Author: Jennifer Turton

In Turkey, Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) has highlighted the value of its optical fibre preform production infrastructure and fibre drawing tower, in enabling "next-generation" health technologies.
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Accelerating point-of-care innovations: insights from National Institutes of Health Research & Innovation conference

We tuned in to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Research and Innovation Translation Partnerships In Point-of-Care Technologies Conference and Technology Showcase, to listen to expert panelists talking about the journey from concept to commercial availability in point-of-care technologies. Panelists included Eric Lai, team lead of the COVID-19 rapid acceleration […]

A study published in Nurse Education in Practice has evaluated the preparedness of Australian nursing students for the digitalised clinical environment.
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WHO project highlights digitally-enabled engagement approaches to HIV/AIDS in Cambodia

The World Health Organisation has published results from a pilot project in Cambodia, trialling digitally-enabled community engagement approaches to HIV/AIDS. The organisation is now looking at ways to scale the project across additional sites in order to further strengthen community trust and confidence with digital health interventions. Running from 2020-2022, […]

India's Peerless Hospital, Kolkata, has announced the launch of "humanoid robotics" for joint replacement surgery.
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International Robotic Surgery Training Center unveiled in China

The International Robotic Surgery Training Center (IRSTC) at The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (FAH-SYSU), was unveiled in September, marking a successful collaboration between FAH-SYSU and the University of California at Berkeley. The new center aims to provide “systematic and professional robotic surgery training for medical practitioners at home […]

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a concept paper detailing its cybersecurity strategy for the healthcare sector.
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US Dept of Health and Human Services publishes concept paper on healthcare cybersecurity

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a concept paper detailing its cybersecurity strategy for the healthcare sector, outlining improvements including health sector-specific cybersecurity goals, the incentivising of cybersecurity practices, greater enforcement and accountability, and the expansion of HSS’s “one-stop shop” for cybersecurity support. Based on […]

May Pen Hospital, Jamaica, has become one of the first public health facilities in the country to introduce an EHR system.
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Jamaica’s May Pen Hospital goes live with EHR system

May Pen Hospital, Jamaica, has become “among the first public health facilities” in the country to introduce an electronic health records system, according to the Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOHW) The hospital has announced the go-live of SystmOne on LinkedIn after an agreement was reached with the MOHW for […]

The European Parliament has adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act, marking a "landmark" in the regulation of AI in Europe.
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MEPs reach agreement with European Council on Artificial Intelligence Act

MEPs have reached an agreement with the European Council on the contents of the new Artificial Intelligence Act, which aims to make Europe a world leader in AI innovation, whilst ensuring that “fundamental rights, democracy, the rule of law and environmental sustainability are protected from high risk AI”. The new […]