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Digital Health

As well as medical advances, our healthcare is also getting better due to improvements in the digital world. From computerisation of medical records to apps that remind you to take medications, health and social care can be improved by simply delivering it better than ever before.

Interoperability is an important buzzwork in health IT - this means the ability of different computer systems to talk to each other, so that your doctor can see exactly what you've been diagnosed and prescribed with in the past, whether they treated you in their clinic or somewhere else entirely. Unfortunately, even now, sometimes this is not an automatic process even within the same hospital.

Digital health also opens up opportunities for remote healthcare, whether that be a telepresence robot visiting patients in a hospital, or remote diagnostics so that people don't even have to leave their home, this can be a significant time and cost saving for everyone involved.


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Digital Health News

Japanese are testing a drug that may enable humans to grow a third set of teeth

Japanese are testing a drug that may enable humans to grow a third set of teeth

ScienceAlert - 16-Dec-2024

The treatment could be a less invasive alternative to dentures or implants

Virtual reality simulates real-life scenarios to help people break cocaine addiction

Virtual reality simulates real-life scenarios to help people break cocaine addiction

The Guardian - 18-Oct-2024

The goal is to help users practice resisting cravings and reduce drug overdoses

Oura Ring 4: A sleeker, smarter wearable for health tracking

Oura Ring 4: A sleeker, smarter wearable for health tracking

The Verge - 03-Oct-2024

Enhanced design and advanced algorithms promise improved accuracy and user experience

NHS app offers at-home health checks for better healthcare access

NHS app offers at-home health checks for better healthcare access

UKAuthority - 04-Sep-2024

Modernized process for easy and personalized approach to take control of health

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Digital Health Resources

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7th Eurosymposium on Healthy Ageing (EHA)

22-Nov-2024

Unique biennial meeting of scientists working on the biology of ageing organised by Heales and ILA (Brussels, Belgium)

Microsoft Healthcare

Digital health company providing personalized care for each individual

Canary Speech

Speech and language company specialized in the area of identifying disease and human condition through speech

AliveCor

App providing an immediate analysis to detect atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, tachycardia and normal rhythm

Fitbit

Comapny developing wearable technology devices.

Emil Kendziorra

Doctor. Entrepreneur. Revolutionized Medicine. Chairman Of The Board at EBF

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