North America

The COVID-19 pandemic cost employers US$213 billion 

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on employee productivity and economic cost. The Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI), a nonprofit research and educational organisation focused on workforce health and productivity, analysed data from the US Cur...

Enloe thwarts a ransomware attack and speeds data restoration by up to 99% with Veeam

The non-profit trauma centre located in Chico, California has progressed its Digital Transformation through data security and IT solutions with Veeam. Eric Addington, Manager of Systems Infrastructure at Enloe Medical Centre, discusses how Veeam’s modern d...

Planet Fitness and Amazon Halo to help people start their fitness journey 

Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centres, has announced a collaboration with Amazon Halo to provide more people with the tools and resources they need to achieve their fitness goals inside the gym...

BMO offers free access to Headspace to North American employees and their families 

BMO and Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, has announced a new partnership to help BMO employees and their families build healthy habits into their everyday routines.  Headspace offers a range of tools for managing stress, sleep, f...

USFDA grants Breakthrough Designation for blood test to help diagnose inaccessible brain tumours

Datar Cancer Genetics (DCG) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for its ‘TriNetra-Glio’, a blood test to help in the diagnosis of brain tumours.  This is the third test...

Rockdoc launches comprehensive testing and care solutions for Influenza, Covid-19 and Strep Throat

Rockdoc’s Cold and Flu Rescue Kit is the first integrated solution on the Canadian market that allows users to screen for common respiratory illnesses – Strep A, Influenza A and B and COVID-19 – from anywhere and get immediate results and com...

Joyce Oh joins Moffitt Cancer Centre as new Vice President and CIO

Joyce Oh has joined Moffitt Cancer Centre as the new Vice President and CIO.  In her role, she will be responsible for leading Moffitt’s IT teams and contributing to the organisation’s Digital Transformation efforts. Bringing more than 25 years of ...

Momentis announces adoption of Anovo Surgical System by Medical City Plano

Momentis Surgical, a medical device company dedicated to transforming surgery with its proprietary surgical robotic technology, has announced that Medical City Plano has acquired the Anovo Surgical System for use in transvaginal benign gynaecological...

Noname Security announces partnership with health insurance leader Aflac

Noname Security, an API security platform, has announced it has partnered with Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the United States, to protect Aflac’s global estate of APIs. Noname Security provides both API discovery and API r...

LifePoint Health and Google Cloud to transform healthcare delivery in US communities

LifePoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network dedicated to Making Communities Healthier, and Google Cloud have announced a multi-year strategic partnership to transform healthcare delivery in communities across the US through...

Healthcare facilities need a holistic digital identity strategy  

Imprivata, the digital identity company for mission and life-critical industries, has partnered with WBR Insights to survey 200 security leaders at healthcare companies across the US and UK. The results shed light on how healthcare organisations like...

IWK Health, Cisco Canada and OnX Canada power critical connections between babies and families

IWK Health has announced the success of its web-delivered application – Chez NICU Home – and securely powered Cisco Webex technologies to connect NICU families to education, support and resources they need to become more active participants in the care of the...