CHEC, one of the UK’s leading providers of community healthcare, has made two senior appointments to its expanding team. Tim Knockton has joined the firm as Group Chief Financial Officer, while James Wilson has stepped into the role of Chief Technology Officer, both tasked with taking the company forward in its ambitious growth plans. Knockton […]
A team of US scientists has created a new drug delivery system which can receive commands wirelessly from a smartphone or computer to schedule and trigger the release of drugs from individual microneedles. The Spatiotemporal On-Demand Patch (SOP)’s thin, soft platform resembles a plaster and was designed to enhance user comfort and convenience, since wearability […]
A US research team has developed a device that quickly counts a person’s white blood cells with a single drop of blood, similar to the way glucometers rapidly scan for blood sugar levels. The development of the device by researchers at Rutgers startup RizLab Health Inc. along with the clinical validation is published in the […]
Digital-first healthcare provider Livi has announced the launch of a new ‘virtual practice partner’, described as an “all-in-one primary care solution” combining clinical resources and appointment support with digital tools such as a patient app, websites, smart messaging and remote monitoring. Bryony Henderson, associate medical director at Livi, shares that solution provides practices with “practical […]
We are facing a worldwide healthcare skills shortage. The World Health Organization is projecting a global shortfall of 10 million health workers by 2030. While health services battle with the challenges of the labour shortage, there is an urgent need for greater efficiency to relieve demand and ensure quality patient care. In the UK, on top […]
Samsung to integrate Lunit’s AI in premium X-ray devices South Korean medical AI provider Lunit has signed a three-year supply contract with Samsung Electronics. The deal is for the integration of Lunit’s two chest X-ray AI solutions – Lunit INSIGHT CXR and Lunit INSIGHT CXR Triage – into Samsung’s line of premium X-ray devices. According […]
The Propella 9S Pro V2, unveiled late last year, is one of only a few low-cost torque sensor-enabled electric bikes to reach the market. And now the new model is officially shipping to customers. Torque sensors are praised among electric bike riders who actually spend a significant amount of time pedaling their bikes instead of […]
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has published a sustainability action plan to support aims to reach net zero for carbon emissions by 2040, with “digital by default” listed as a key target. As an ongoing objective, the action plan sets out a pledge to monitor ongoing savings from the Digital by Default project, which aims […]
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is offering a headset and behaviour training app as a treatment option for patients with depression, with the ‘Flow’ headset delivering transcranial direct current stimulation treatment and patients using the app to control the headset and monitor progress. The app contains training modules on topics such as behaviour activation, mindfulness, […]
King Charles III will have a procedure to address an enlarged prostate at a hospital next week. The 75-year-old British monarch’s diagnosis is common among men his age, and experts say that typical treatments are not dangerous. An enlarged prostate, known also as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is a noncancerous condition that occurs frequently […]
