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Open Call HORIZON-MISS-2022-CANCER-01-04: Towards the creation of a European Cancer Patient Digital Centre

The overall goal of the Mission on Cancer[1] and the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan[2] includes a better quality of life for patients and their families living with, and after, cancer.

Project results will support the creation of a virtual European Cancer Patient Digital Centre (ECPDC), which is a federated network of patient controlled (national) health data infrastructures enabling the voluntary exchange of patients and survivors' health data in a standardised approach, for primary and secondary use.

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App to Help Doctors Help Patients with Leukemia

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and clinicians at Rigshospitalet have developed an app that can help doctors make better decisions for patients with leukaemia.

The researchers analysed a data set containing 112 million blood tests from 1.3 million Danes, 1,123 of whom suffer from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).

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£8.5 Million Research Program to Transform AI Ethics and Regulation in the UK

A new research programme has been announced that will see researchers collaborate with industry and policymakers to tackle some of the of the biggest ethical questions posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), in order to build public trust and ensure the UK remains at global forefront of the research, development and deployment of AI technology.

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Philips Awarded Top Honor by Red Dot Jury with Design Team of the Year Award

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced that the company's Experience Design Team has been awarded the honorary title of 'Red Dot: Design Team of the Year 2022'. The Red Dot design organization awarded the title in recognition of the Philips Experience Design Team's multidisciplinary approach to creating integrated solutions that address major challenges in healthcare,

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Marcomms / PR Account / PR Account Manager - Healthcare & Technology

Highland Marketing is looking for an account manager, full of energy and ideas, to be part of a PR, marketing and communications agency team working with clients in the innovative field of health & care and health technology - where pioneering and well-established tech companies are collaborating with health and social care providers to radically change the landscape of patient care and outcomes for health.

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Telemedicine Helped Ensure Essential Type 2 Diabetes Care Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected healthcare service usage among patients with 2 type diabetes in North Karelia, Finland, but essential care was continuously provided. The delivery of many essential services was facilitated by processes that strongly relied on telemedicine already before the pandemic.

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Language Matters when Describing Weight Loss Goals

Obesity affects millions of individuals worldwide and is associated with a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. A study publishing June 16th in the open access journal PLOS Digital Health by Annabell Ho at Noom, Inc. New York, United States, suggests that while setting a weight-loss goal, analytical language was associated with greater weight loss success and a lower likelihood of attrition.

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Automating Renal Access in Kidney Stone Surgery Using AI-enabled Surgical Robot

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is an efficient, minimally-invasive, gold standard procedure used for removing large kidney stones. Creating an access from the skin on the back to the kidney - called renal access, is a crucial yet challenging step in PCNL. An inefficiently created renal access can lead to severe complications including massive bleeding, thoracis and bowel injuries, renal pelvis perforation, or even sepsis.

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ECG Data & AI Principal Scientist Director

Philips is one of the largest Health technology companies in the world. Every day we connect millions of people to our offerings generating terabytes of data. Our purpose is to help improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. We want to help drive the transformation of healthcare to achieve this.

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Oracle Purchase of Cerner Approved

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) announced that all required antitrust approvals have been obtained for its proposed acquisition of Cerner, including European Commission clearance. Cerner is a leading provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems to enable medical professionals to deliver better healthcare to individual patients and communities.

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