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Smartphone Apps Launched for Atrial Fibrillation Patients and their Healthcare Providers

Novel smartphone and tablet applications (apps) for atrial fibrillation patients and healthcare professionals have been launched by heart experts. The objectives and design of the apps are outlined in a paper published online today in EP Europace,(1) with a summary published in the European Heart Journal.(2)

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.

Novel Software can Recognize Eye Contact in Everyday Situations

"Until now, if you were to hang an advertising poster in the pedestrian zone, and wanted to know how many people actually looked at it, you would not have had a chance", explains Andreas Bulling, who leads the independent research group "Perceptual User Interfaces" at the Excellence Cluster at Saarland University and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics.

The Danish Reference Genome

After close to 5 years of work, the GenomeDenmark consortium has now finalized the efforts to establish a Danish Reference genome. The result is a reference of unrivalled quality and information depth, as compared to other similar international references and studies. Due to the unique and high quality approach, the consortium consisting of three Danish universities and the genomics company BGI Europe has been able to analyze otherwise intractable genomics regions for the first time.

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Launches the eHealth Center, the First Academic eHealth Centre in Southern Europe

This Wednesday, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) launched the first academic centre in southern Europe specializing in eHealth, the eHealth Center, at an act held in the Sala Europa of the Representation of the European Commission in Barcelona. The act was attended by Josep A. Planell, President of the UOC; Marta Aymerich, Vice President for Strategic Planning and Research at the UOC; Antoni Comín, the Government of Catalonia's Minister for Health;

Wirral University Teaching Hospital implements Cerner Oncology, a First of Type in the UK

Registered Staff Nurse, Kerry Buckley and Deputy Ward Sister, Zara-Kate Delamere are just two of the staff making use of the technology on the Haematology Ward

Blood cancer patients are receiving the very best care at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) supported by pioneering technology which is the first of its kind in the UK. Patient safety is the top priority for WUTH and has been the main focus of its work with Cerner UK. The latest technology is also in line with the NHS national requirement to digitise work around oncology treatment.

The NCSC's Latest Statement Regarding the International Cyber Incident

The latest statement from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the UK's authority on cyber security:
Since the global coordinated ransomware attack on thousands of private and public sector organisations across dozens of countries on Friday, there have been no sustained new attacks of that kind. But it is important to understand that the way these attacks work means that compromises of machines and networks that have already occurred may not yet have been detected, and that existing infections from the malware can spread within networks.

Smartphone Apps Launched for Atrial Fibrillation Patients and their Healthcare Providers

NHS 'Will be Hit by More Cyber Attacks'

Novel Software can Recognize Eye Contact in Everyday Situations

The Danish Reference Genome

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Launches the eHealth Center, the First Academic eHealth Centre in Southern Europe

Wirral University Teaching Hospital implements Cerner Oncology, a First of Type in the UK

The NCSC's Latest Statement Regarding the International Cyber Incident

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