...]
Biodegradable nanoparticles have been engineered to help the immune system find and destroy diseased immune cells in an early mouse study. Researchers said the work advances efforts to engineer immune cells inside a patient's own body to tackle cancers and autoimmune diseases such as lupus. Engineered immune cells have already been used to treat a [...]
