As the second wave of Covid-19 infections hit, the medical industry is scrambling to find ways to continue trials and research as the gates of the world begin shutting down once more. Medical research labs far and wide have suspended their studies and kept mission-critical spaces open to resume the fight against the disease. Now, […]
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Wherever there is technology, there is the risk of cyberattacks; and the healthcare industry is by no means an exception, especially since the global Covid-19 pandemic. A vast number of wide-ranging hacks and data breaches launched on hospitals and healthcare providers have drastically increased the industry’s investment within cybersecurity to protect not only their patients, […]
South Korea is coping with huge medical costs due to its rapidly aging population and an increased rate of chronic disease. This factor combined with its robust communications technology infrastructure and its tech-savvy population, makes Korea an attractive market for any digital healthcare technology. While Korea’s increasing demand for digital healthcare created opportunities for global […]
The University of Glasgow has received £5.5 m in new funding from the UK government for the Healthcare Quest project that will tackle the use of smart home technology to support independent living for elderly and disabled people. The money comes as part of a £32 m funding package announced by the Engineering and Physical […]
The University of Liverpool has secured an extra £4.3 m funding for the Liverpool 5G create- a unique consortium supporting health and social care in the city. According to a press release published by Liverpool 5G on July 31, 2020, the project will develop a “blueprint” for the use of private 5G networks in delivering […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Trump administration required nursing homes to report their COVID-19 cases, it also promised to make the data available to residents, families and the public in a user-friendly way. But some facilities that have had coronavirus cases and deaths turn up as having none on Medicare‘s COVID-19 nursing home website. Those […]
>By MICHELLE R. SMITH, COLLEEN LONG and JEFF AMY Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Public health officials in some states are accused of bungling coronavirus infection statistics or even using a little sleight of hand to deliberately make things look better than they are. The risk is that politicians, business owners and ordinary Americans […]
Telemedicine consultation can now be accessed by all Telkom customers, subsidized by the company in partnership with Valentis Health, a health service providing telemedicine founded by doctors. The telemedical consultancy service dubbed Dial Daktari will allow Telkom customers to get in touch with a board of licensed doctors through their phones. This will allow people […]
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is driving up stress levels for many Americans — and new business for online therapy companies. More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults say worries tied to the outbreak are impacting their mental health, according to a recent poll by the Kaiser Family […]
Across the world, many of us are in lockdown, which either means that we are working from home or not working at all. Inevitably, this has an effect on our mental health. 46% of people in a recent survey say that their mental health is now worse than it was pre-coronavirus. Another thing indicated by […]