Tag: Healthcare
Matternet to launch medical drone delivery in Switzerland
Back in March, logistics company Matternet was granted permission to launch a drone delivery service over populated areas in Switzerland. Now, with the unveiling...
Samsung debuts wearable tech for health and safety
Samsung has launched several B2B solutions at Mobile World Congress Americas targeting health and safety to protect people at work and at home.
Samsung has...
Vulnerabilities in syringe infusion pumps could harm patients
More medical devices – this time, syringe infusion pumps – have been found to contain vulnerabilities that hackers could use to compromise the safe treatment...
Outdated pagers cost NHS millions, says report
A report published this week has found that the National Health Service is spending millions of pounds on outdated – and even broken –...
Versius robot arm to transform minor operations
The Versius robotic system from Cambridge Medical Robots promises to revolutionize keyhole surgery. It's the world's smallest surgery robot and has been designed to mimic the...
UK/India consortium explore blockchain for healthcare IoT security
Following a recent flurry of cyber attacks exposing the inadequacies of IoT security, a healthcare-focused consortium, led by network security engineers from City University...
Nokia OZO: Where virtual reality and brain surgery meet
Virtual reality gets most coverage from its use in gaming, but it has many more applications, including some with the potential to save or...
“Scary” number of healthcare IT execs put faith in inadequate IoT...
More than 70 percent of healthcare IT decision makers (ITDMs) believe that traditional security products can secure IoT-onnected medical devices.
That’s according to a survey...
Healthcare IoT world must prepare for GDPR, lawyers warn
The makers of connected medical devices had better sit up and take note of the European Union's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as...
Drayson signs new healthcare IoT deal with Oxford University and NHS...
Healthcare IoT specialist Drayson Technologies has announced a five-year strategic research agreement with Oxford University and Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust in the...
Is IoT the right prescription for getting patients to take their...
Prescription drugs are a fact of life for millions of people worldwide. Some medicine is administered by healthcare professionals in clinics and hospitals; in...
In headsets battle, augmented reality for business to dominate, says IDC
Consumer devices for virtual reality may have led the way so far – but augmented reality headsets for businesses are likely to represent a...