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By Emma James, chief commercial officer, Digital Modus In NHS procurement, the moment a contract is signed is often treated as the finish line. In reality, it should be the starting point to understand what needs to be achieved and how we measure the delivery and ultimately the success of the contract. The NHS proposed [...]
Sanofi is investing US$294m to expand its AI centre in Toronto, creating 50 new high-skilled jobs in AI and machine learning. The biopharma company will use the funding to grow its global AI Centre of Excellence (COE), which was established in downtown Toronto in 2022. The expansion builds on more than 150 roles created at [...]
Tens of thousands of cancer patients are set to benefit from a new immunotherapy jab on the NHS, which can be given in 60 seconds. The NHS is rolling out a new injectable form of pembrolizumab, sold as Keytruda, which can reduce treatment time by up to 90 per cent, to help patients spend less [...]
An AI model spotted pancreatic cancer abnormalities on CT scans up to three years before diagnosis and is now being tested in a clinical trial. The scientists behind the model trained it by feeding it CT scans from patients who had been screened for other medical conditions and were later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. [...]
Researchers found AI could flag early warning signs of ADHD in children years before diagnosis, potentially opening the door to earlier support. Artificial intelligence could help identify children at risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) years before they are formally diagnosed, according to new research. ADHD is one of the most common mental disorders, affecting an [...]
An AI tool to tackle diarrhoeal disease in children under five in sub-Saharan Africa is being developed with €4.8m in EU funding. The CARE-AFRICA project aims to create a tool that can predict the most likely pathogen responsible for a child's diarrhoeal disease and provide guidance on the most effective treatment options based on that [...]
By Dr Andrew Feeney, IEEE Senior Member There has long been a global debate on personal versus governmental responsibility for the health of an individual. A British Social Attitudes Survey in 2017 reported that 61 percent of respondents thought that individuals had greater responsibility for their health than the government. Today, wearable technologies for monitoring [...]
Auryx has raised US$2m to develop earbud health monitors using everyday earbuds for continuous health tracking. The Cambridge startup says its platform draws health insights from sound, allowing devices people already use to capture a broader range of physiological signals than traditional optical wearables. The company started in a Cambridge pub, where PhD researchers Erika [...]
There's a comfortable assumption running through the health tech conversation right now: that AI-powered apps, armed with streams of biometric data, are delivering genuinely personalised care. It's an interesting story. The reality is considerably less impressive. Most health apps collect a remarkable amount of information, including sleep patterns, heart rate variability, activity levels, nutrition logs, [...]
Seeing someone you care about struggle with their relationship with food and body image can be profoundly distressing. You might feel overwhelmed, unsure of the right words to use, or fearful of accidentally making things worse. Recovery is rarely a linear process, and the journey requires immense patience from everyone involved. Providing effective support means [...]
