A revolutionary app has been launched to tackle the staggering number of UTI-related hospital admissions in the UK.   The Rightdose Self-Test & Treat App, in collaboration with Newfoundland Diagnostics, empowers individuals to test and treat...

In October 2023, UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced the new legislation to create a smoke-free generation.  The legislation will make it an offence to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. In effect, the law will stop...

Pipra AG has developed life-changing Artificial Intelligence to prevent postoperative delirium (POD), a condition prevalent in those over 60 who undergo routine surgery, however, a huge 70% of cases go undiagnosed. With our ageing population, more and more...

Heriot-Watt scientists are working on a portable device that will mean women can track and monitor their health and hormones on the go.   The project, which is funded by the Scottish Government, will help identify symptoms that could help diagnose...

Chemotherapy is a lifesaving treatment for many cancer patients, but the side effects can lead to hospitalisations. Named The Chen Chemotherapy Model after lead data scientist Jiajing Chen, the new AI-driven texting platform is proving valuable at keeping...

M42, a global tech-enabled healthcare network, has unveiled an advancement in healthcare technology with the launch of Med42, a new open-access Clinical Large Language Model (LLM). The 70 billion parameter, generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) model is...

Huma Therapeutics, a leading global digital health company, has announced it will use Google Cloud’s generative AI (GenAI) to enhance Huma’s regulated disease management platform. Huma is also exploring the use of Google’s GenAI tools, including Med-PaLM 2, a lar...

Everyone has done it. A quick search on a headache spirals into Dr Google informing us we are not long for this world or an influencer informing us that we must have a serious mental health condition due to our sleeping habits. With so much pressure on...

Patient learning specialists Cognitant have announced two landmark partnerships that will give patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) access to bespoke digital learning content.   Clinicians can now easily share validated, interactive education...

Dr Robert Rea, Head of Innovation at InnoScot Health, explores the urgent need for innovative healthcare solutions in addressing frailty care, offering insights into how technology and collaboration can enhance the quality of life for Scotland’s ageing...

Mark43, the leading cloud-native public safety technology company has partnered with RapidSOS. This provides 911 call centres using Mark43 CAD with access to RapidSOS enhanced location information, that will improve the speed and accuracy of first...

The complications of a digitalised healthcare system are growing ever more complex. Overcoming challenges such as data privacy, payment models, trust, ease of use and interoperability remains essential to realise the full potential of digital health...