‘Together, we can overcome COVID-19’
As the world faces its biggest pandemic within the century, now is the right moment for the International Hospital Federation (IHF) to immensely praise the…
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Why Vaccine Hesitancy is One of the Ten Main Threats to Global Health
In 2019 the World Health Organization included vaccine hesitancy as one of the ten main threats to global health in 2019 due to the global…
Personalisation in Healthcare: Combining Bedside Manner with IT
In the latest of a series of articles Alison Houghton, of Progress, discusses the ways in which technology can personalise the healthcare experience. Population diversity…
Why Diabetes Education isn’t One-Size-Fits-All
Structured diabetes education works. Evidence increasingly shows that timely, relevant and accessible educational programmes can play a significant role in helping type 2 diabetes (T2D)…
GPs Alerted 5 Million Times in the Past Year to Recommend Patient Self-care
GPs and other prescribers, in England, have been prompted more than 5 million times in the last 12 months to encourage patients to take action…
ETSI Releases Specification for Smart Body Area Networks to Facilitate eHealth
The ETSI Technical Committee Smart BAN has recently published ETSI TS 103 327, a standard for Smart Body Area Networks. It establishes standardized service and application…
Research Finds Brits Less Willing To Change Lifestyle To Combat High Blood Pressure Than Americans
Study released on World Hypertension Day also reveals that people who actively manage their high blood pressure have a higher mental quality of life (QoL)…
Harnessing Technology to Combat Mental Health
By Oliver Harrison, CEO, Alpha Health As we head into spring and temperatures begin to (slowly!) rise, it’s important that we take stock of the…
Digital Marketing Technology Is Driving Patient Satisfaction
While a remarkable level of technical innovation exists in the clinical world today, technology is seldom applied to solve business problems in healthcare. The contrast…
Meeting the Needs of Patients Across the Patient Journey
Technologies can strengthen the provider-patient connection, help practices meet evolving patient demands, and even attract new patients. To meet the needs of patients across the…