The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA have launched a new digital app aiming to increase physical activity and improve the health and wellbeing of young people. The app is called ‘Gen Move, Season1’ and uses advanced movement tracking and artificial intelligence (AI) […]
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Feature: what’s happening in health tech across the globe?
The scope of health technology is vast – spanning so many different conditions, professionals and technologies, digital health is always being used in new and innovative ways. In this feature, we’ll take a look at the some of the ideas, analyses and projects from different countries, showing the breadth of […]
Microsoft HoloLens tech used for 3D visualisations of human body
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 technology is being used to help people analyse a digital replica of what is happening inside their bodies, with the aim of bettering their understanding of their medical condition and potential treatments. Using tech from Medical iSight to create 3D visualisations of the human body using Holo […]
MEDITECH and Google Health pilot search and summarisation integration
MEDITECH and Google Health have extended a pilot that embeds Google search and summarisation capabilities directly within the clinical workflow of the Expanse electronic health record. The partnership is working with with two health systems in Alabama and Wisconsin, who are early adopters of the solution, to help create a longitudinal […]
Researchers explore approaches for predictive cancer patient digital twins
A research report has been published in Frontiers in Digital Health that explores the use of digital twin technology to advance new methods for precision and predictive cancer care. Entitled ‘Exploring approaches for predictive cancer patient digital twins: Opportunities for collaboration and innovation’, the report focuses on a review of […]
Feature: exploring health tech across Europe
Health ministers and delegates from Europe’s 53 Member States recently agreed to adopt the European Union’s first-ever digital health action plan, described by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as “an ambitious agenda that will leverage digital transformation in Europe and central Asia with the aim of improving people’s health and […]
WHO holds Health Hackathon in Ukraine to develop digital health solutions
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has held their “first-ever Health Hackathon” in Ukraine to find solutions for some of the challenges patients and doctors face in digital healthcare. Noting that digitalisation is “an essential step forward in strengthening health systems and public health functions”, WHO brought together more than 40 […]
WHO launches freely accessible AI digital health worker
The World Health Organization (WHO), with support from the Qatar Ministry of Health, has launched an artificial intelligence digital health worker, Florence. The AI animated digital person is said to offer “an innovative and interactive platform to share a myriad of health topics in seven languages” and “share advice on […]
University of Illinois form partnership with Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft to develop speech recognition technology
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is joining forces with giant tech leaders Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft on a Speech Accessibility Project to progress voice recognition and ensure it is more functional for people living with speech disabilities. The Speech Accessibility Project will gather a section of samples from […]
Aotearoa New Zealand publishes digital strategy action plan for 2022-2023
Aotearoa New Zealand’s digital government, focusing on how to “meet [people’s] needs using technologies, data and changes to government culture, practices and processes”, has the week published their digital strategy action plan for 2022-2023. Noting that digital technologies hold significant opportunities to foster productivity, sustainability and inclusivity, the Digital Strategy […]
