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Health tech innovation and better use of data are among several measures outlined in a major new report aimed at addressing the stubbornly high rates of death and serious complications in the 30-days after high-risk surgery. UK evidence suggests that 80 per cent of postoperative deaths in the 30 days after surgery occur in a [...]
By Sascha Giese of SolarWinds. In today's connected world where ransomware demands are being made every day of the week, it’s crucial for healthcare organisations to protect sensitive patient data and have all possible measures in place to keep it secure and only accessible to those who have the right to see it. Public health [...]
Life sciences firm ViroCell Biologics is working in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to help alleviate a major barrier to progress in clinical trials. ViroCell develops gene modified cells and viral vectors - high-value delivery vehicles used to make cell and gene therapies. Its focus covers the area where viral vector design and GMP manufacturing bottleneck [...]
Patients recovering from stroke, dystonia and sports injuries could reduce rehabilitation time by 30 per cent via a VR gaming platform. That is according to researchers and industry experts across Europe who are collaborating on a new gamified digital environment that aims to enhance motivation and outcomes within rehabilitation programmes. Their goal is to reduce [...]
Digital health and wellness firm Kilo Health has launched an initiative aimed at unearthing new health tech startups and entrepreneurs. The group, which develops health and wellness platforms and has 4m+ paying users, largely in the US, has created the Co-found initiative. Its aim is to help would-be entrepreneurs to build health tech start-ups quickly, [...]
Digital identity company for healthcare, Imprivata®, has celebrated the achievements of customers from the UK and Ireland at its annual HealthCon user group meeting. For each of the four Awards, there was an overall winner as well as special commendations in the category, which reflected the strength and depth of nominations. The Proven ROI Award for [...]
Biotech firm Colzyx has received backing from the European Innovation Council to advance its groundbreaking wound care product. The Swedish business has an agreement to receive the first EUR1m of a EUR5.5m support package from the Horizon 2020 / EIC Accelerator programme. The funding will enable Colzyx to further develop the wound healing innovation WOUNDCOM, [...]
Digital mental health platform Kooth is supporting university students through the development of the latest addition to its portfolio. The business has created an online tool for UK university students seeking mental health support for themselves or friends, through which they can discover whether Kooth or other online NHS-commissioned mental health services are available, and [...]
A new DNA sensor can detect not only whether a virus is present, but whether it’s infectious – an important distinction for containing viral spread. Researchers have developed a sensor which integrates specially designed DNA fragments and nanopore sensing, to target and detect infectious viruses in minutes without the need to pre-treat samples. They demonstrated [...]
A groundbreaking regional anaesthesia device, invented by clinicians at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH) and developed in conjunction with medical device company Medovate, has been awarded ‘Patient Safety Innovation of the Year’ at this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards. The HSJ Patient Safety Awards celebrated the innovative work of frontline NHS teams in a year when the challenge and [...]
