Alder Hey Children's Hospital

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By  Tammy Lovell 05:13 am June 17, 2022
Sidekick Health and Lilly collaborate to support breast cancer patients Digital therapeutics (DTx) startup Sidekick Health has announced an integrated solution in conjunction with pharma firm Eli Lilly and Company for patients with breast cancer. Through Sidekick’s platform, patients will be given access to a tailored digital treatment plan to promote behaviour modification and overcome barriers...
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By  Sara Mageit 06:41 am August 27, 2021
CERA PLEDGES TO TRAIN 500 REFUGEES FROM AFGHANISTAN UK tech home care provider, Cera has pledged to train up and employ 500 refugees from Afghanistan as carers. The startup will work with 160 local councils and the government to recruit, train and employ refugees who come to the UK amid the crisis. The home care provider uses technology to deploy services such as social care, nursing and repeat...
By  Dave Muoio 03:51 pm August 13, 2018
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and NHS Foundation Trust will be rolling out HoloLens mixed reality headsets to support its operational theater, according to a recent release from Microsoft. Alongside the technology company and Black Marble, a software design and consultancy firm, the hospital will be developing an app for the technology to help surgeons better access information about their...
By  Jonah Comstock 01:04 pm December 7, 2017
Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, UK has launched a new augmented reality tablet app for children to entertain, educate, and distract the hospital's young children. In Alder Play, available on iOS and Android, children can choose an animated avatar who will appear on the app as they visit different parts of the hospital and offer them entertainment, information, and support, as well as...