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Highland Advisory Board Welcomes a New Chair and a New Member

The Highland advisory board has welcomed a new chair and a new member. Nicola Haywood-Cleverly, an experienced non-executive director and board-level specialist in digital transformation, has taken the reins at the expert panel.

While Ben Argo, an accessibility consultant and lead governor at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, has joined the group to provide a new perspective on its discussions and the guidance it provides to the health tech growth agency and its clients.

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American Journal of Public Health Highlights the Need for Stronger Governance for Ethical Implementation of AI in Public Health

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds profound potential to reshape public health. Although its application accelerates threat detection and targeted interventions, the rapid deployment has outpaced the regulatory, validation, and equity safeguards standard to traditional health interventions.

In a recent analytic essay, Dr. Terry Adirim from the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, and

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Using AI to Design Better Cancer Therapies

CAR T cell therapy, which involves genetically modifying a patient’s own immune cells to fight their cancer, is a technique that has shown great promise, especially against blood cancers. But currently, only about 4% of patients with advanced or metastatic cancer in the United States are candidates for CAR T therapy, and closer to 3% will actually benefit, according to one recent analysis.

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Can AI Predict Glucose Changes Before they Happen?

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting around 66 million adults in Europe - a figure projected to rise to more than 72 million by 2050. For people with type 1 diabetes, keeping glucose levels within a safe range requires continuous monitoring and careful insulin management. Yet even with experience and careful treatment, unexpected fluctuations can occur, potentially leading to hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia.

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Philips-Led Projects Win ITEA Awards for Advancing AI-Enabled Healthcare Innovation

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced that two Philips-led public-private research collaborations have received ITEA Awards of Excellence 2026 for advancing AI-enabled innovation in healthcare.

SYMPHONY received the ITEA Award of Excellence for “Exceptional Excellence” for connecting healthcare data, clinical workflows and AI-supported decision tools through open, interoperable ecosystems.

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Livi Becomes Kry as UK's Leading Digital GP Provider Joins Pan-European Rebrand

Livi has become Kry, bringing the established UK healthcare business together with the Swedish-founded group’s operations across Europe under a single brand.

Kry has operated in the UK since 2018 under the Livi name, delivering more than 4 million consultations to patients across the country.

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Not All Colonoscopies Are the Same. New AI Audits them at Scale

Colonoscopies are one of the most effective ways to prevent colorectal cancer, which is surging among young adults in the U.S. Yet, the quality of each procedure can vary substantially from one physician to another. As a result, medical societies recommend routinely reviewing every colonoscopist - something that’s challenging and time-consuming for practices to implement.

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AI may Help Identify Breast Cancers Missed by Mammograms

Artificial intelligence (AI) may help radiologists identify subtle signs of breast cancers that are missed during routine mammograms, and some AI systems may even identify patterns associated with an increased risk of cancer before it becomes visible on a mammogram, but there are still many significant limitations, according to a review led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Meet the Highland Advisory Board: Dylan Roberts

After the best part of 40 years in public service, holding senior positions in local government, health, and the public sector, what has Dylan Roberts learned about using technology to deliver change and the best way to achieve progress?

Dylan Roberts has spent almost 40 years in public service, holding senior positions in IT in local government and healthcare. So, what got him into computing in the first place?

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Agentis Health Group Acquires Clinical Pharmacist Solutions to Strengthen Digital Healthcare Business

Agentis Health Group has acquired Clinical Pharmacist Solutions to strengthen its healthcare business and align with the 10-Year Health Plan’s shift towards community and preventative services.

The two CQC-registered businesses have a complementary heritage in providing pharmacy solutions to independent mental health hospitals and care providers, GP practices and primary care networks.

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