Apple® today announced CareKit™, a new software framework designed to help developers enable people to actively manage their own medical conditions. iPhone® apps using CareKit make it easier for individuals to keep track of care plans and monitor symptoms and medication; providing insights that help people better understand their own health. 
NHS patients and clinicians are to benefit from ground-breaking digital health technology thanks to a fresh new drive - an Accelerator - helping small to medium digital health businesses develop and pioneer health care technology specifically for the NHS. 
Do you have the cheating gene? Are you looking after your stomach bugs? Did your father suffer famine before puberty? The answer to these questions could change - even save - your life with the advent of precision medicine. 
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) united with FDI World Dental Federation to celebrate World Oral Health Day (WOHD). In a world where 90% of the population will suffer from a condition in the mouth, teeth or gums during their lifetime, Philips is committed to developing meaningful innovation that addresses global societal needs and improves lives. 
Agfa HealthCare announced that the Admiraal De Ruyter Ziekenhuis (ADRZ) in Goes has become the first hospital in the Netherlands to install its Enterprise Imaging for Radiology solution. ADRZ is a general care hospital with four sites, 170 medical specialists and 2300 employees providing healthcare services in the Zeeland region of the Netherlands. 
Opinion Article by Michael Thick, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Clinical Information Officer at IMS MAXIMS.
Panasonic released a video featuring its assist robots, which support the everyday lives of workers and the elderly. The company has applied the advanced control and sensor technologies that it has developed to create a robot equipped with motors that assist human body mechanics.