Amazon’s Alexa is set to answer people’s health queries by searching the official NHS website. Until now, people asking Alexa a health question would be given an answer based on
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia are pioneering virtual reality (VR) rehabilitation for stroke survivors, using low cost videogame technology. They have worked with industry collaborator Evolv to create
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Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland has launched a new app that aims to dramatically improve the lives of people who have had a stroke resulting in a communication difficulty called
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Prostate cancer patients can avoid anxious waits to visit their doctor by seeing test results online as soon as they are available under a new model for after-care. Men can
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An Irish University has developed a robot to help battle loneliness amongst the elderly and those living in care homes. Engineers from Trinity College, Dublin, unveiled ‘Stevie II’ on Wednesday,
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The Health Secretary is backing a new online NHS scheme where people who are dying can share their wishes around treatment and care. Matt Hancock welcomed the move towards giving
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A “critical” overhaul of the communications network used by Britain’s emergency services is likely to be hit by further delays and cost £3.1bn more than the original budget. The National
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An official criminal records checking scheme is relying on a 17-year-old system after a modernisation drive was hit by delays, according to a Commons report. The Disclosure and Barring Service
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Hundreds of looked after children supported by Action for Children are to be given access to unique app technology from Mind of My Own which encourages them to share worries
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GPs could begin prescribing tailored technology to dementia patients to help them live at home for longer, scientists say. A new £20 million research centre, based at Imperial College London,
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