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Posted: 30 december 2024

40 years of research into genetic causes of childhood and adolescent cancers

Cancer in children and adolescents is rare. Nevertheless, malignant diseases are still one of the most common causes of death in this age group. Survivors of childhood or adolescent cancer often suffer chronic health problems with increased morbidity and mortality…

Commure acquires digital care navigator Memora Health

Memora helps health systems and payers to incorporate AI-driven workflow-automation technology. The platform sends patient-reported concerns and data to clinical care team members and offers two-way communication and support, the company said. Read the full article in the latest Healthcare Finance…

Ascension cyberattack exposed medical data of 5.6M customers

Information included payment details such as credit card or bank account numbers and insurance info ranging from Medicaid and Medicare IDs to policy numbers and claims. Secure EHR data was not accessed. Read the full article in the latest Healthcare IT…

Bipartisan House Task Force releases report on AI innovation

The task force provides guiding principles, recommendations and policy proposals around responsible AI innovation and use in healthcare. Read full article in the latest MobiHealthNews blog post here.

Remote monitoring toolkits are reassuring families of local residents receiving home care

The Whzan Blue Box contains various wireless, portable instruments which enable care providers to identify signs of deterioration and illness earlier. For more information about Whzan Blue Boxes and the Digitising Social Care programme, visit www.blmkhealthandcarepartnership.org/digitising-social-care-disc-programme and select ‘Remote monitoring’.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde launches health visiting app

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has launched an app for parents of young children to bring together a host of health and wellbeing advice. The app, which is free to download, has many benefits and can be changed into…

Imperial College London and Edinburgh University develop brain scanning AI software

Imperial College London and Edinburgh University have developed an AI software said to read the brain scans of patients who have had a stroke, to understand when the stroke happened and whether it can be successfully treated. Read the full…

The NHS Needs to take back control of its data

Robust data infrastructure and language AI could transform the NHS, addressing the challenges of unstructured data and the critical need for ethical, transparent data governance in healthcare. Read the full article in the latest Health Tech World blog post here.

Martha’s Rule ‘already saving lives’ in NHS hospitals

The roll-out of Martha’s Rule in NHS hospitals in England has already begun triggering “potentially life-saving changes in care” for patients, Martha Mills’ parents and the NHS have announced. Read full article in the Health Tech World blog post here.

Dr Toby Nelson, on why he founded Map My Mole

Map My Mole, by Community Dermatology Limited, is a service that offers remote assessments of moles and skin lesions by consultant dermatologists. Their missions in to bring skin checks to where the patient is, whether at home or in one…

Health Technology Wales (HTW) produces national guidance on the use of non-medicine health and care technologies in Wales.

Working in collaboration with partners across health and care, its multi-disciplinary team carries out health technology assessments of health or care technologies that are not a medicine and publishes national guidance on their use in Wales. Read more here.

Sleep Cycle Offers Cough Radar as a Free Feature to Help People Stay Healthy This Winter

With the winter illness season now affecting millions globally, Sleep Cycle, the leading sleep technology company, is living out its mission to improve public #health by offering its premium Cough Radar feature for free from December 9, 2024 through February…

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