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PupilScreen Aims to Allow Parents, Coaches, Medics to Detect Concussion, TBIs with a Phone

University of Washington researchers are developing the first smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting concussion and other traumatic brain injuries in the field: on the sidelines of a sports game, on a battlefield or in the home of an elderly person prone to falls. PupilScreen can detect changes in a pupil's response to light using a smartphone's video camera and deep learning tools

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NHS 'Will be Hit by More Cyber Attacks'

Concern about NHS cyber security has increased following the WannaCry attack and healthcare management professionals expect it to come under further attack from "organised hacktivists", according to a new survey of those registered to attend this year's UK Health Show. The survey of almost 600 registrants to the show, which is held at Olympia London on 27 September, suggests that leading managers and professionals are very worried about similar cyber attacks in the future.

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Philips Innovations at IFA 2017 Put Consumers Center-Stage in Personal Health

At this year's Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) showcases new products and services that empower consumers to take an active role in managing their health and well-being to get the most out of life. Philips' highlights at the exhibition include innovations in sleep therapy, mother and child care, air quality, oral health and female beauty.

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Stroke Patient Improvement with a Brain-Computer Interface

University of Adelaide researchers have shown that it is possible for stroke patients to improve motor function using special training involving connecting brain signals with a computer. In a "proof-of-principle" study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the researchers described how this brain-computer interface (BCI) produced a 36% improvement in motor function of a stroke-damaged hand.

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Nurses Becoming e-Nurses by Using Patientrack to Enhance Frontline Care

The ambitions of NHS Digital’s e-nursing week and the Royal College of Nursing's (RCN) 'Every nurse an e-nurse' campaign are being realised by nurses across the UK, who are seeing the benefits of using digital health on the frontline by using Patientrack, a technology used by nursing staff to capture patient vital signs and alert doctors when urgent attention is needed,

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Philips Supports Global Transformation of Pathology with Two New Fully Digitized Labs in Austria

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, has announced the continued momentum of its cutting-edge pathology diagnostics with the successful transformation of two fully digital pathology labs in Austria. The Pathology Institute in Hall and the Pathology Institute at Tirol Kliniken Innsbruck have fully digitized their diagnostic process with Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution,

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Global Head of Digital Trials in gBDS

Are you looking for a new professional challenge in a global acting company, would you like to utilize your expertise with digital devices and your experience in clinical trials?

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Adoption of Robotics into a Hospital's Daily Operations Requires Broad Cooperation

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland studied the implementation of a logistics robot system at the Seinäjoki Central Hospital in South Ostrobothnia. The aim is to reduce transportation costs, improve the availability of supplies and alleviate congestion on hospital hallways by running deliveries around the clock on every day of the week.

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New App Uses Smartphone Selfies to Screen for Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses - with a five-year survival rate of 9 percent - in part because there are no telltale symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch a tumor before it spreads. Now, University of Washington researchers have developed an app that could allow people to easily screen for pancreatic cancer and other diseases - by snapping a smartphone selfie.

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Strategic Partnership Enables Physicians to Conduct Clinical Research and Offer New Clinical Therapies to their Patients

Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) has partnered with Elligo Health Research to assist clinicians to conduct clinical trial studies in their own clinics. Through the Allscripts / Elligo partnership, clinical trials managed by Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) will be available, bringing new treatments to patients across major therapeutic areas.

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