UNICEF and Microsoft have been developing a new tool, Primero X, to support social service providers coordinate support to vulnerable children. The web application is currently being piloted in Ghana, with an aim to roll-out to other countries in 2022. The first version of the software is being used in 29 […]
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Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy store and app
Amazon this week has announced the launch of Amazon Pharmacy, a new store on Amazon and App for users to purchase their prescription medications. The company said Amazon Prime members are eligible for free two-day delivery and discounts of up to 80% on medicines and 40% on branded medicines. In July […]
WHO launches portal for global data on the health and well-being of older people
The Word Health Organization has announced it is launching the first portal that brings together data on global indicators for monitoring the health and well-being of people aged 60 and over. The data included in the portal covers indicators such as: percentage of older people aged 60 years and over; healthy […]
COVID cases data overlay on Google Maps
Google is to release new functionality this week to overlay COVID cases data on Google Maps. Data from 220 countries will be used to overlay Google Maps, enabling a user to drill down to a location to understand key metrics, such as the seven-day average of new COVID cases per […]
AI radiology platform secures £7.2m in funding
QUIBIM, a medtech company that specialises in artificial intelligence and image processing technologies has raised £7.2million in funding from investors. The company has developed over 20 algorithms for a range of conditions including cancer, Alzheimer’s, osteoarthritis and liver disease. It has recently launched chest X-ray and CT scan products for COVID-19, […]
Amazon launches no programming app building platform
Amazon has launched a new tool, Amazon Honeycode, to allow anyone to build mobile and web application without programming required. The platform has initially been made available in Oregon, USA, with more regions coming soon. It means that anyone can build a mobile or web application without the need to […]
Livi announces merger of Swedish healthcare provider
KRY, known as Livi in English speaking markets, has merged with healthcare company Helsa one of the largest healthcare companies in Sweden. KRY provides a platform to enable patients to see a doctor or a psychologist by video, at a time and place that suits them. The merger will combine […]
UK AI company secures COVID-19 pilot across India
A UK based artificial intelligence radiology company is to launch a new pilot with Apollo Radiology International, part of the Apollo Hospitals Group, across India. The hospital group across India will be testing Behold.ai’s ‘instant triage’ AI-based chest X-ray technology to triage suspected COVID-19 patients. The technology is hoped to speed […]
Mayo Clinic launches AI study to investigate how COVID-19 attacks the heart
A collaboration between Ultromics, a specialist AI system to support clinicians in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease has partnered with the Mayo Clinic to quantify cardiac involvement in COVID-19 and help triage high-risk patients with myocardial injury. The research team is applying the artificial intelligence system to map how the COVID-19 […]
MIT launches app in USA using crowdsourced data to highlight hospital resources
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched a tool in the United States, based on crowdsourced data, to help patients and professionals see real-time availability of hospital resources. The team has developed a web app which is now publicly accessible at: https://Covid19hospitalstatus.com. The tool aims to highlight and support capacity and […]
