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Improving autism spectrum disorder diagnosis with telehealth
Telehealth can help to accelerate the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a new study has shown.
A survey carried out by experts from Swansea...
Discover the remote diagnostic platform for care homes
A new remote diagnostic platform will be integrated into GP practices across the UK to help improve access to care homes and minimise the...
Virtual physiotherapy is just as effective as in-person treatment
A new study of 27,000 virtual physiotherapy patients has concluded that digital physiotherapy must become a significant part of the treatment mix post-COVID-19 after...
EIT Health Wild Card winner attracts $1m from Microsoft M12 and Mayfield
EIT Health Wild Card winner, iLoF (Intelligent Lab on Fiber), has announced that it has secured $1m (USD) in investment from Microsoft’s Venture Fund,...
Online chat can reduce strain on healthcare and offer COVID-19 guidance
New research has highlighted how online chatbots can help to ease the burden on healthcare services, not only for critical care but also to...
New heights for digital health funding in 2020
A new report has highlighted an explosion in digital health funding in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, by Rock Health,...
EIT Health hackathon: solutions for women’s health and digital therapeutics
The annual EIT Health hackathon will be taking place virtually this year – aiming to find solutions for women’s health and digital therapeutics.
The EIT...
Digitalising the healthcare ecosystem in the European Union
Paul De Raeve and Smart4Health Co-ordinator Ricardo Jardim-Gonçalves highlight the growing need for Digitalising the healthcare ecosystem with EU-wide electronic healthcare records.
There is increasing...
Person Centred Software: developing the care home of the future
Health Europa Quarterly speaks to Person Centred Software’s co-founder and director Jonathan Papworth, about developing the care home of the future, and why care...
Improving care for the elderly with digital healthcare technology
As healthcare systems around the world are learning to cope with growing ageing populations many are looking towards digital healthcare technology to help with...
COVID-19 provides opportunity for digital innovation in diabetes care
A new report has highlighted how COVID-19 is an opportunity for digital innovation in diabetes care.
As the pandemic forces healthcare systems across the globe...
Digital therapy is an enabler, not a barrier, to mental health support
In this article Andy Blackwell, Chief Scientific Officer at Ieso Digital Health, discusses how digital therapy can be an enabler to mental health support.
Digital...
The digital health collaboration protecting health staff from COVID-19
Europe is making a collaborative effort in the fight against COVID-19 and now, a new digital health collaboration with EIT Health, an Irish startup,...
Telestroke: modifying stroke care in the age of COVID-19
As COVID-19 limits how patients are cared for, healthcare workers will need to modify their approach to stroke care, such as introducing ‘telestroke’ –...
Virtual care in the age of COVID-19 and beyond
Two, newly published articles have provided insights into the use of virtual care during COVID-19 and how the lessons and transformations can benefit healthcare...
Digital epidemiology: the ethics of using health data in a pandemic
COVID-19 has forced the rapid adoption of digital healthcare – from telehealth to remote monitoring. Digital epidemiology is an area of technological adoption in...
Teaching Artificial Intelligence to diagnose COVID-19
The largest CT scan database in the world with COVID-19 features has been collected in Russia for teaching AI to diagnose COVID-19.
The new dataset...
Virtual healthcare at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak
A new study has demonstrated the benefits of using virtual healthcare during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Findings from a new study have captured the largest experience...
Mindmore: digital neurocognitive testing to modernise healthcare
Mindmore supports an accurate and objective diagnosis of cognitive function with digital neurocognitive testing.
50 million people worldwide have dementia, with nearly 10 million new...
How telehealth is providing a digital solution for dementia care
A new study has highlighted the efficacy of telehealth for dementia care, which researchers say can be just as effective as face-to-face visits.
A new...