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Europe’s most advanced radiotherapy centre has opened in London. HT World spoke to the team behind it to find out more. The new centre will give patients access to three of the industry’s most sophisticated radiotherapy technologies; the only facility in Europe to house all of these under one roof. The GenesisCare Centre for [...]
As medical experts search frantically for a vaccine to curb the ever-persistent spread of Covid-19, the healthcare industry is simultaneously having to battle an onslaught of cyberattacks, writes Jonathan Knudsen, senior security strategist at Synopsys. Unfortunately, cybercriminals do not typically define ethical boundaries, choosing to target organisations that will reap them the most rewards. With [...]
Danny Bluestone, founder & CEO of Cyber-Duck, on the key factors being missed in the pandemic fightback. In times of heightened stress, particularly when that stress is married to pressing deadlines and ever-changing conditions, there is a tendency to cast about chaotically for solutions. As the problems loom large, answers are plucked out of [...]
By Steve Jamieson, business development manager at Siemens. The pressures experienced in the healthcare sector are considerable and will only intensify, so it has never been more important to optimise all available resources. Critical to this process is finding ways for hospitals to become more efficient and thereby facilitate their patients’ healing process. Smart infrastructure [...]
Arizona-based start-up, TouchPoints Solution has developed a new wearable technology which manages stress by “hacking” the fight or flight response system in the brain. The wristwatch-sized device is strapped to either side of the body and produces small alternating vibrations which has been shown to reduce stress by as much as 70%. Health Tech World [...]
Healthcare technology startup, Awell Health, has raised £1.9m in funding to bring its collaboration and productivity tools to the healthcare industry. Early stage VC investor LocalGlobe led the round, with involvement from Moonfire. The Brussels-based company says it will be recruiting software engineers to further develop the product and aims to expand geographically, with a current focus on [...]
The technology company, NVIDIA is best known for its graphic processing units (GPU) for computer games. However, in recent years the company has turned its attention to healthcare. Its most recent project was with The Cancer Grand Challenges’ Mutographs team; an international research group with backing from Cancer Research UK. The research project is looking [...]
A novel handheld point-of-care ultrasound device is being used in hospitals and primary care hubs as part of a new triaging system. Royal Berkshire Hospital has equipped a team of doctors with the Butterfly iQ, a handheld ultrasound system that uses a single probe to scan the whole body and connects to a smartphone to show [...]
A new menopause app aims to help women manage common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. According to not for profit organisation, Menopause Support, 13 million women in the UK are either peri- or post-menopausal. Of the 30 recognised menopause symptoms, each woman is estimated to experience an average of eight of these, which can last [...]
COVID-19 has shifted the way younger doctors view technology, with faith in telehealth on the rise as AI’s stock falls, according to a study. According to Philips’ Future Health Index 2020, the pandemic has prompted younger doctors to change their attitudes to the relative benefits of different health technologies. It has led to a shift [...]
