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UK trade association AXREM and health tech growth specialist Highland have extended their partnership for two further years, reaffirming a shared commitment to supporting growth across the UK’s diagnostic and health technology markets. AXREM represents member companies that collectively provide the majority of diagnostic medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment used in UK hospitals. The association [...]
Organised crime gangs are making branded weight-loss jabs that mimic legitimate medicines, the UK medicines regulator has warned. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the trend emerged in recent months, prompting what it called the largest single seizure of trafficked weight-loss drugs ever recorded by any global law enforcement agency. Andy Morling, [...]
A new peer-reviewed study has revealed significant clinical time and cost savings from implementing single sign-on (SSO) technology in hospitals. Dr George Gellert, an epidemiologist focused on using IT to improve public health outcomes, and 27 co-authors, many from UK hospitals, have just had a study into the clinical time savings and the financial value [...]
More than 750,000 women are currently waiting for hospital gynaecology services, including routine, non-cancer referrals. In England alone, over 580,000 people are waiting for non-cancer gynaecology treatment, with almost half waiting beyond the NHS target of 18 weeks, and more than 18,000 women have been waiting for over a year. “These are not just numbers,” [...]
Fabric has acquired UCM Digital Health, adding about 400 payer and employer clients and one million covered lives, expanding its telehealth reach across all 50 US states. The deal brings Fabric’s footprint to more than 75 health systems, 30,000 employers and over 100 million lives. Telehealth refers to remote care delivered by phone, video or [...]
People are more likely to open up about their health to artificial intelligence (AI) than to their doctors, according to a new white paper from UK digital health company Aide Health. The report, “Building Patient Trust in AI,” reveals a striking contradiction at the heart of modern healthcare: while most people still feel uneasy about [...]
By Mr Shaheel Chummun, Consultant plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon Before the 1990s, cleft lip and palate repair in the UK was performed by a broad range of surgeons, often with limited specialist training. While many achieved excellent results, the lack of national standards meant some patients were left with functional and aesthetic challenges that [...]
Quantum health projects will share £14m in UK funding to advance NHS diagnostics, including portable eye scanners, epilepsy brain imaging and faster cancer blood tests. The funding comes through Innovate UK's Quantum Sensing Mission Primer awards, backing 14 projects in healthcare, transport and defence. Three health technology initiatives will receive significant support. Siloton is developing [...]
EssilorLuxottica has acquired Ikerian AG, the health technology company operating under the RetinAI brand, in a move that deepens its push into AI and data-driven eye care. The deal, announced in Paris on 15 October 2025, strengthens the group’s med-tech strategy by adding advanced software that uses machine learning and computer vision to support clinical [...]
Virtual care provider WellTheory has raised US$14m in Series A funding to expand its autoimmune care platform, bringing the company’s total funding to US$26.2m. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from new and existing backers including 7wire Ventures, Box Group, Ingeborg Investments, Up2 Opportunity Fund and Accel. The investment will support commercial [...]
