The winners of the third competition of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Awards, run by the NHS AI Lab in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Research and the Accelerated Access Collaborative, have been announced. Nine projects will receive funding across phases 2, 3 and 4, as part of the […]
The Health Foundation is to launch a new programme to provide funding and guidance for tech-enabled approaches to support care at home and in the community. First, the organisation is seeking a support partner to help deliver the new funding programme, with up to £120,000 made available for a partner. Following the selection of a partner, […]
Health tech businesses with rapid expansion plans will need the right financial backing. Here, Scott Miles and Taylor Moores, explain how angel and venture capital can help your business grow. Businesses with ambitious growth plans need the right financial support. Seed capital, whether from the bank, founder’s capital or from friends and family is rarely […]
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has conditionally recommended digitally enabled therapies to treat anxiety and depression in adults. The digitally enabled therapies are to address conditions such as PTSD and body dysmorphia, with each technology including support and involvement of an NHS Talking Therapies clinician, and using cognitive behavioural therapy techniques. Eight digital […]
Chulalongkorn University researchers develop AI to assess stroke risk A research team from the Medicine and Engineering faculties of Chulalongkorn University in Thailand has come up with an AI-powered web app to assess patients’ risk of stroke caused by heart diseases. The tool called AICute uses AI to analyse patient’s brain scans, together with their […]
TALi obtains Australia’s nod for cognitive attention trainer device TALi Digital, an ASX-listed developer of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for improving children’s attention, has received the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s approval for its latest product, ReadyAttentionGo! Available on digital tablets, the software-as-a-medical device serves as a cognitive trainer that helps develop attention skills in children aged […]
Althea UK and Medipass Healthcare – two of the UK’s leading Managed Equipment Services (MES) companies – have announced they have merged operations and have been rebranded as Ergéa. The newly formed Ergéa is now the UK’s leading independent Managed Equipment Services business, covering radiology, radiotherapy, endoscopy, cardiology, and surgical theatres. Ergéa also provides vendor […]
GoodRx reported falling revenue for the fourth quarter, but its stock rallied early Wednesday after beating earnings expectations. The company, best known for its drug cost-transparency tools, reported $184.1 million in revenue for Q4 compared with $213.3 million in the prior-year period. Net loss for the quarter was $2 million, compared to $39.9 million last […]
Through its joint project, MaterialLoop, Audi is proving you can turn old cars into new ones. The project aims to “close the loop” on materials, such as steel, aluminum, plastic, and glass, recycling them to build new cars and significantly reduce emissions and waste. Gas-powered cars emit around 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide each […]
The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that will stop electric car companies from opening their own dealerships in the state, ensuring that the state famous for being last place in many rankings of all 50 states remains there. There is a saying used in the US: “Thank God for Mississippi.” This is a reference […]
