The NHS is piloting an iPhone device and app that helps detect throat cancer earlier and give patients the all-clear for the disease faster.
An initial trial on triaged low-risk patients at University Hospitals of…
Welcome to the October edition of Digital Health Digest!This month, we're bringing you an exciting lineup of innovations and industry developments that are reshaping healthcare.From Lapsi’s reinvention of the stethoscope as a health-tracking platform…
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Sleepio, an evidence-based app that delivers cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBTi), is still unavailable to most NHS patients in England despite being recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)…
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Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH), is a chronic and complex condition, requiring consistent management and education. The widespread use of smartphones has opened possibilities for mobile health apps to support both patients and healthcare professionals…
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to invest more than £2bn in NHS technology and digital in the Autumn Budget.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will also receive an additional £22.6bn for day-to-day…
What You Should Know:
– Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand and the leading provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, today announced a partnership with neuroscience solutions leader Cogstate to reshape clinical trials…
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Background: Despite the growing availability of smoking cessation apps, low engagement and cessation rates have remained a significant challenge. To address this issue, we used a user-centered design to iteratively develop a mobile app…
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HeartFocus, an AI-enabled heart echo software by medtech firm DESKi, announced the launch of the HeartFocus education app in partnership with digital ultrasound company Butterfly Network.The HealthFocus app aims to raise a health practitioner’s…
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Medavie Blue Cross (MBC) announced an enhanced version of its digital health and wellness platform Connected Care, which includes access to its partnership with Beyond ADHD.Beyond ADHD uses an evidence-based, multi-modal approach to treatment…
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What You Should Know:
– Grin, a virtual care platform for oral health, has secured a significant investment from CareQuest Innovation Partners. This funding will accelerate Grin’s mission to improve access to dental care, particularly…
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