A service design approach has offered Europe’s largest cancer centre an innovative solution to improve the efficiency of the hundreds of cancer trials it carries out each year. The North West based NHS Foundation Trust approached Manchester digital experience agency Code Computerlove, part of the MediaCom North Group, to explore how digital technology can be applied […]
In 2016, a group of scientists, doctors, and healthcare experts globally launched Ada, an app that allows users to track their health and find medical help. Ada helps users by combining artificial intelligence with the global medical knowledge input by these experts. Since launch, the app has been #1 for medical app downloads in more […]
Precise TV, the leading social video advertising platform for hyper-granular contextual targeting and brand safety, launched its healthcare marketing solution, Precise+Health, and announced certification to become fully HIPAA compliant. Healthcare marketers are increasingly discovering the challenges in safely and compliantly targeting relevant audiences across video platforms. Keyword and affinity targeting often is falling short and […]
Amazon has inked a deal with the NHS that will see it’s AI-powered voice assistant Alexa be used to offer health advice for patients who can’t easily access information online. The move, which follows on from a push into the healthcare space in the US from the business, has sparked concern among privacy campaigners. Starting in July, devices […]
Foundation Laço Rosa, an organisation in Brazil that fights against breast cancer, has installed an interactive panel that receives donations at the same time as it shows the power of a contribution. From a distance, the piece is an enormous barcode. But, up close, it is possible to read the names of women patients who […]
Southeast Asian transport turned ‘super app’ Grab is adding healthcare to its growing list of services, via a partnership with Chinese company Ping An Good Doctor. According to the announcement, the service will eventually be available across Southeast Asia and will use both the businesses expertise to create services, such as artificial-intelligence (AI) assisted online […]
Thirty jobs are to be created through a new £1.5m ‘digital-Pharmacy’ which has opened in Liverpool, aimed at helping people living with chronic care conditions to manage their medicinal needs through artificial intelligent mobile app ‘Now Patient’. Liverpool has been highlighted as having some of the most deprived health districts in the UK, and the […]
Healthcare and electronics brand Philips has partnered with digital agency Isobar to demonstrate a new 3D digital grooming service concept at 2018’s Cannes Lions Festival. The concept aims to show how Philips is leveraging cutting-edge software innovation to enhance the consumer experience and differentiate its brands. The service uses AR and facial mapping to enabling people to ‘virtually’ […]
Google has agreed to join forces with Fitbit to work on digital health and wearables with plans to innovate the sector for people around the globe. The partnership will see Fitbit use Google’s recently created Cloud Healthcare API to connect its wearable devices to electronic medical records. Through the combination of Fitbit data and medical […]
Uber has launched a new service designed to ferry US patients to and from doctors’ appointments. The Uber Health dashboard allows healthcare providers and caregivers to request and schedule rides on behalf of patients. Uber Health rides are coordinated through text messages so riders don’t need a smartphone to get to their appointments. Uber is also […]