‘Emoji jukebox’ launched to help young people talk about how they are feeling
An ’emoji jukebox’ has been launched to encourage young people in Scotland to open up about how they are feeling. Described as a ‘world’s first’, the interactive website is designed...
Top US doctor who led expert panel on Scotland’s digital health strategy to speak at FutureScot event in November
A top US doctor who led the expert panel informing the development of the Scottish Government’s national digital health and care strategy will speak at a FutureScot conference in November....
Public increasingly ready for their data and artificial intelligence to be used in the NHS
A survey of 2,000 people across the UK commissioned by KPMG shows the NHS could “play a key role in securing the UK’s ambition to remain a world leader in...
Glasgow School of Art student creates app to explain complex medication information
A Glasgow School of Art (GSA) student has created an app to help people understand complex medication information and make an informed decision about whether to take the treatment. Amal...
Exclusive: Former Skyscanner CTO to help deliver Scotland’s new digital health service
The former chief technology officer at Skyscanner, the global travel search giant, has joined the NHS in Scotland to help deliver a new national digital health service. Dr Alistair Hann,...
Scottish Ambulance Service pilots UK defibrillation map using Microsoft’s Azure
Thousands of people who are at risk of dying every year from cardiac arrest could be saved under new plans to make the public aware of their nearest defibrillator. A...
Canon Medical Research to develop AI-powered cancer assessment prototype
Canon Medical Research Europe has been awarded £140,000 to develop a prototype that combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and medical imaging technology to improve assessment for one of the most difficult...
Aberdeen researcher leads £10.5m prostate cancer project using big data
A £10.5m prostate cancer project led by a researcher at Aberdeen University will use big data to answer critical questions about the disease. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer...
Edinburgh AI healthcare firm raises $8m in funding
AI-enabled healthcare company snap40 has announced that it has secured $8m in seed financing led by ADV, with participation from MMC Ventures; the largest funding of its kind for a...
Health Call: a case study
What is Health Call? Health Call is a collaboration between six NHS trusts and technology partner Inhealthcare in the North East of England. It represents the largest deployment of digital...
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