UCI Health uses Biofourmis AI to monitor patients
A Californian academic medical centre is to deliver hospital-level care in patients’ homes and continuously monitor recently discharged patients using technology from Biofourmis, a Massachusetts-based specialist in digital therapeutics [...]
NHS backs plan to turn iPhone into cancer detector
An adapter that can turn a normal iPhone into diagnostic equipment for head and neck cancers is one of eight projects set to receive a total of £10m in [...]
BioMech AI analyses body motion
Virginia-based BioMech has introduced AI-enabled, clinically actionable real-time motion analytics to improve healthcare. Called BioMech Lab, it uses motion as a functional biomarker to quantify relevant aspects of physical, [...]
FDA clears CloudCath at-home dialysis monitor
California-based CloudCath has received FDA clearance for a peritoneal dialysis (PD) at-home patient monitoring system. The automated monitoring system facilitates end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients’ use of home-based PD [...]
ATA and ECH Alliance partner on digital health push
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and the European Connected Health Alliance (ECH Alliance) are jointly supporting the Global Health Connector Partnership (GHCP) focused on advancing digital health transformation across [...]
Forescout acquires health cyber-security firm CyberMDX
California-based cyber-security company Forescout Technologies has acquired CyberMDX, a healthcare cyber-security provider delivering visibility and threat prevention for medical devices and clinical networks. The acquisition strengthens Forescout’s position in [...]
Philips updates technology at German hospital
Dutch technology giant Philips has signed a ten-year partnership with the University Hospital Brandenburg an der Havel in Germany to renew and expand the hospital’s diagnostic and therapy options. [...]
AltaPointe monitors patients with ObservSmart
AltaPointe Health in Alabama has started using ObservSmart patient safety compliance technology at BayPointe Hospital, which treats paediatric psychiatric patients, and EastPointe Hospital, which cares for adults. The goal [...]
MobileODT AI screens for cervical cancer
MobileODT, an Israeli femtech company, has release of its VisualCheck artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for cervical cancer screening. The technology uses multiple AI algorithms for non-invasive cervical cancer screening. [...]
Smart thermometer could replace stethoscope
A clinical trial has started for a smart thermometer that could replace a stethoscope. The trial will evaluate the use of Israeli start-up OmnySense’s technology to monitor and analyse [...]
Semtech and Ontex connect diapers with LoRaWan
Semtech has partnered Belgian company Ontex to improve elder care with a smart diaper tag that uses LoRaWan connectivity to alert caregivers when pads need to be changed. Ontex [...]
NHS study shows Eko AI can spot heart failure
Imperial College London and the UK National Health Service (NHS) have published a study that highlights California-based Eko’s ability to screen patients for heart failure in seconds using AI [...]
