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New guidelines released on the use of AI in adult social care
A new guide on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technology in adult social care has been published by the University of Birmingham.
The new guide...
Supporting medicine use in older people with sensory impairment
The University of Strathclyde has launched a free online course to support medicine use in elderly patients with sensory impairment.
The MOOC (Massive Online Open...
Water management for health facilities
State-of-the-art water management solutions for health facilities ensure hygienic water quality while being sustainable, energy-efficient and keeping operating costs to a minimum.
Hospitals, research institutes...
Thermal imaging method could improve wound care and reduce infection risk
Thermal imaging techniques can help to improve chronic wound care by detecting whether a wound needs extra management, new research has shown.
A clinical study...
Healthcare Anywhere: innovation for patient empowerment
Healthcare Anywhere’s empowering app helps patients to manage their long-term health conditions at home.
Healthcare is changing and Healthcare Anywhere believes it is able to...
Novel CRISPR tool allows unprecedented control of epigenetic inheritance
Scientists have developed a novel CRISPR technology tool that allows for superior control of epigenetic inheritance for up to 450 generations, paving the way...
Technological and digital disruption in the healthcare sector
HEQ speaks to Koa Health CEO Oliver Harrison about technological and digital disruption in the healthcare sector.
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, the attendant...
NHSX unveils new digital health technologies assessment
NHSX has unveiled a simpler and faster assessment process for digital health technologies used in the NHS and social care.
The new Digital Technology Assessment...
2021: an outlook for 5G in healthcare
BT Enterprise Health Sector Lead Lucy Baker explores the role of 5G connectivity in the growing health tech sector.
Last year was a year like...
Accelerating the future of digital healthcare
Freshworks head of account management and public sector, John Kelly, explores the impact of COVID-19 on digitisation within the health sector.
If COVID-19 has taught...
Senior patients prefer digital health tools to in-person consultations
A new report has shown that half of older patients in the UK had a better experience with digital health tools compared to in-person...
Using technology to manage chronic illness with IÉSEG
IÉSEG School of Management discusses the use of technology to manage chronic illness, focussing on research carried out by assistant professor of management information...
Harnessing the power of sound waves for advances in drug delivery
Pioneering new research is harnessing the power of sound waves to deliver drugs – demonstrating how high-frequency sound could revolutionise the field of ultrasound-driven...
Are COVID-19 antigen tests already becoming obsolete?
In this article, Marc Davis of Capital Markets Media discusses the efficacy of COVID-19 antigen tests.
It was supposed to be a big breakthrough in...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 15
Welcome to the 15th issue of Health Europa Quarterly, which focuses on the prevention and control of the spread of infection and disease as...
Surgeons develop new eyeglass device to display fluoroscopic images
Researchers from Murayama Medical Center, Tokyo, have developed a device that can be attached to everyday eyeglasses to display fluoroscopic images used for surgical...
Four factors outlining healthcare information technology market trends
The adoption of information technology (IT) in the healthcare market has achieved a tipping point, the impact of which has been felt across the...
Examining AI technology in remote diabetes care
A major international study will be carried out to assess AI technology for remote diabetes solutions.
Carried out by the NextDREAM Consortium group, the multi-centre,...
New digital innovation project set to benefit thousands of UK patients
A new, £1.7m digital project for GP surgeries is set to benefit thousands of patients in East Hertfordshire and West Essex.
A ‘full fibre’ broadband...
Understanding ozone disinfection technology with STERISAFE
Ozone disinfection technology has received increasing attention – but how do we separate the wheat from the chaff?
The current COVID-19 outbreak has prompted a...
