The third international Propel@Y Boot Camp run by Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network brings six Canadian innovators to Yorkshire, with solutions ranging from post-operative monitoring to a digital PTSD therapy platform. The SMEs involved in the programme include Hyivy Health, a company providing pelvic health rehabilitation for patients […]
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UK and Australian consultancy to complete health information management governance strategy for Saudi Arabia
Beamtree, a UK and Australia-based service provider, led by Tim Kelsey former director at NHS England, has been awarded a contract to complete the health information management governance strategy for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in conjunction with its partner Lean. The strategy, which will be developed over the […]
FDA sends warning to medical device supplier on marketing labelling
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to iRhythm Technologies, Inc. a heart monitoring medical device. The letter highlights concerns around how the company marketed its product and the labelling of the use of the device. It stated the product’s use “is intended to continuously record and […]
Breaking down barriers to digital access: New Zealand introduces Zero Data initiative
New Zealand has introduced a new Zero Data initiative to allow members of the public access to key health sector websites via their mobile phones, without incurring data use charges. Launched by Te Whatu Ora, an organisation that leads the day-to-day running of the health system across New Zealand, the programme […]
BenevolentAI announces restructure and strategic focus
BenevolentAI, a clinical-stage AI-enabled drug discovery and development company, has published its strategic plan for a “new era in AI”. The company has outlined its focus to prioritise high-potential products to value inflection points, develop new products to capitalise on the “vast potential of AI”, and progress a proposed headcount reductions […]
University Hospital Southampton to extend at-home testing pilot for pregnant women
A digital clinical diagnostics and diabetes home testing provider, Digostics, and University Hospital Southampton NHS FT (UHS) are piloting a new at-home test for expectant mothers. It involves an at-home oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), developed to improve screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). It means expectant mothers will be able […]
Researchers develop speech analysis app to diagnose depression
Specialists from Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and Semmelweis University are developing an app based on speech analysis, designed to help diagnose depression. The AI-based technology is hoped to speed up screening for the disorder, and is currently functional, however it requires further testing before launching the developers […]
Microsoft and Epic to bring OpenAI service to EHRs
Epic and Microsoft have announced a collaboration this week to integrate and develop generative AI capabilities into the Epic electronic health record. The organisations announced the news at HIMSS in Chicago, noting their plans to combine the Azure OpenAI Service with the Epic EHR. One of the first solutions being […]
Integration of clinical decision support in primary care study highlights adoption and motivation
A recent study published by BMC Primary Care examines the experiences and perceptions of introducing new information systems in primary care organisations, focusing on the use of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) to identify and diagnose malignant melanoma. The qualitative study aims to explore the attitudes and belief systems […]
Australian fertility service provider Monash IVF partners with health tech start-up OX.DH
Monash IVF, a fertility service provider based in Australia and South East Asia, has partnered with OX.DH to introduce their assisted reproduction solution OX.ar, with the aim of giving patients and clinicians a secure, optimised and intuitive experience. OX.DH, a health tech start-up with links to the University of Oxford, […]
