NEC Thailand tries out digital elderly care system
The Thai unit of Japanese IT and electronics firm NEC Corporation has conducted a proof of concept trial of a digital system for elderly care.
The POC features a range of technological solutions that support healthcare professionals in providing care, rehabilitation and contactless prevention of high-risk incidents in elderly care facilities. ...
Mental health startup Intellect is providing online mental healthcare support to Tinder users in Singapore and the Philippines.
Through this partnership, Tinder members can receive six-month access to the Intellect mental health app, which includes one-on-one coaching sessions and self-guided cognitive behavioural therapy programmes. The offer runs until 26 April 2023.
WHY IT MATTERS
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Corporate mental wellness platform MindFi and Fitbit (now part of Google) have undertaken a pilot study to assess the impact of using a combined fitness wearable device and mental health app on users.
Their 10-week study engaged around 100 public school teachers in Singapore and evaluated their progress and lifestyle changes, including activity level, sleep and heart rate.
FINDINGS
Based on the...
Singapore clears VUNO's AI software for fundus analysis
South Korean medical AI firm VUNO has recently obtained a medical device certification from Singapore's Health Sciences Authority for its AI-based fundus analysis software.
The VUNO Med-Fundus AI analyses images of the fundus, which is the back part of the eye, to provide findings necessary for the diagnosis of retinal diseases. It can...
TIIM Healthcare, an AI health technology company in Singapore, has received an exclusive IP license to commercialise a novel technology developed by the Duke-NUS Medical School to identify patients at risk of dying from sepsis.
Established in 2016, TIIM, which stands for Technology Innovation in Medicine, develops AI triaging solutions. Its flagship product, aiTRIAGE, incorporates both heart rate...
ex-Propeller Health CEO to advise Aevice Health's board
Singapore-based medtech company Aevice Health has appointed David Van Sickle, former CEO of mobile respiratory health firm Propeller Health, as its strategic board advisor.
According to a media release, Van Sickle, who has over 15 years of experience in digital health, will assist Aevice Health's team in developing a US commercialisation...
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University Singapore and Tan Tock Seng Hospital have created a wearable assistive robot that prevents falls and assists in physiotherapy for the elderly.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The Mobile Robotic Balance Assistant (MRBA) has sensors to immediately detect a loss of balance and catches its wearer with a safety harness worn around the hips. It helps users to stand up...
A study led by researchers from the Nanyang Technological University Singapore has revealed that individuals are more likely to accept preventive health interventions suggested by AI with the involvement of human health experts.
It also found lesser trust in AI-powered preventive care than in interventions led by human experts.
FINDINGS
The study inquired into users' perceptions of preventive...
Docquity, a Singapore-based online networking platform for healthcare professionals, has snapped up $44 million in a Series C funding round led by Japanese general trading firm Itochu Corporation. Other investors including iGlobe Partners, Alkemi, Global Brain, KDV and Infocom also participated in the round.
This brings its total funds raised since its inception to $57.5 million.
WHAT IT DOES...
Korean researchers develop biosensor to measure serotonin levels in real-time
A research team from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology has developed a biosensor that can track serotonin levels in real time for the diagnosis of depression.
Depression, which affects over a million South Koreans, is believed to be partly caused by imbalances in the level of neurotransmitters...
