Why Mental Illness Is Not the Cause of Gun Violence

I guess there’s just no way to have a sacred cow without also keeping a goat. Understand, I’m not talking about a GOAT, as in Tom Brady or Michael Jordan. I mean a goat, ie, something or someone that takes the blame for an event, failed policy, etc., perhaps more commonly called a scapegoat. The […]

Phillips Ives Review will help the nursing profession to ‘think collectively’

The CNIO at NHS England has said a review into the digital readiness of nurses and midwives will help the profession ‘think collectively’. Speaking at Summer Schools 2022 in York on July 15, Natasha Phillips introduced the Phillips Ives Nursing and Midwifery Review, which was first launched in May 2022. Led by Dr. Phillips and […]

Winners of the Digital Health Awards 2022 are revealed

The latest crop of Digital Health Award winners have been announced – with categories ranging from Rising Star in Digital Nursing to Digital CEO of the Year. Our prizewinners were revealed during aa gala dinner on campus at the University of York on July 14 as part of Digital Health’s Summer Schools event. A judging […]

Wysa Secures $ 20M for AI-Powered Mental Health Chatbot

What You Should Know: – Wysain Boston, MA-based AI digital platform for mental health, today announces it has secured $ 20M in financing led by HealthQuadwho along with British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, joins earlier investors W Health Ventures, Kae Capital, Google Assistant Investmentsand pi Ventures amongst others. – Funds will […]

Digital Health Tech Stack For Primary Care –

What You Should Know: – A team of serial health tech entrepreneurs who sold their mobile EHR app to athenahealth has announced the launch of ed Fold Healththe first interoperable digital health tech stack for primary care. – Fold Health closed a round of $ 6M from former athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush, SkyFlow CEO Anshu […]

Magnetic Microrobots to Brush and Floss Teeth

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a technique to manipulate magnetic microrobots into bristle and string shaped structures that can brush and floss teeth. The iron oxide nanoparticle-based microrobots also activate hydrogen peroxide to release bacteria-killing free radicals to further target bacterial populations in the mouth. The technology may eventually be suitable for […]

UCI Health Partners with Luna for In-Home Outpatient Physical Therapy

What You Should Know: – The moonthe leading provider of in-home physical therapy, has teamed up with UCI Healthto expand access to patient care by providing in-home physical therapy across Orange County, California. – With a focus on evidence-based care, UCI Health is the only academic health system in Orange County and the clinical arm […]

Simon Bolton says NHS center can run more efficiently with less people

NHS Digital’s interim CEO has said he believes the NHS center can be run more efficiently by reducing the headcount and moving resources. Kicking off Digital Health Summer Schools 2022 in York, Simon Bolton told the audience how “we [NHS executives] think we can run the center of the NHS more efficiently by reducing the […]

Northwell Health Selects Google Cloud to Accelerate Digital Transformation

What You Should Know: – Northwell HealthNew York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, and Google Cloud today announced a collaboration to improve patient care, clinician experiences, and to help the health and hospital network operate more efficiently. – Privacy and security will be of the utmost importance in all aspects of this […]