RAND Europe, an independent research institute, has published results of a new health behaviour study that found financial incentives in Vitality’s Shared-Value Insurance model combined with Apple Watch has led to […]
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MindAid App Helps Teachers Assess Students’ Mental Health
250 teachers in the UK are trialling a new app, called MindAid, as a tool to help them recognise and address mental health problems amongst their students. The app was […]
Hospital Tests ‘Mixed Reality’ Tech During Surgery
A children’s hospital in the UK has teamed up with Black Marble, a Microsoft partner, to integrate augmented reality technology to improve surgical outcomes. Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, which cares […]
Melanie Da Costa: On Strengthening SA’s Healthcare System
In the lead up to the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) 2018 Conference taking place at The Forum, The Campus in Bryanston, Johannesburg from 1-3 October, Chair of HASA, Melanie Da Costa, talks […]
AI Improves Stroke and Dementia Diagnosis Using CT Scans
Scientists at Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh in the UK have developed new AI software that can accurately detect and measure the severity of small vessel disease […]
UCT Nursing Initiative Honoured Internationally
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Child Nurse Practice Development Initiative (CNPDI) critical care education team has been recognised for its excellence in developing paediatric nursing capacity across the continent. […]
3D Printed Corneas a Sight for Sore Eyes
Scientists at Newcastle University in the UK have successfully created the first ever 3D printed corneas using human tissue. The scientists, led by Professor of Tissue Engineering at Newcastle University, Che […]
New Glucose Monitoring Patch Avoids the Prick
A multidisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Bath in the UK have developed a non-invasive, adhesive patch that can measure glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick […]
Machine Learning Platform Identifies Early Lung Cancer
UK-based high-tech startup, Optellum, has developed a machine learning platform that can diagnose early stage lung cancer in patients. Optellum was founded in 2016 by a team of medical imaging […]
AI Predicts Heart Disease Better than Specialists
Researchers at Oxford University in the UK have developed what they call the world’s most accurate echocardiography software that improves the diagnosis of coronary heart disease by more than 90%. […]
New Invention Seeks to Redesign Baby Health Monitors
Physicists at the University of Sussex in the UK have developed new wearable technology that allows the wireless monitoring of a baby’s health. The team, led by Professor Alan Dalton from […]
Healthymize App Listens for COPD
Israeli mHealth startup, Healthymize, has developed an app that monitors a person’s voice and breathing pattern to identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The app works by running in the […]