Health

5G Wireless Networks Ruled Safe By Ofcom

5G networks well within safety limits. Testing by UK regulator Ofcom of 16 5G base stations in the UK find…

5 years ago

Apple Accused Of Stealing Health Tech For Apple Watch

Lawsuit alleges Apple stole technology for use in its Apple Watch and poached key members of staff from Masimo and…

5 years ago

Julian Assange Is So Ill He Could Die, Warn Doctors

More than 60 doctors warn British Home secretary that the health of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is so bad he…

5 years ago

Julian Assange Life At Risk In Prison, Claims Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson says Julian Assange has been 'psychologically tortured' by his ongoing detention

5 years ago

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd Takes Medical Leave Of Absence

Former CEO of HP is to take leave of absence for unexplained medical treatment, as Oracle financials miss expectations

5 years ago

Julian Assange ‘Too Ill’ To Appear For Court Hearing

The health of Wikileaks co-founder in question after his lawyers state he is too ill to appear for court hearing

6 years ago

Google’s DeepMind Prepares Clinical Device For Eye-Scan Diagnoses

London-based AI unit demonstrates real-time diagnosis of eye health using cloud-based prototype, as it plans clinical trials

6 years ago

US Health Insurers To Work With IBM On Blockchain Trials

The planned blockchain-based network could be used to slash costs around claims processing, payments and maintaining provider directories

6 years ago

Government Sets £9m Competition For UK Digital Health Projects

New competition looks for tech to solve health issues — including privacy questions around the exploitation of sensitive patient data

6 years ago

Singapore Data Breach Hits 1.5 Million People

Major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database steals personal data of 1.5 million people

6 years ago

Welsh NHS Computers Back Online After IT Outage

Chaos for doctors and nurses in Wales this week, as IT failure hits at least half of GP services

7 years ago

Nokia Cuts UK Jobs And Stops Ozo VR Development To Focus On Health

Nokia says slower than expected sales have led it stop development on the Nokia OZO VR camera

7 years ago

Fitbit’s First Smartwatch Combines Fitness Features And Pebble Legacy

Fitbit Ionic targets fitness wearable market with health features, smart functions powered by Pebble technology and contactless payments

7 years ago

Startup Incubator Hopes To Make London The World’s Sports Tech Capital

Sports Tech Hub is inviting applications from startups ahead of its grand opening in october

7 years ago

‘Anonymous Hacker’ Claims To Have Stolen 11 Million NHS Records

The hack was carried out to warn patients that their personal data is being exposed, according to an alleged member…

7 years ago

Harlequins Hopes Fitness Tech Will Lead To Premiership Rugby Glory

Harlequins expand use of fitness and performance tech ahead of the 2017-18 Premiership Rugby season, but can it lead to…

7 years ago

Nokia Admits Regret For Backlash Against Its Health Mate App

The Finnish firm made a few too many changes to the Withings fitness-tracking app

7 years ago

Data Sharing Is Needed For The Greater Good Even If It Compromises Privacy

OPINION: Roland Moore-Colyer believes access to data offers more benefits than it erodes privacy

7 years ago

NHS Doctors Sending Patient Data On Snapchat In Alarming Case Of Shadow IT

DeepMind Health report criticises 'insecure, risky, and non-auditable way of operating'

7 years ago

The 999 Call Celebrates Its 80th Birthday

The world's first emergency service call system was rolled out in London on 30 June 1937

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Government & Public Sector IT

What do you know about the government's relationship with technology, the failures and great innovations?

8 years ago

Pacemaker Code ‘Contains 8,000 Vulnerabilities’

Researcher warns of troubling security vulnerabilities with pacemaker devices

8 years ago

Ulster University Launches £2m Hub Designed To Accelerate Health Tech Innovation

The innovation hub expands upon Ulster University's commitment to healthcare tech development

8 years ago

Synopsys Questions Cyber Safety Of Medical Devices

Question marks over the safety of medical kit has been raised again as study finds widespread medical complacency

8 years ago

AI Discovers Drug That Could Slow Down Motor Neuron Disease

BenevolentAI's technology demonstrated the benefit if AI in healthcare

8 years ago

Ulster University IoT Network To Power Connected Health Research

Ulster University is first university to launch a SIGFOX IoT network and the first in Northern Ireland

8 years ago

5G Connected Smart Bandages To Monitor Wounds

The bandages are to use nano-sensors to detect wound conditions, relaying this and other patient data to doctors over 5G…

8 years ago

Team Sky Doctor Thought Dropbox Was Hard To Use And ‘Insecure’

Sir Bradley Wiggins' medical records were not uploaded to Dropbox because former doctor had usability and security concerns, a parliamentary…

8 years ago

IBM Watson Powers Virtual Assistant For Arthritis Research UK

The system is currently being tested by 300 people with arthritis to provide immediate and informative answers

8 years ago