Meta is switching off the ability for under-18s to receive messages on Instagram and Messenger from anyone they do not follow or are not connected to, by default, as part
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Around 40,000 people could be offered apps and other digital tools to help them combat anxiety and depression, health officials have announced. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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A new campaign to combat domestic abuse has been launched on a dating app for the first time. Set up by Police Scotland, Is It Me? targets young men aged
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A joiner who has been in hospital twice with long-Covid has hailed a new project aiming to improve care for those suffering from prolonged coronavirus symptoms. Greig Brown (pictured), 44,
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A sleep app which offers a digital six-week treatment programme could be used to replace sleeping pills for people suffering with insomnia. The proposed Sleepio app uses an artificial intelligence
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A new app could help tens of thousands of Scots suffering from long Covid get more targeted care and support. Healthcare Improvement Scotland launched the new app, which has different
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The UK’s data watchdog has reprimanded the Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland over their failure to inform people how their personal information is used by the NHS Scotland
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Partially sighted people taking Covid-19 lateral flow tests will be able to get help from a new app and video-call service. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launched the service
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The Home Secretary has warned that Facebook’s plan to end-to-end encrypt private messaging across its apps could put progress in preventing child sexual abuse “at jeopardy”. At a virtual event
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Newcross Healthcare has launched Newcross World, a new app-based training platform with simulated working environments on the healthcare provider’s established HealthForceGo app, currently used by 8,500 staff. The new app
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