Tag: digital health
Health tech: Does Nokia’s exit mean wearables market is ill?
ANALYSIS Nokia announced this week that it is closing its Digital Health division, in the wake of a February 2018 memo, published by the...
5G connections to reach 1.4 billion by 2025, says Juniper Research
The number of 5G connections is likely to top one billion by 2025, according to new figures by Juniper Research. However, revenues from 5G...
AI machine diagnoses skin cancer, could be used in smartphones
Scientists at Stanford University, USA, have developed a method for diagnosing skin cancer with artificial intelligence (AI) that could also be used in smartphones.
Using...
Digital health adoption on the rise, says report by Rock Health
According to a report published this week, people are increasingly using wearable devices to become healthier and accessing websites for their digital health information.
It...
NHS testbeds show future of healthcare – but concerns linger on...
Two of the leading NHS innovation testbed projects talked through their experiences at the Internet of Healthcare conference in London yesterday, although concerns were...
Internet of Things the ‘most powerful disruptor’ in healthcare
The Internet of Things (IoT) is already the biggest disruptor in the healthcare sector, according to Dr Ajay Bakshi, speaking at the Internet of...
Philips teams up with Qualcomm to deliver connected health solutions
Dutch health tech company, Royal Philips, has partnered with Qualcomm Life, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, in a bid to develop an IoT healthcare ecosystem.
The...
Samsung and Nestle to create IoT platform for healthcare
Korean tech giant Samsung and Nestle have formed a partnership to use IoT technologies and research as a way to create new health insights.
Samsung’s...
Wearable data helps identify candidates for Parkinson’s therapies
A study has found that monitoring patients remotely enables clinicians to better make decisions on when to consider advanced therapy for Parkinson's treatment.
The benefits...
Meet the man who hacked his own healthcare monitor
Tim Omer hacked his own glucose monitor for a healthier lifestyle. Here, he tells us how, and why technology must be open and available...
Nokia acquires Withings to accelerate entry into Digital Health
Nokia has announced plans to acquire Withings, a leading brand in connected health with several award-winning digital health products and services.
Withings’ products include...