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Around half of adults in England have access to digital healthcare via the NHS login, according to the latest statistics from NHS Digital.
NHS login, the service which supports the NHS App, now has almost 28 million users – a rise from around 2.2 million in September 2020.
The online service, managed by NHS Digital, provides people with a single point of access to digital health and care websites...
Four projects using artificial intelligence (AI) to address racial health inequalities have been awarded £1.4 million by the NHS AI Lab and independent charity the Health Foundation.
The winning projects took part in a research competition as part of the AI Ethics Initiative at NHSX, which launched in March this year.
Subject to contract, the chosen projects are:
A University of Westminster...
New EU guidance on classification of medical devices
New guidance on the classification of medical devices in the European Union (EU) has been published by the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG). This group is composed of representatives of all member states and chaired by a representative of the European Commission.
The document details how to classify medical devices, provides rules to...
A Swiss technology company that specialises in smart containers for the sustainable transportation of pharmaceutical products, has just received significant investment from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a strategic round to increase growth in the Middle East and Far East regions.
SkyCell, which was founded in 2012, has secured $34.8 million (CHF 32 million) in Series C funding, in a...
Digital therapeutic course 'HelloBetter Stress and Burnout' has been approved by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices as a Digital Health Application (DiGA). As a result, it can now be prescribed to around 50 million adults in Germany. Recently, Emmanuel Macron announced plans to replicate Germany’s DiGA Fast Track process in France - as reported in Healthcare IT News.
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Online searches for digital health products in the UK increased by 343% during the first lockdown, according to a new public health study.
Research scientists led by Simon Leigh, head of research at the Organisation for the Review of Health and Care Applications (ORCHA) examined web-based internet searches for digital health products before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study, published...
Remote continuous data monitoring – a personalised, tech-focused approach to diabetes management employed by one Dubai-based specialist clinic – continues to demonstrate positive results in its patients, it has been confirmed.
Six months since the release of its first report showcasing preliminary outcomes of its care model, GluCare Integrated Diabetes Center has now published a second set of...
Health tech firm Top Doctors has secured $13 million (€11.2 million) in Series B funding for its online platform, which enables patients to find and contact private healthcare specialists.
The round was led by Impact Partners and ICF Venture Tech II, who will both join as shareholders. Top Doctors says it is set to close the 2021 financial year with a turnover above $16 million (€11.6 million)....
A new report from Research2Guidance discusses the rise in digital decentralised clinical trial (DDCT) technologies since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Digital solutions for decentralised clinical trials allow some or all clinical trial activities to be conducted virtually rather than in person. This includes technology such as wearables to continuously collect patient data, telemedicine to deliver...
Adults in Scotland can now access Big Health’s digital therapeutics for anxiety and insomnia for free via the NHS.
People across all 14 NHS Scotland health board areas are able to self-refer or visit their GP to receive cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) through the Daylight and Sleepio apps.
In October last year, the Scottish Government made the Big Health apps available across five NHS...
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.jpg?itok=VK-bK2jP "The Dubai-based GluCare Integrated Diabetes Center has published a second set of clinical results revealing further reduction of haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in its patients.")
