Health Technologies

Scientists use brain stimulation to make people more hypnotisable

  • January 4, 2024
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Researchers at Stanford Medicine in the US used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to temporarily enhance hypnotisability in patients with chronic pain, making them better candidates for hypnotherapy. The researchers found that less than two minutes of electrical stimulation targeting a precise area of the brain could boost participants’ hypnotisability for about one hour. Afik Faerman, […]

Sanius Health and Modality Partnership forge £225m deal to transform patient care in the UK

  • January 4, 2024
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London-based data, research and personalised health patient AI platform Sanius Health has announced a 10-year partnership with one of the UK’s largest primary care providers, Modality Partnership. The deal, valued at £225 million, represents a significant step forward in improving patient outcomes and delivering innovative healthcare solutions. Under the agreement, Sanius Health will provide its […]

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VR tech to support psychosis patients demonstrates positive findings in Early Value Assessment – htn

  • January 4, 2024
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A VR therapy has received a positive Early Value Assessment from NICE, with a clinical trial taking place at NHS trusts including Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS Foundation Trust demonstrating that the technology “led to reductions in anxiety and distress in everyday situations compared with usual care alone”. The gameChange VR therapy is designed […]

NHS estates leaders: Reinventing the wheel is no longer sustainable

  • January 4, 2024
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NHS estates and facilities teams are tasked with a diverse range of responsibilities – everything from car parks, to sustainability challenges, to supporting patient flow, and delivering critical projects to support clinicians. They need technology that can help them deliver, collaborate and join together disparate activities, a recent roundtable heard. SPARK TSL reports. Managing NHS estates […]

Faraday delivers its $300K luxury EV, but its stock is plummeting

  • January 4, 2024
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California EV startup Faraday Future, which has just relaunched delivery of its luxury $309,000 electric car, is at risk of being delisted from NASDAQ due to plummeting share price. Faraday, based in Los Angeles, was given a warning from NASDAQ for not lifting its minimum price of $1 per share for 30 consecutive trading days […]

Health Technologies

Electrocardiographic imaging vest developed by UCL and Royal Free researchers supports 800 patients – htn

  • January 4, 2024
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has shared insight into an electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) vest developed by their researchers alongside a research team from University College London, which sees electrical data from 256 sensors combined with MRI images to generate 3D digital models of the heart and its electrical activity. The Royal Free notes that […]

A brief overview of innovation within the menopause space

  • January 4, 2024
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Menopause is a natural process caused by hormonal changes when a woman’s body nears the end of its reproductive years.  Although it usually affects women between the ages of 45 and 55, some women enter menopause earlier as a result of chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment, or as a result of a hysterectomy. Currently in the […]

Health Technologies

AI platform Sanius Health and primary care provider Modality Partnership announce £225m deal – htn

  • January 4, 2024
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Sanius Health has announced a deal valued at £225 million which will see its data, research and personalised health patient AI platform leveraged by primary care provider Modality Partnership through a 10-year collaboration. The deal will see Modality Partnership utilising Sanius Health’s AI and clinical services, offering “enhanced coaching and clinical support”, with the potential […]

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Citing Misinformation, Florida Health Official Calls for Halt to Covid Vaccines

  • January 4, 2024
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Florida’s surgeon general on Wednesday called for a halt to the use of Covid vaccines, citing widely debunked concerns that contaminants in the vaccine can permanently integrate into human DNA. “These vaccines are not appropriate for use in human beings,” Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general and highest-ranking health official, said in a statement […]

Quick Charge Podcast: January 3, 2024

  • January 4, 2024
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee […]