AI-powered cancer biopsy kit developed by Aberdeen postgraduate students shortlisted for engineering award
An AI-powered cancer biopsy kit developed by postgraduate students from the University of Aberdeen has been shortlisted for a prestigious engineering award. The CAnswer Biopsy kit, which also includes an...
Digital Front Door portal named ‘MyCare.scot’ ahead of national rollout from April 2026
Scotland’s Digital Front Door for health and social care has been named MyCare.scot ahead of a national rollout beginning in April 2026, ministers have confirmed. The ‘single, secure front door...
New mobile heart-rate monitors could help prevent ‘nearly 700 secondary strokes in Scotland’
New mobile heart-rate monitors could help prevent nearly 700 secondary strokes in Scotland and 300 deaths over the next five years, according to new research. Around 8,000 recent stroke patients...
NHS video calling service made available to local residents at library in West Dunbartonshire
An NHS video calling service has been made available to local residents in West Dunbartonshire – in a move to provide easy, inclusive access for people attending medical appointments online....
Lanarkshire care home in ‘UK first’ with adoption of two-way ‘chat’ TV technology to offer family lifeline
A Lanarkshire care home has become the ‘first in the UK’ to adopt two-way ‘chat’ TV technology that provides families with a digital lifeline to their loved ones. David Walker...
Health and social care commissioners need to divert funding away from reactive interventions to ‘scalable’ digital telecare
Scotland is grappling with the undeniable realities of an ageing population, overstretched care systems and mounting pressure on health services. Amidst this, one thing is becoming increasingly clear – technology...
Glasgow medtech’s AI-powered technology could revolutionise treatment of childhood sleep apnoea
A Glasgow medtech firm’s AI-powered technology could revolutionise the treatment of childhood sleep apnoea – with trials set to get underway on 500 patients. Seluna’s machine learning platform aims to...
Robotic surgery team in Lanarkshire hit milestone – transforming patient care
A team of surgeons using a robotic device for procedures on urology, colorectal and gynaecology patients has notched up 500 procedures since the technology was introduced in 2022. The Da...
AI pilot in Aberdeen helps clinicians find 12% more treatable lung cancers – by spotting them earlier
An AI pilot in the Aberdeen region has helped clinicians identify 12 per cent more treatable lung cancers – as a result of spotting them earlier. The technology – used...
Health secretary praises ‘real integration’ of technology and community-based support at Lanarkshire care facility
A senior Scottish government minister has praised the ‘real integration’ of technology and community-based support at a Lanarkshire care facility. Health secretary Neil visited the Blantyre LIFE hub this week...
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