Telehealth

Groundbreaking HealthTech project rolled out to help patients in Scotland avoid unnecessary trips to A&E 

Technology from telemedicine provider Consultant Connect has been rolled out across Lanarkshire to help patients with non-life-threatening conditions avoid unnecessary A&E admissions.  This HealthTech connects Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS)...

App helps people reduce their alcohol intake 

A free smartphone app, Drink Less, can help people who would benefit most from reducing their alcohol consumption to do so successfully. That’s according to a large randomised controlled trial funded by NIHR.  The study, published in eClinicalMedicine, w...

Expert reveals five surprising ways VR headsets can improve health 

While VR headsets like the new Apple Vision Pro bring a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘glued to the screen’, these devices can in fact play a role in improving your health and well-being. Online gaming information site Indivisible Game has revealed five sur...

VRx Health launches Xaia on Apple Vision Pro, combining spatial computing and AI for mental health support  

VRx Health, a company working on pioneering medical extended reality, has announced the launch of Xaia (eXtended reality Artificially Intelligent Ally), a first-of-its-kind app combining spatial computing with AI for personalised mental health. Xaia’s...

AI as the architect of wellbeing: Welltory harnesses wearables and app users’ data  

As wearables and apps continuously collect users’ health data, the true potential for actionable insights has largely been untapped. Welltory bridges this gap with its AI-driven analysis, transforming data from over 1,000 wearables, devices, and apps...

Cylera recognised in Q4 2023 for healthcare IoT security leadership 

Healthcare IoT asset intelligence and security leader Cylera has been recognised as a top technology leader by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions in its recent report, SPARK Matrix: Connected Medical Device Security Solutions, Q4 2023.  Ranked among the...

VRx Health launches Xaia on Apple Vision Pro, combining spatial computing and AI for mental health support  

VRx Health, a company working on pioneering medical extended reality, has announced the launch of Xaia (eXtended reality Artificially Intelligent Ally), a first-of-its-kind app combining spatial computing with AI for personalised mental health....

Allied Digestive Health adopts Suki AI solution to improve gastroenterology work 

Suki, a provider of voice Artificial Intelligence-powered healthcare solutions, announced a partnership with Allied Digestive Health (ADH), the third-largest gastroenterology organisation in the US. Comprised of over 200 gastroenterologists, pathologists,...

How the onboarding of technology into UK’s pharmacies will support the wider healthcare ecosystem  

Santosh Sahu, CEO and Founder of Charac, The Pharmacy App, dives into the importance of technology in supporting UK pharmacies.  Today, the UK’s NHS system is overburdened and under-resourced. Across all divisions, there are issues of overwhelm and an in...

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 ...

Injury experts warn Dragons’ Den viewers to seek ‘professional advice’ before impulse buying on-screen healthcare products 

Following a contestant’s historical result on January 18th, receiving offers from six dragons, Action for ME addressed an open letter to the chairs of two House of Commons select committees regarding the contestant’s pitch. The BBC temporarily removed...

Searches for ‘enlarged prostate’ explode by 266% after King Charles’ prostate awareness announcement

Buckingham Palace announced in January, that 75-year-old King Charles requires treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King’s upcoming ‘corrective procedure’ has caused a surge in Google searches for prostate checks worldwide.   The analysis, by skinc...