ANZ news

MyHealth1st mobile app interface
By  Adam Ang 02:47 am April 28, 2023
1st Group sells MyHeath1st to HealthShare ASX-listed 1st Group has sold its human health bookings business to digital health firm HealthShare for A$1.25 million ($830,000).  According to corporate disclosure, 1st Group is divesting its healthcare service search and appointment bookings platform MyHealth1st to plug cash outflows while focusing its capital investments on its other businesses,...
A tired nurse sitting on the floor
By  Adam Ang 02:41 am April 28, 2023
Researchers from Monash University's Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health have developed a mobile app that helps personalise the sleep-wake cycle of hospital shift workers.  HOW IT WORKS The app called SleepSync entirely tailors a sleep-wake cycle to an individual user by taking into account their calendar for work and personal commitments and daily logging of actual sleep/wake times and...
Breast scan analysis via See-Mode software
By  Adam Ang 11:59 pm March 23, 2023
See-Mode receives ANZ approvals for its AI breast, thyroid imaging solution Melbourne-based See-Mode Technologies have recently obtained regulatory approvals in Australia and New Zealand for its AI-powered breast and thyroid ultrasound solution. It is now looking to work with healthcare providers in the region to deploy its software technology. See-Mode uses AI to detect lesions in ultrasound...
Mindset Health's line of hypnosis-based DTx apps
By  Adam Ang 02:43 am March 22, 2023
Australian startup Mindset Health has scooped up $12 million in a Series A funding round led by King River Capital. The round was also joined by Tenmile, Yard Ventures, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg, Linktree founders Anthony Zaccaria and Nick Humphreys, and Banana Capital, among others. Launched in 2018, the company develops a range of hypnosis-based DTx apps which address health conditions...
A pharmacist doing an inventory in a drug store using a digital tablet
By  Adam Ang 02:23 am March 20, 2023
A new study has uncovered unsafe prescribing practices promoted by some instant prescription service apps in Australia. Done by researchers from the University of Western Australia, the study assessed the adherence to safety standards of seven prescription request apps available around the country. FINDINGS The findings, published in the Pharmacy journal of the Multidisciplinary Digital...
Portrait photo of Farhoud Salimi
By  Adam Ang 03:00 am March 17, 2023
Telstra Health names new CTO Farhoud Salimi, eHealth NSW executive director of service delivery, is filling up the vacant CTO role at Telstra Health.  He will be assuming the position starting on 17 April, succeeding Russel Duncan who retired by the end of 2022. "[He] brings a unique set of skills that will enhance our ability to deliver for our customers and continue to build a safe and reliable...
An interface of the SimConverse verbal communication simulation platform
By  Adam Ang 10:48 pm March 8, 2023
Sydney-based SimConverse has collected A$1.5 million (around $987,000) in a seed funding round led by Folklore Ventures, with participation from Artesian.  WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2020, SimConverse is a simulation platform that uses generative AI to play the role of any patient, colleague or casualty for healthcare communications training. It is made to be adaptable and customisable to suit the...
An elderly person using a digital tablet to consult with a doctor online
By  Adam Ang 10:42 pm March 8, 2023
The University of Queensland is now expanding its aphasia therapy programme to reach more patients living in rural and regional areas. A year since it was launched at Metro North Health’s Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service in Brisbane, the Comprehensive High-Dose Aphasia Treatment (CHAT) programme will be tried out in seven hospitals and health service sites in Queensland, New South...
Three children playing on a digital tablet
By  Adam Ang 11:21 pm March 2, 2023
TALi obtains Australia's nod for cognitive attention trainer device TALi Digital, an ASX-listed developer of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for improving children's attention, has received the Therapeutic Goods Administration's approval for its latest product, ReadyAttentionGo! Available on digital tablets, the software-as-a-medical device serves as a cognitive trainer that helps develop...
A nurse reading a medical chart through a digital tablet
By  Adam Ang 11:24 pm February 8, 2023
New Zealand-headquartered Orion Health has gained major security credentials for two of its software offerings, placing itself among the ranks of organisations that are recognised for prioritising security practices. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Its platform for population health management and precision medicine, Amadeus, has been certified for information security by HITRUST. Amadeus provides health...