AI and VR in Healthcare
AI-powered hearing aids recognised with award at CES 2021
Widex has been recognised by Digital Trends Media Group with a Tech for Change Award at CES 2021 for its Widex Moment hearing aids. Recipients were selected based on innovations intended to make the world a better place, as displayed during CES. Read more
25 Jan 2021
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NHNN becomes first NHS hospital to install Olympus ORBEYE
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) has become the first NHS hospital to install ORBEYE. Read more
21 Jan 2021
Sensyne Health launches app to automate lateral flow results
Sensyne Health has announced the launch of MagnifEye, a new smartphone software application that uses deep machine learning AI to automate the accurate reading, beyond the human visible spectrum, and Big Data analsis of lateral flow diagnostic tests. Read more
14 Jan 2021
Medical imaging announces distribution partner for Africa
Medical imaging company Oxipit announced partnership with Parasmed - a Nairobi based medical healthcare solutions distributor in Eastern Africa. Read more
13 Jan 2021
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Tele-optometry firm secures £2.5m in funding round
Birmingham-based tele-optometry manufacturer Eyoto, has secured funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) WM Equity Finance Fund, managed by venture capital firm Midven as part of a £2.5 million funding round. Read more
13 Jan 2021
Healthtech and the pandemic: bigger appetite, but smaller stomachs are stifling innovation
Michael Niddam, managing partner Kamet Ventures, examines the disconnect between the growing demand for innovation in healthcare and the capacity of institutions, organisations, and systems to adopt and integrate that innovation. Read more
23 Dec 2020
AI: The future of pain assessment
Professor Jeff Hughes, chief scientific officer at PainChek, explains how artificial intelligence (AI) and smart automation has the potential to revolutionise pain assessment in patients with dementia who struggle to communicate. Read more
22 Dec 2020
The future of healthcare: a marriage of AI and edge
Nick Offin, head of sales, marketing & operations at dynabook Europe, exploring how technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing will power the next phase of healthcare innovation. Read more
18 Dec 2020
Virtual becomes reality: Compamed-Medica 2020 preview
Like everything else this year, trade shows have faced disruption thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
9 Dec 2020
The effect of lockdown on mental health, and how VR can help
Dr Nigel Whittle, head of medical & healthcare at design and engineering consultancy Plextek, looks at the devastating effects of lockdown on mental health and considers the varying uses of VR technology. Read more
9 Dec 2020
How virtual reality is aiding mental healthcare
Dr Wendy Powell, senior member of the IEEE and associate professor in the Department of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence at Tilburg University, about the specific benefits of VR in mental healthcare. Read more
28 Oct 2020
