Products & deployments
By Zack Mummery & Roberta Sher, Reddie & Grose In a major development for weight management drugs, Eli Lilly recently announced the successful completion of a Phase III clinical trial for orforglipron, a daily oral pill that could rival popular injectable drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy. Unlike these well-known treatments, orforglipron is a non-peptide [...]
A wearable wound monitoring device could cut infection risk by reducing the need for physical contact during healing. The device tracks wound recovery remotely via Bluetooth, avoiding frequent dressing removal that can delay treatment and disturb healing. It is designed for reuse, offering what researchers describe as a cheaper and more practical alternative to disposable [...]
The UK has become the first country to offer gonorrhoea vaccines through sexual health services from today. The initial rollout will prioritise those at highest risk, particularly gay and bisexual men with a history of multiple sexual partners or previous sexually transmitted infections (STIs). NHS England estimates the programme could prevent up to 100,000 cases [...]
Ambience Healthcare has raised US$243m in Series C funding to scale its ambient AI documentation platform across health systems in the US. The round was co-led by Oak HC/FT and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from existing investors including the OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins and Optum Ventures. New investors include Town Hall Ventures, Frist Cressey [...]
Earzz is a British startup behind a Health Tech World Award-winning monitoring technology aiming to advance safety, independence and care outcomes. The company was founded by CEO Pradyumna Thiruvenkatanathan who has been combining acoustic engineering and AI for around 20 years. Thiruvenkatanathan’s innovations include a gravity sensor and a tool that enables BP to ‘listen’ [...]
Millions of Americans could soon upload personal medical records to apps built by private tech companies under a new federal health data initiative. The Trump administration’s programme involves more than 60 organisations, including Google, Amazon and major healthcare providers such as the Cleveland clinic. It focuses on diabetes and weight management, conversational AI tools for [...]
England’s first NHS physiotherapy clinic powered by AI has halved waiting lists for back pain and musculoskeletal care in a 12-week pilot scheme. More than 2,500 patients across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough used Flok Health, an AI-enabled physiotherapy platform, from February this year. The service, designed with video recordings of a real physiotherapist, offers same-day video [...]
By EatMoreFruit Communications Artificial intelligence is reshaping everything from drug discovery to surgical planning. But it’s also revolutionising a less obvious domain: healthcare communications. For medical device and digital health brands, that means faster engagement cycles, sharper targeting, and a clearer route to growth. Data-driven advantage A recent survey by Global Data found 67 per [...]
By Simon Salloway, Director, Solution Architects EMEA & APAC, Lakeside Software As the healthcare sector races to digitise care delivery, the real battleground is no longer just EHR adoption or infrastructure upgrades, it’s how effectively organisations manage and optimise the IT environments they already have. Despite deep investments in digital health, many providers still struggle [...]
A Northern Ireland medtech firm has signed a licensing agreement with German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, potentially worth over US$1bn for the first three treatment targets. Re-Vana Therapeutics develops drug delivery systems aimed at reducing how often patients with chronic eye conditions need injections, helping improve adherence to treatment. The technology addresses a key challenge [...]
