Tech Trends

Screening technology with Andrew Lacy, Founder and CEO at Prenuvo

At HLTH Europe, I sat down with Andrew Lacy, Founder and CEO of Prenuvo, to discuss the revolutionary potential of early disease detection, the role of MRIs in preventive healthcare, and how their innovative screening technology is transforming patient...

Genesys accelerates the future of personalized AI-powered experiences at Xperience 2024

Genesys expands automation, analytics and conversational intelligence across the Genesys Cloud platform with new Copilots, Virtual Agents, Empathy Detection and Modern Agent Workspace. Genesys has unveiled multiple innovations to accelerate the impact of...

Handing out vapes in A&E helps smokers quit 

Giving out free e-cigarette starter packs to smokers in hospital A&E departments helps more people quit, NIHR-funded research finds.  Academics from the University of East Anglia conducted a trial in six UK emergency departments between January and...

HDR UK and GA4GH form a partnership to unite genomic and health data 

Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) have announced a strategic partnership to expand existing open standards work and collaborate in the wider health data space. Together, both organisations plan to learn...

App helps people reduce their alcohol intake 

A free smartphone app, Drink Less, can help people who would benefit most from reducing their alcohol consumption to do so successfully. That’s according to a large randomised controlled trial funded by NIHR.  The study, published in...

New heart disease calculator could save lives by identifying high-risk patients missed by current tools 

Collaborative research, led from the University of Oxford and published today in Nature Medicine, has developed a new tool called QR4 that more accurately predicts an individual’s 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases, like heart disease and stroke,...

Burendo awarded a multi-million contract with the United Kingdom Health Security Agency 

Award-winning product delivery and technology consultancy, Burendo, has been appointed as the technical delivery partner on a multi-million-pound contract with the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), supporting fundamental aspects of its...

Expert reveals five surprising ways VR headsets can improve health 

While VR headsets like the new Apple Vision Pro bring a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘glued to the screen’, these devices can in fact play a role in improving your health and well-being. Online gaming information site Indivisible Game has...

Qumulo launches ‘game-changer’ cloud native solution for cold file data

Qumulo has announced the availability of Azure Native Qumulo Cold (ANQ Cold), part of Qumulo’s Scale Anywhere platform for the hybrid enterprise. ANQ Cold enables Qumulo customers to cost-effectively store and retrieve infrequently accessed...

EHRs to AI: The evolving landscape of healthcare IT  

Headquartered in North America, Hyland Healthcare provides a Healthcare Content Services framework that allows all unstructured patient content to be securely captured, accessed and managed through core clinical and administrative systems. Jamey Baszuk, AVP...

2024 healthcare predictions  

As we kick off 2024, Wayne Miller, Director, EMEA Healthcare Practice, Zebra Technologies, tells us the biggest healthcare predictions for the year ahead.  1. The progression of the retail-isation of healthcare    When it comes to the...

NHS staff call for ‘long overdue’ investment in HealthTech 

According to new research from BT, NHS staff have joined a chorus of voices calling for the rapid rollout of digital technology to tackle growing wait times for diagnosis and treatment, as concerns mount around existing targets to reduce hospital waiting...