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Global analysis of menstrual tracking apps highlights need for culturally relevant tools and further research 

A new study by researchers in the UK and Denmark, published in Digital Health, provides the first publicly accessible analysis of global downloads for menstrual tracking apps, whilst urging policy makers to…  While the market for menstrual tracking a...

Prenetics announces Tencent’s US$30m million investment in Insighta

Prenetics has announced that Tencent has made a strategic US$30 million investment in Insighta – a Hong Kong-based early cancer detection company. This investment values Insighta at US$200 million and underscores...

Singapore’s National Precision Medicine (NPM) programme will partner with PacBio to propel HiFi sequencing in Southeast Asia

This joint effort will harness PacBio’s state-of-the-art HiFi sequencing technology to offer profound insights into genetic diversity, disease mechanisms and clinical diagnoses within Singapore’s multi-ethnic population.  PacBio, a leading developer of high...

China’s medical device market value hits US$179B and 90th CMEF in Shenzhen to feature a plethora of technological products 

The 90th China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) is set to take place in Shenzhen from October 12th to 15th, 2024. With an expected attendance of over 200,000 visitors from more than 150 countries, the exhibition is poised to be a global showcase...

A closer look at how Apple’s watchOS 11 brings powerful health and fitness insights 

Apple has previewed watchOS 11, with features for Apple Watch that builds on its leading sensor technology, advanced algorithms and science-based approach to offer breakthrough insights into users’ health and fitness, and more personalisation than e...

Global Checkmarx study reveals 63% of participating organisations have fallen victim to a software supply chain attack in past two years 

Checkmarx, a leader in cloud-native application security for the enterprise, has released its global research report, the 2024 State of Software Supply Chain Security.   Notably, the study found that 100% of the large enterprises represented by...

Sustainable healthcare solutions: Australia’s digital frontier 

Laurie Hawkins, CEO of AITIA Global, champions Australia’s healthcare sustainability in a digital age. Hawkins’ article delves into the nation’s journey towards sustainable healthcare, emphasising the critical role of Digital Transformation in s...

2024 healthcare predictions  

As we kick off 2024, Wayne Miller, Director, EMEA Healthcare Practice, Zebra Technologies, tells us the biggest healthcare predictions for the year ahead.  1. The progression of the retail-isation of healthcare    When it comes to the ...

RFDS launches Oracle cloud powered aeromedical EHR to enhance rural healthcare 

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), Australia’s rural and remote health services provider, has launched a new nationwide Aeromedical Electronic Health Record (EHR) powered by Oracle Autonomous Database, running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure...

Wearable devices to study sleep disorders in Japan 

Aculys Pharma, a company focused on the development and commercialisation of new innovative drugs in the fields of neurology and psychiatry, and Four H, a Japan-based company specialising in health technology, have announced an exploratory research...

Unlocking the potential of pain management 

InterSystems IRIS for Health accelerates PainChek’s global expansion into the hospital sector and capacity to integrate with electronic medical record systems, including InterSystems TrakCare and future FHIR-based home care systems. Philip Daffas, CEO and MD, P...

Fujitsu and Sapporo Medical University launch project to realise data portability

Fujitsu and Sapporo Medical University have announced the launch of a project starting in April 2023 to realise data portability for patients’ healthcare data including electronic health records (EHRs) and personal health records (PHRs). As part of the p...