Characterizing subtle cognitive changes in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is difficult using traditional neuropsychological assessments. Remote and unsupervised digital assessments can improve scalability, measurement reliability, and ecological validity, enabling the capture of subtle changes….
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Commissioning of innovations in healthcare is a complex socio-technical process, ideally informed by high quality evidence. However, evidence is not always prepared and presented in a format usable for commissioning decisions. Agile methodology, combined…
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Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and their prevention is a major public health priority. Detecting health issues early and assessing risk levels can significantly improve the…
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If sending humans to space has taught us anything, it’s that technology alone isn’t the answer. Implementation is everything, writes The Health Foundation’s Ben Shemesh
NASA, one of the most technologically advanced organisations on…
In this case study, Moyeen Ahmad, the founder of Vitacam, shares how the Leap programme helped to facilitate involvement and co-design, ensuring people with lived experience of chronic conditions were at the heart of…
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Background: Understanding the causes and mechanisms underlying musculoskeletal pain is crucial for developing effective treatments and improving patient outcomes. Self-report measures, such as the Pain Drawing Scale, involve individuals rating their level of pain…
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Extreme heat events lead to considerable health burden and are becoming more severe and frequent, calling for the development of effective population-based and individualised heat early warning systems. We developed an individualised heat early…
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A research team at Flinders University in Australia has recently demonstrated an evaluation framework powered by AI to test the practical application of clinical AI tools. Called PROLIFERATE_AI, the evaluation tool expands from PROLIFERATE, a…
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We propose the addition of usability validation to the extended V3 framework, now “V3+”, and describe a pragmatic approach to ensuring that sensor-based digital health technologies can be used optimally at scale by diverse…
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Digital Health Pitchfest finalist Kidney Beam has secured £610,000 in seed funding, including a contribution from charity Kidney Research UK.
The evidence-based app, which was named as one of 2024’s NHS Innovation Accelerator companies, offers…
