A tampon that prevents bacterial infections, an AI-powered audio device for visually impaired people, and an app for gynaecological conditions, are among health tech solutions to win funding through the Innovate UK Women in…
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Many predicted increased M&A activity in the digital health space in 2025, and so far they seem to be right. On Wednesday, telemedicine company Teladoc Health announced that it plans to acquire virtual preventive…
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Pivotal moments in sepsis care occur in the emergency department (ED), however, and it is unclear whether ED data is adequate to inform reinforcement learning (RL) models. We evaluated the early opportunity for the…
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Refractive errors are the leading cause of preventable visual impairment, to which web-based remote refraction could contribute. We report real-world 2021–2022 data of the underlying algorithm and validated these to conventional prescriptions among healthy…
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Every year, we compile a comprehensive list of the most promising startups poised to transform their industries, and this is our 2025 edition.In this video, we take an in-depth look at 7 groundbreaking digital…
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As is the case with any industry, it is important for healthcare organizations to understand the consumer of their services. What drives their engagement and what are their pain points?During the pandemic, hospitals and…
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What You Should Know:
– Little Otter, a trailblazer in digital whole-family mental health care, has raised $9.5 million in a strategic funding round led by top-tier impact investors, including Pivotal Ventures, Torch Capital, Springbank, CRV,…
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Antimicrobial resistance is a rising global health threat, leading to ineffective treatments, increased mortality and rising healthcare costs. In ICUs, inappropriate empiric antibiotic therapy is often given due to treatment urgency, causing poor outcomes….
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Federated learning is a renowned technique for utilizing decentralized data while preserving privacy. However, real-world applications often face challenges like partially labeled datasets, where only a few locations have certain expert annotations, leaving large…
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The da Vinci surgical system in use at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Image provided by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde)
More than 10,000 patients across Scotland have benefitted from da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) since…
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