Research into skin collection of blood chemistry from babies seeks to replace invasive blood sampling
Scientists at the University of Strathclyde are researching a system to measure and monitor blood chemistry levels in premature and sick babies through their skin which, if successful, could eventually...
Business leaders tour new Digital Healthcare centre at Dumfries & Galloway College
Business leaders were invited to tour a new digital healthcare centre at Dumfries & Galloway College this week – as part of a digital hub development which is set to...
DHI secures £10m investment for digital health innovation
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC), together with the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate, is to invest up to £10 million in Scotland’s Digital Health and Care Institute. Launched...
Healthcare ‘decision support programme’ will feature AI tools
The Digital Health and Care Institute is working in collaboration with the Scottish Government to launch the next research and development phase of the innovative ‘decision support programme’. This programme...
Two Scottish islands added to list of remote locations served by personalised wellbeing and digital health programme
A service which facilitates the self-management of people with long-term conditions – through personalised wellbeing plans and digital health interventions – has been expanded to include two Scottish islands. Uist...
Nine out of 10 Scottish citizens believe IoT and smart-tech will enhance healthcare delivery
Nearly nine out of ten of Scottish citizens believe the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart technologies will enhance healthcare delivery in Scotland. Eighty-eight per cent of people polled in...
Innovator network will help Scottish digital health firms break into US market
A Chicago-based consultancy has been appointed to help Scottish digital health and ‘med-tech’ firms break into the US market. AVIA, which specialises in helping health systems deliver digital solutions ‘at...
Care matching tech service receives £1.5m grant to fund ambitious growth programme
A tech platform dubbed the ‘Rightmove of care’ has received a £1.5m grant as it bids to create 70 new jobs. Edinburgh-based Care Sourcer – which matches people to the...
Medical student helps develop new app which monitors lung patients
A medical student has helped develop a pioneering new computer-based modelling system to better predict how much oxygen lung disease patients require. University of Edinburgh medical student Emma Chang worked...
Woman left bedridden for eight years after being bitten by a tick helps launch new app to tackle Lyme Disease
A woman who was left bedridden for eight years after being bitten by a tick has helped launch a new app which flags up Lyme Disease hotpsots. Morven-May MacCallum had...
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