Digital Health Related News
Virtual healthcare, real-world impact
The global healthcare market is growing. With an emphasis on digital solutions, it is predicted to exceed $504.4 bn (~€452 bn) by 2025 -...
Wellbeing experts offer mental health support through text therapy sessions
Concern, a leading workplace wellbeing solutions provider, have combined forces with Talkspace online therapy
Concern distinguishes itself through its unique approach of integrating partners like...
The digital future of the healthcare industry
ID Medical has analysed data from the NHS Long Term Plan to reveal what the future of healthcare will look like
Almost every aspect of...
World Cancer Day 2020: five initiatives to stay optimistic about the future of cancer
This World Cancer Day, EIT Health is showcasing five groundbreaking initiatives to help you stay optimistic and help to beat cancer.
World Cancer Day aims...
edu-BRoTHER: an innovative student exchange programme providing biobank skills
University Regensburg Professor Christoph Brochhausen showcases the edu-BRoTHER biobanking student exchange project
Biobanks are an increasingly significant resource in healthcare research. Professor Christoph Brochhausen, of...
Dr Google: Almost half of employees prefer an internet diagnosis
A new report reveals that 43% of employees prefer to google their symptoms before going to a doctor.
Aetna International, an international health benefits provider,...
Evolving the German healthcare system with digital applications
German digital health firm, Preventicus, has developed an app capable of detecting and preventing arrhythmia and stroke
In 2018 the German social health insurance system...
European pharmaceutical industry’s shared goals and responsibilities
Nathalie Moll, Director General of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), explores Europe’s shared goals and shared responsibilities
When EU Commission President,...
Real-time flu prediction may be possible using wearable technology
A new study demonstrates the potential of data from wearable devices that measure heart rate to improve surveillance of infectious disease
The research from Scripps...
Blockchain: the trust solution for the healthcare industry?
Guest contributors, Judith Schuermans and Dr Sebastiaan van Herk delve into the potential power of blockchain for the healthcare sector, from validating medicines to...
Portugal introduces national telehealth plan, the first of its kind in the world
Portugal is leading telehealth developments across the world with the newly introduced National Strategic Telehealth Plan (PENTS)
PENTS was launched by the Portuguese Ministry of...
Copenhagen crowned Europe’s healthiest city
Treated.com accumulated expansive data on 46* of Europe’s capital cities and have named Copenhagen the healthiest.
The cities were ranked on a number of variables...
Bridging gaps in mental health care with mobile apps
Over the last couple of years, people have become more aware of the importance of mental health care, a lot of this is due...
Finland creates digital tools to help seniors stay at home
The Helsinki Service Centre, Palvelukeskus, is creating tech-enabled tools for senior citizens to manage their wellbeing and tackle problems of loneliness
Across Europe, the population...
BraineHealth to bring e-health solutions to developing countries
Medical innovators, BraineHealth, are working with InEmpathy, a charity who have global goals to bring healthcare solutions to places in dire need.
InEmpathy is a...
A spotlight on value-based healthcare with Jan-Philipp Beck
Creating high value for patients is the overarching goal of care delivery, but can the challenge of accomplishing value-based healthcare in the evolving health...
NHSX and interoperability in UK healthcare
Speaking at the HETT 2019 conference on technology in healthcare, Matthew Gould, CEO of NHSX, explained the need to integrate and scale technological innovation...
WHO guideline recommendations on digital health
Speaking at the HETT 2019 conference on healthcare and technology, WHO consultant Susannah Robinson, explained the WHO’s key guideline recommendations for the future of...
NHS collaborations: harnessing data for insights in mental healthcare
Introducing Otsuka Health Solutions’ award-winning Management and Supervision Tool (MaST) – the algorithm designed to reduce the burden on mental healthcare services.
Mersey Care NHS...
€4 million investment for innovations addressing women’s health and digital therapeutics
Did you know that EIT Health has just launched its 2020 Wild Card with €4 million investment? The investment is for disruptive solutions to...