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Robot car reduces children’s stress before surgery, finds study

  • April 11, 2024
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Researchers working on affective computing and social robotics to reduce children’s anxiety in hospital, have developed a small robot vehicle equipped with AI and sensors to pick up signals about the child’s emotional state. Undergoing medical treatment, having surgery or simply being admitted to hospital are situations that make children fearful and anxious, especially during […]

China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

  • April 11, 2024
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Chinese automakers are looking to export electric vehicles by the hundreds of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. Demand is so high that the country is on track to amass what will be the world’s fourth-largest fleet in a few short years, with new trade […]

Gregg Draudt joins Fearsome to spearhead US market expansion

  • April 11, 2024
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Innovation consultancy Fearsome has announced the appointment of industry veteran, Gregg Draudt, to lead its expansion efforts in the United States. Draudt has previously served as a product designer, global design director and client interface leader for firms such as IDEO, Cambridge Consultants, Radius/Jabil, and Essential/PA consultants. Draudt has over 50 patents to his name […]

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Patient-friendly real-time remote monitoring system receives FDA clearance

  • April 11, 2024
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Current solutions for remote health monitoring can be seen as invasive by patients and mostly do single variant intermittent tracking. FDA clearance brings one of Europe’s most advanced real-time continuous remote monitoring systems to the US market for the first time. A patient-friendly multi-sensor bracelet which helps to address some of the key challenges around […]

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Google and Bayer bring AI-powered healthcare to radiologists

  • April 11, 2024
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A new innovation platform aims to help organisations build AI-powered apps that assist radiologists, reducing burnout and supporting more efficient diagnoses. Bayer, a life-science company with over 100 years experience in radiology products, has now teamed up with Google to develop artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support radiologists and better serve patients. As part of […]

China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

  • April 11, 2024
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Chinese automaker Chery is planning to make cars in Spain, where the EV market is at just 12%, half that of Portugal and France. This would be Chery’s first manufacturing site in Europe. It’s all part of the Chinese brand’s ambitious plan to set up three brands in Europe and launch three new models for […]

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Aston University research centre to focus on using AI to improve lives – Digital Health Technology News

  • April 11, 2024
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Aston University researchers have marked the opening of a new centre which focuses on harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve people’s lives. The Aston Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Application (ACAIRA) has been set up to become a West Midlands hub for the use of AI to benefit of society. Following its official opening, the academics […]

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Interview: Peter Kelly, Cynerio’s global head of customer success, on the need to think about cyber security differently – htn

  • April 11, 2024
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Read the Microsegmentation in Healthcare whitepaper here. Last month HTN covered NHS England’s guidance on network segmentation for cyber security, sharing how segmentation can prevent or mitigate lateral movement across a network in the event of a cyber attack, offering practical tips and advice on the technologies that can be used, recommended focus areas, and more. […]

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Sussex ICS launches digital discharge planner to improve information sharing across teams – htn

  • April 11, 2024
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Sussex ICS has launched a new digital discharge planner to provide multidisciplinary teams with “immediate access to health information” regarding patients leaving hospital, offering a single source of truth and enabling all providers and organisations involved in a patient’s care to input updates to their care record. The Transfer of Care dashboard will sit within […]