Thursday, September 19, 2024
In the US, the FDA has qualified the Apple Watch’s Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) history feature, which “opportunistically analyzes pulse rate data collected by the general-purposeApple Watch photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor” to identify episodes of irregular heart rhythms, for use in clinical studies. The Watch has qualified as part of the FDA’s […]
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), a collaboration between Johns Hopkins Medicine in the US and Saudi Aramco, an energy and chemicals company in Saudi Arabia, has announced a new opportunity for innovators in musculoskeletal care (MSK). The call for applications, shared on LinkedIn by Tamara Sunbul, medical director of clinical […]
Berlin-based health tech company Recare has successfully secured €3.2 million euros in funding for its digital discharge management platform, which helps facilitate the transfer of patients from hospitals to post-care providers, offering potential cost savings by optimising length of stay and increasing efficiency within the discharge pathway. Launched in 2017, […]
US-based healthcare organisation Ascension has released an update following the detection of unusual activity on select technology network systems on Wednesday, stating that it now believes this to be the result of a cybersecurity event. The company noted that it’s working with “internal and external advisors to investigate, contain, and […]
The Netherlands-based start-up, MindAffect, has succeeded in raising €1.1 million for Aurora, a “brain response-based hearing diagnostic tool” developed to overcome the “significant challenges with standard diagnostic tests that require active responses”, particularly for children and those with disabilities. The NLC Health Ventures backed company’s funding round successfully secured investment […]
Canada Health Infoway has announced a new partnership with Dedalus, a UK-based digital solutions and services provider, with the aim of advancing healthcare interoperability across Canada. In a LinkedIn post, Dedalus shared that the partnership followed the “successful delivery” of the company’s Terminology Server in the UK’s NHS, and work […]
WHO and UNICEF have joined forces to launch a free online course offering information and resources for healthcare providers on recognising and mitigating the risks posed to children’s health by environmental harms. The course has been launched in recognition of what the WHO calls “a pressing need” to improve the […]
In Australia, the introduction of a new Da Vinci XI robotic surgery system at the Royal Adelaide Hospital is hoped to provide access for patients to “minimally invasive procedures” such as “complex head and neck operations” and colorectal surgery. The hospital expects to complete up to 250 robotic surgeries per […]
In Canada, The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) has announced that it is piloting a Microsoft solution that uses AI to draft clinical notes for clinicians during patient appointments, with hopes that the solution may assist in saving up to 10 hours per week of clinician time. The DAX Copilot solution harnesses […]
Here, we take a deep dive into the current status of health tech in India, covering electronic health records, telemedicine, remote care and more. Digital health strategy In July 2020, the Indian National Health Authority published the country’s National Digital Health Mission Strategy Overview, outlining the vision of creating “a […]
