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The world of healthcare was turned upside down at the start of the global pandemic. Professionals had no choice but to embrace innovative technology and e-learning platforms to continue critical treatment. Saheed Rashid, managing director of BXTAccelyon tells Health Tech World how frontline staff learned to upskill The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare services has [...]
A free webinar aimed at care home professionals will look at how digital software can boost business and improve overall care. The ‘Care home occupancy and staff retention: can technology be the key?’ webinar is on Wednesday 17 March 2021 from 1pm. It brings together the founders of the Care Home of the Future - [...]
A nanoparticle’s size is fine-tuned to offer high-resolution images before and during surgical procedures. Scientists have found a way to control the size of special nanoparticles to get high quality MRI and near-infrared fluorescence scans of tissues and blood vessels. This could help surgeons use the same nanoparticles to visualize tumours just before and then [...]
New technology which could test for the Covid-19 virus from the comfort of the home has been unveiled. Ellume in partnership with Cambridge Consultants has developed a Food and Drug Administration - approved home test which can deliver a result within 15 minutes. The British firm, in partnership with Ellume, has developed the technology for [...]
A multi-million dollar deal has been struck to develop AI tools for pathologists. The increase in cancer rates has placed an extra burden on pathologists who play a critical role in the detection and diagnosis of the disease. Pathologists have been using AI tools which helps them view and analyse tissue samples quicker and more [...]
Using electronic health records can provide better outcomes for patients and improve efficiency. An interactive course for healthcare professionals has been unveiled in the UK. Future Perfect Healthcare, a healthcare firm, has partnered with Rosaldo, an e-health consultancy and training provider, to launch an openEHR Learning Management System in the UK. Hanna Pohjonen, of Rosaldo [...]
A university team has hailed a new breakthrough in the fast changing world of electronic textiles. E-textiles are fabrics that allow digital components such as a battery or a light to be embedded in them. 'Smart' textiles could have huge opportunities in the healthcare sector but need to be sustainable. A team of researchers from [...]
A firm providing at-home clinical care to millions of UK patients every year has adopted new communications tech amid soaring demand for its services. Healthcare at Home has partnered with global cloud communications platform Infobip to enable two-way messaging flows across patient and staff channels. The move comes in response to heightened demand for its [...]
Digital technology will play a pivotal role in shared care services, and remote monitoring will mean older people can stay in their own homes for longer. Helen Dempster of Karantis360 tells Health Tech World that advanced 24/7 remote patient monitoring will have a big impact on GPs, social services and carers The familiar saying ‘social [...]
New software has been developed which could prevent elderly people from falling out of bed. The computer vision technology means care staff can get to patients quicker and eliminate false alarms. Up until now care home staff have relied on sensor systems such a bed mats, motion sensors and devices like necklaces and bracelets for [...]
