Using Artificial Intelligence to determine COVID-19 severity
New technologies are informing the response to COVID-19 across the world, and a new mobile phone app is now using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to...
COVID-19 telehealth adoption could reduce disparities in healthcare
Researchers have said that the novel coronavirus – COVID-19 – may change the way patients’ appointments are carried out in the future and reduce...
Global Drug Survey shows COVID-19 surge in UK alcohol intake
A new, interim report from the Global Drug Survey has shown that more than half of British respondents have increased the number of days...
Improving care for the elderly with digital healthcare technology
As healthcare systems around the world are learning to cope with growing ageing populations many are looking towards digital healthcare technology to help with...
Discover the latest development in telehealth delivery – smart glasses
The use of telehealth has boomed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is limiting face-to-face care across the globe. Now, researchers are...
COVID-19 provides opportunity for digital innovation in diabetes care
A new report has highlighted how COVID-19 is an opportunity for digital innovation in diabetes care.
As the pandemic forces healthcare systems across the globe...
EIT Health awards UK and Irish startups to assist healthcare in Europe
EIT Health has awarded €40,000 each in funding to UK and Irish startups that will develop tools and services to assist healthcare in Europe.
The...
Tumour-tropic liposome technology could pave way for cancer treatments
A collaboration between Toshiba and Shinshu University has resulted in the development of a ‘tumour-tropic liposome technology’ for gene therapy that could pave the...
Programming uncertainty into AI can improve safety of robotic prosthetics
Programming for uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as incorporating ‘computer vision’, can improve the safety of robotic prosthetics for users.
Walking on different...
New technology can detect virus antibodies in just 20 minutes
New technology has allowed researchers to detect anti-avian influenza virus antibodies in blood serum in 20 minutes.
Using a portable analyser, the researchers have developed...
Young people in Europe are reporting mental health concerns
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and a new report from the World Health Organization has shown that young people in Europe are...
Explosion in telehealth market due to COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the telehealth market is set to see a massive explosion in growth as healthcare systems undergo rapid change.
Healthcare systems...
