COVID-19

A patient at home using a pulse oximeter
By  Adam Ang 03:49 am November 12, 2021
Personify Care enables pulse oximeter integration with patient management platform Personify Care has integrated blood oxygen saturation data from iHealth's wireless pulse oximeters into its patient management software to support remote COVID-19 patient monitoring.  The company noted in a statement that the remote monitoring of blood oxygen saturation levels is a key requirement to enable virtual...
Cera, NHS, social care, Flu-ID, flu app, social care, COVID-19, AI
By  Pandora Haydon 01:04 pm November 4, 2021
UK home care provider Cera has launched a flu-tracking and treatment app to support earlier diagnosis and faster treatment of flu in older population groups. ‘Flu-ID’ technology uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect deterioration in older people’s conditions as a result of flu. The app identifies flu up to thirty times faster than existing methods, prompting carers and...
A man using the Detect COVID-19 test
By  Emily Olsen 02:20 pm October 29, 2021
Health tech company Detect announced Friday it had received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its at-home molecular COVID-19 test.  The Detect test uses an app to help users perform and interpret their results. The company said it's also working on an electronic travel pass system with a telehealth service so its offering can be used for travel and events.  “...
Exosystems' digital health solution for patients with musculoskeletal disorders
By  Adam Ang 01:25 am October 29, 2021
South Korean AI digital health firm Exosystems snaps up $4M in Series A funding AI-enabled digital health solutions maker Exosystems has raised $3.9 million in a Series A funding round participated by SBI Investment, Laguna Investment, and Korea Technology Finance Corporation. Based on a press statement, the South Korea-based company will use its fresh funds to expand its clinical and technical...
COVID-19, Expo 2020 Dubai, COVID testing, Expo 2020 Model
By  Rachel McArthur 10:14 am October 26, 2021
A new COVID-19 modelling tool, which aims to boost visitor safety during Expo 2020 Dubai, has been unveiled by the Department of Health (DoH) Abu Dhabi. Nicknamed the “Expo 2020 Model”, the epidemiological testing tool reportedly assesses the real-time risk of further spread of the coronavirus, if any, alerting health authorities of any causes for concern. The tool allows the sector to “generate...
The online COVID-19 Risk Calculator by Immunisation Coalition
By  Adam Ang 02:56 am October 26, 2021
In Australia, researchers have developed a tool that determines a person's risk of contracting COVID-19 and complications from vaccines.  Non-profit Immunisation Coalition collaborated with the University of Queensland, Flinders University, La Trobe University, and the Queensland University of Technology to create the  COVID-19 Risk Calculator (CoRiCal) tool.  WHAT IT DOES Users just have to...
NHS login, COVID-19, apps, wellbeing, NHS App, NHS Digital, NHSX
By  Tammy Lovell 02:35 am October 25, 2021
Around half of adults in England have access to digital healthcare via the NHS login, according to the latest statistics from NHS Digital. NHS login, the service which supports the NHS App, now has almost 28 million users – a rise from around 2.2 million in September 2020. The online service, managed by NHS Digital, provides people with a single point of access to digital health and care websites...
UNO Clinic Management System
By  Adam Ang 02:21 am October 22, 2021
UNO Tech enters Malaysia, brings clinic management system Singaporean medical technology firm UNO Technologies has entered the Malaysian market through its partnership with local pharmaceutical upstart Aetos Pharma. The company seeks to get a slice of the pie from the increasing investments into the country's public and private healthcare system. It notes that its startup and tech ecosystem is "...
SkyCell, pharma, series C
By  Rachel McArthur 08:50 am October 21, 2021
A Swiss technology company that specialises in smart containers for the sustainable transportation of pharmaceutical products, has just received significant investment from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a strategic round to increase growth in the Middle East and Far East regions. SkyCell, which was founded in 2012, has secured $34.8 million (CHF 32 million) in Series C funding, in a...
A doctor looking at a patient's x-ray while in a video consultation
By  Adam Ang 01:39 am October 21, 2021
Fujifilm India has partnered with Bangalore-based multi-speciality private healthcare provider Sakra World Hospital to launch a new AI-enabled software assisting doctors in diagnosing COVID-19 pneumonia. WHAT IT DOES The COVID-19 Pneumonia Image Analysis Programme automatically analyses chest CT images and display findings. It features Fujifilm's picture archiving and communication system SYNAPSE...