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…
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Diversity and Inclusion can Help Future-proof our Healthcare system, but it Requires Change from us all
Ahead of her keynote speech at the Rewired 2020 conference, Jacqueline de Rojas CBE, President of techUK, explains how diversity and inclusion builds better technology,…
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…
Can AI Help the NHS ‘Nudge’ its Way Out of the Obesity Crisis?
We know that obesity is an “urgent public health crisis” and a global matter of public emergency. We also know that obesity is taking its…
The Future is Bright for HealthTech
HealthTech: Moving Healthcare from Mid-20th Century to Mid-21st Century Our healthcare systems are still largely the way they were 70 years ago. Our understanding of…
How Voice Technologies Could Help Ease the Strain on Healthcare Professionals
Protecting those who Protect Us: How Voice Technologies Could Help Ease the Strain on Healthcare Professionals Dr Simon Wallace, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Nuance Communications…
7 Things you should Know Before Designing your Next Medical Device
It’s no secret that healthcare providers, payers and patients want to improve outcomes and lower costs. Technology and device connectivity play a key role in…
Why the Type of Symptom Checker Healthcare Providers Offer could be a Life or Death Decision for Patients
By Jason Maude, CEO and Co-Founder Isabel Healthcare Over the past 2-3 years there has been a proliferation of symptom checkers, all claiming to give…
Power to the Patient: The Value of Longitudinal Data
It’s no secret that the digitisation of healthcare services and smarter use of patient data can have a transformative impact on the NHS. In the…
Health Consumerism is not a Disruption, it’s a Revolution
We’re in a new era of empowered health consumerism with the widespread use of technology, smartphones, and the internet permitting millions to make more informed…