Mobile telemedicine app DrGo by telecommunications provider HKT has released a new atrial fibrillation screening feature.
The app has added into its app the a-fib screening technology called FibriCheck by Belgian company Qompium. The technology, which has been cleared in the United States, Australia, and Europe, has sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive values of more than 90%.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has recently developed a virtual learning system that uses virtual reality technology to enhance nursing education amid the ongoing global pandemic.
PolyU's Virtual Hospital learning system is said to offer an "innovative experiential approach to nursing education".
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Touted to be the first-of-its-kind in Hong Kong, the VR-based learning system...
IIT Delhi researchers develop algorithms that detect epileptic seizure source
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi have come up with a novel algorithm that can localise the epileptogenic zone using a patient's EEG data.
In cases of drug-resistant epilepsies, neurosurgeons have to first determine the exact origin and extent of structural abnormalities in a patient's brain...
MSIG Hong Kong provides free limited-time access to mental health app Intellect
Mental health startup Intellect has partnered with MSIG Hong Kong, a member of MS&AD Insurance Group, to provide corporate wellbeing support to insurance clients.
From 4 July to 31 December, MSIG Hong Kong's SME Group Medical Insurance policyholders and applicants will have free complimentary access to Intellect's...
Deep Longevity, a unit of Hong Kong-listed Endurance RP Limited, has developed a web-based psychological test powered by a deep learning model.
WHAT IT DOES
The online application called FuturSelf uses a novel AI model of human psychology that estimates a user's psychological age and creates a personalised mental health programme based on their psychological profile.
The web service is based on...
Singaporean digital health startup Ordinary Folk has bagged $5 million in pre-Series A funding from Monk’s Hill Ventures.
Founded two years ago, Ordinary Folk runs two telehealth platforms: Noah, an online healthcare service dedicated to men, and Zoey, which focuses on women's sexual wellness, fertility, mental health and wellbeing.
WHAT IT'S FOR
According to a media release, Ordinary Folk will...
Telecommunications firm China Mobile Hong Kong, together with health tech company Heals Healthcare, has unveiled its mobile health app for teleconsultations in Hong Kong.
Available on Android and iOS devices, the new app called Dr. HK offers a mix of online and offline health services, including access to electronic health records, online outpatient clinic appointments, video consultations, and...
One of Hong Kong's biggest property developers, Sino Group, through its philanthropic arm Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, has started distributing 500 units of a remote monitoring system by Belun Technology Company to residential care homes handling mild COVID-19 cases.
The group partnered with the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) and the Social Welfare Department to deliver Belun'...
Qumata, an insurance technology company based in London and Hong Kong, has received $13 million more in its extended Series A funding round which has now reached $23 million in total.
Following the initial round last year in June, several existing investors, including MMC Ventures which led the financing event, pledged more involvement with the company in the recent extension.
WHAT IT DOES...
Health tech firm Ordinary Folk from Singapore has introduced its online clinic for men, Noah, in Hong Kong.
Noah is a telehealth service focused on men's sexual health. It offers a discreet and simplified process of seeking guidance and treatment for men's health-related issues, such as erectile dysfunction (ED) and premature ejaculation (PE). Users first have to fill out an online evaluation...
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