Webwatch: Warning GP App could miss meningitis and heart attack symptoms
Fears have been raised over a new GP app missing symptoms of deadly illnesses by a former GP turned senior Tory MP. New Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Commons
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Classifying gaming addiction as mental health condition ‘premature’, say experts
Classifying gaming addiction as a mental health condition is premature, experts have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) included “gaming disorder” in the latest revision of its disease classification manual,
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Webwatch: Report suggest children’s online time should be public health issue
Children and young people are being encouraged to spend longer online by “persuasive design” which should be considered a public health issue, a new report claims. The tactic, which encourages
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Engage: How virtual reality if helping NHS mental health teams reach Grenfell Community
Virtual reality is being used to reach traumatised families struggling a year after the Grenfell Tower fire in what is believed to be a UK first. Outreach workers at the
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Fitness trackers could improve cancer survival rates by monitoring patients’ activity
Fitness trackers could help improve survival among cancer patients who fake feeling well to please their doctor, a study suggests. Apps that record the amount of time people are in
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Cancer death rate to be cut by 22,000 using artificial intelligence – PM
Artificial intelligence will be used to help stop 22,000 cancer deaths a year by 2033, Theresa May will say in a speech setting out how science can transform health. Medical
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New £1m funding announced for innovative digital adult social care pilots
Following the success of last year’s Local Investment Programme, NHS Digital and the Local Government Association have announced new funding for digital pilots that benefit people who access adult social
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Webwatch: Casualities instantly assessed using video streaming technology
Emergency services can instantly assess patients from afar using live video streaming technology. A new feature on the GoodSAM platform enables medics to initiate a video link with 999 callers,
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Webwatch: New cancer research app seeks to harness power of smartphone networks
Cancer researchers in the UK are to benefit from an app which crunches data while smartphone owners sleep. The DreamLab app, developed by the Vodafone Foundation, uses the collective power
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Scottish Government launch new digital health and social care strategy
The Scottish Government has launched a new Digital Health and Social Care Strategy that sets out how technology can support person-centred care and help to not only sustain but improve
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