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  • Digital Health renews PR partnership with Chishick Comms for Rewired 2027

    Digital Health has renewed its PR partnership with Chishick Communications for Rewired 2027, set to take place at the NEC in Birmingham. The renewal follows the agency's work on Rewired this year, including record media attendance, extensive press coverage and the launch of initiatives such as the on-site Podcast Café. Rewired 2027 will [...]

  • AssureCare’s Carlton Rodrigo named to Cincinnati Business Courier’s ‘40 Under 40’

    AssureCare, the AI-powered population health management company, today announced that Carlton Rodrigo, Senior Director of Account Management, has been named to the Cincinnati Business Courier's 2026 40 Under 40 Class. This programme is an annual recognition of the region's most accomplished leaders under the age of 40. Carlton's commitment to better health outcomes took hold [...]

  • The two cancer survivors turning a turmeric compound into a £10m business

    KURK didn’t begin as a business. It began as a lifeline. In a pharmaceutical-grade lab in Twickenham, the company is transforming how the body absorbs curcumin, the anti-inflammatory compound found in turmeric. Founded by lymphoma survivors Prof Dr Harrison “Harry” Weisinger and Trent Scanlen, the biotech company spent six years developing a micelle-based delivery system [...]

  • How the Netherlands has built a national emergency lifeline

    Rail stations across the Netherlands have been fitted with modern defibrillators, creating a time-critical lifeline for passengers who suffer sudden cardiac arrests, and for surrounding communities. Across the Netherlands, an enhanced emergency response system is taking shape. It is one that most people pass every day without noticing, yet one that can make the difference [...]

  • Revolutionising women’s health: Antifungal innovation brings new investment opportunities

    Addressing women’s health challenges through technology and innovation offers significant investment opportunities The intersection of women's health and antifungal innovation represents a pivotal moment in healthcare, offering both transformative medical advancements and compelling investment opportunities. The groundbreaking developments in antifungal treatments specifically targeting women's health issues present a substantial market potential, resulting in rising investor [...]

  • London startup unveils the UK’s first conversational AI wearable, ushering in a new era of proactive car

    A quiet revolution is unfolding in London. In a small, determined startup, years of relentless effort have given birth to a breakthrough in digital health. The Value Care Group, a company built on four decades of frontline care experience, has spent two years engineering what many believed was impossible. Today, that vision becomes reality. Mica, [...]

  • Comment: The future of neurosurgery in the robotic era

    Dave Walsha, a director at Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS), on the role of advanced motor design in developing neurosurgical robots. Surgical robots have already improved procedures such as appendectomies and colectomies in general surgery. Their precision leads to fewer complications, minimised scarring and quicker recovery times. However, neurosurgery presents an even greater challenge due to [...]

  • Introducing Nurse Avery – a Google-backed tool versus the healthcare shortfall

    Google’s public sector division has partnered with a digital health firm to launch a new AI-driven nurse. Google Public Sector’s advanced technology and cloud infrastructure helped US-based startup Drive Health to create Nurse Avery as a partnership project. Its capabilities include real-time chart reviews, appointment scheduling, and proactive engagement.  Drive Health said the development fits [...]

  • Scale of online trading in illegal medicines revealed

    An epidemic of online trading in illegal medicines has been revealed in the latest UK data. The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) says thwarted more than 1,500 websites and social media accounts in 2024 that were illegally trading medicines. This, it says, prevented criminals from making £7.5m profits; while more than 17 [...]

  • Health AI champion Nvidia endures record slide amid Chinese progress

    Nvidia, a lead player in advancing the use of AI in healthcare, lost US$589bn in market capitalisaton yesterday – the greatest one-day value loss of any firm on record. The slide came after news of Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s latest developments. The firm released its large language model DeepSeek-R1, which reportedly ranks competitively on key [...]