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-purpose Apple Watch photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor" to identify episodes of irregular heart rhythms, for use in clinical studies.

Wearable device from University of Arizona can transmit health data with minimal network infrastructure

New Zealand Remote Patient Monitoring Guide 2023

Use cases and learnings from New Zealand on remote patient monitoring

NIH trial of text messaging to improve self-management for heart health moves to implementation phase

US trial utilising messaging to improve self-management moves to implementation phase

Researchers create "unique repository" to fill gap in publicly accessible databases for training and testing AI algorithms.

UCLA and UC Irvine researchers create data repository for training and testing AI algorithms

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, potentially saving up to ten hours per week of clinician time.

The Ottawa Hospital in Canada pilots Microsoft AI solution for clinical note taking

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

Jamaica’s May Pen Hospital goes live with EHR system

NerveAide interview

Interview: Pouria Mireshghi, co-founder and CEO of Iranian tech company NerveAide

Dutch company NLC Health Ventures has announced that it has secured a total of €58 million in funding for health tech ventures.

Integration and awareness key success factors of a web-based application in Sweden, researchers find

The Government of Nova Scotia has announced the expansion of the YourHealthNHS app to allow patients to access more information about X-ray results.

Government of Nova Scotia announces expansion of YourHealthNS app

Ghana e-health project

Ghana’s Ministry of Health on realised and potential benefits of national e-health project

French health tech startup, Sorella, has successfully secured €5 million in funding, which will go towards advancing the company's tech for women's health and the expansion of its multidisciplinary health clinics for women.

French start-up Sorella secures €5m in funding to enhance tech for women’s health

Finland-based medical device company Sooma has successfully raised €5 million in growth funding, which will be used to allow the company to "continue its rapid expansion into new and existing markets" with brain stimulation treatments for depression.

French consortium explores possibilities of virtual twins for medical practice

The Australian Digital Health Agency has published its second quarterly update on progress toward the National Healthcare Interoperability Plan 2023-2028.

Digital Health Blueprint 2023-2033 for Australia presents ten-year roadmap

an in-depth look at some of the progress, priorities and Available research on digital health in South Africa.

Deep dive: South Africa – digital health, EHRs, priorities, progress and research

Oracle Health launches digital assistant harnessing the power of generative AI to help reduce clinical admin burden for clinicians and improve patient satisfaction

Clinical Digital Assistant from US health tech company Oracle to harness generative AI

The Whitehouse has issued a statement declaring its commitment to improving cancer care by ensuring electronic health records (EHRs) contain all of the information required for doctors to provide excellent patient care.

Biden-Harris administration on US Core Data for Interoperability Plus Cancer standards

Amazon launches One Medical, a health benefit for Prime customers

Amazon launches One Medical healthcare benefit for Prime members