Thursday, September 19, 2024
We recently caught up with Tino Marti, a digital health economist based in Spain, to talk about recent projects he has been involved with, European perspectives, and future directions in health technology. Tino is currently digital health facilitator at the European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) based in Brussels, Belgium, which […]
Lunit, a deep learning-based medical AI company based in South Korea, has announced the signing of a Scheme Implementation Agreement to acquire Volpara Health Technologies, a company focused on AI-enabled software for early detection of cancer, in a move which would bring together AI expertise, data and capabilities. The agreement […]
Dutch company NLC Health Ventures has announced that it has secured a total of €58 million in funding, including €14 million from a recent funding round, which will be used to “accelerate NLC’s strategic plans for international expansion”, increasing the number of ventures built and “strengthening support” for its existing […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have announced the launch of the new Cancer Screening Research Network which will focus on evaluating emerging technologies for cancer screening, and shared plans to launch a pilot study to establish “the feasibility of using multi-cancer detection tests in future randomized controlled trials”. This […]
In the US, a new trial will explore the potential of a wearable device to record, transmit and interpret paediatric breath sounds, with the aim of exploring whether it can enable earlier treatment and prevent hospitalisations in children with asthma. The RESP™ Biosensor has been cleared by the FDA for […]
Germany’s Robert Koch Institute has shared a number of PhD projects for its doctoral programme on AI in Public Health, including AI-based spatial mapping of microbial pathogens; AI-supported annotation of horizontal gene transfer in monitoring antimicrobial resistance; and ML-assisted rapid detection of pathogens using nanopore sequencing. PhD students at the […]
Global advisor HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) has announced the launch of its new Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM), with a focus on cybersecurity, adoption, sustainability, performance, and outcomes. The model is designed to help health leaders to optimise their health system’s technical infrastructure, by creating an assessment report […]
In France, the launch of the MEDITWIN consortium has been announced to explore the possibilities of virtual twins for medical practice, with the aim of enabling doctors to simulate scenarios, and to develop seven new medical practices and “virtual healthcare products” across neurology, cardiology, and oncology. The consortium consists of […]
The European Health and Digital Executive Agency has announced 44 new EU4Health direct grants in the field of digital health with the aim of supporting EU countries in implementing the future European Health Data Space. The grants form part of a wider portfolio of projects that the €5.3 billion EU4Health […]
A study published in Nurse Education in Practice has evaluated the preparedness of Australian nursing students for the digitalised clinical environment, carrying out an integrative review of the literature and highlighting the need for “a professional digital literacy competency standard framework embedded into nursing curricula”. Setting out to tackle “limited […]
