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AI could help to avoid a future pandemic, according to a new study which highlights its ability to control outbreaks of new infectious diseases. A team of researchers from the University of Gothenburg looked at how machine learning can be used to find effective testing methods during epidemic outbreaks. Using a simulation, they developed a [...]
Technology should play a bigger role in helping the millions of people in the UK access routine operations that have been delayed due to COVID-19. That is according to experts responding to new NHS figures which today revealed that 4.7 million people were waiting for routine operations and procedures in England in February. This is [...]
The UK Ministry of Defence has chosen a European health tech supplier to deliver its primary medical care information service solution for the next two years. Cegedim Healthcare Solutions (CHS) has been awarded the contract, having been approved to provide NHS GP clinical systems and NHS pharmacy dispensing software across the UK. The move will [...]
ExtraMed, which provides patient flow software to NHS trusts, has been acquired by smart health tech provider Alcidion Group. The move is aimed at providing an enhanced offering to hospitals and associated primary and social care organisations. Smart health technology provider Alcidion Group has announced the strategic acquisition of ExtraMed, a UK company which specialises in [...]
Europe's oldest luxury hotel group Kempinski has partnered with fitness tech giant Technogym to launch a new concept for health-conscious travellers. It will enable guests to book a ‘fit room’ equipped with a Technogym bike and case of other pieces of fitness equipment. They will also have access to the firm’s immersive digital content featuring [...]
Biomedical engineers have developed a self-assembling nanomaterial that can help to limit the damage caused by inflammatory diseases by activating key cells in the immune system. A study at Duke University, North Carolina, found that in mouse models of psoriasis, the nanofibre-based drug mitigated damaging inflammation as effectively as a gold-standard therapy. One of the [...]
The recurrence of malignant brain tumours has long challenged health tech innovators aiming to improve cancer treatments and outcomes. But European researchers now believe an ion pump may offer a major step forward on this front. They have shown in cells in culture that an ion pump can deliver drugs more accurately, which gives less [...]
LINK Medical, the Northern European clinical research organisation (CRO), is making moves to boost its role as a bridge between the Nordics and Germany's vast medical devices and pharmaceuticals markets. The firm is establishing a stronger position in Germany with the appointment of new German-based medical device director, Erwin de Buijzer. While also growing its German team, [...]
Almost three quarters of the 3,600+ available cancer patient support apps have not been updated for 18 months; jeopardising their potential role in helping to address the backlog of cancer treatment caused by COVID-19. That is according to a new report by NHS-partner, the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA). It [...]
Throughout his 99-year life, the Duke of Edinburgh was involved in almost 1,000 charities as either a president, patron or an honorary member. And, much of his work was dedicated to helping advance technology in all fields, with UK healthcare being a huge benefactor of this. Here, we take a closer look at his influence in [...]
