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InnovationRx: Digital Health IPO Drought
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. There have been zero digital health IPOs so far in 2023, and, as the drought continues, the main focus of many startups is now cash preservation, says…
LinkedIn Shares New Insights into its Potential for Healthcare Marketers
LinkedIn has shared some new insights into the potential of the app for healthcare marketers, with a rising number of healthcare decision-makers now active in the app. “ There are a growing number of healthcare professionals on LinkedIn. At…
Chatbots: The Future of Healthcare
In recent years, chatbots have become increasingly present in our digital lives. Though previously used mainly as virtual assistants and in customer service, ChatGPT has ignited our fascination with the potential of chatbots to change the world.
Council Post: Trusting AI For A Better Future In Healthcare
Piotr is the CEO of Infermedica, a leading AI health company dedicated to improving preliminary symptom analysis and digital triage. Is there trust in AI in healthcare? Is this an obstacle we need to overcome? This question seems to be top-of-mind…
Glasgow tech company Neuranics raises £1.9m investment
The University of Glasgow's investment company, GU Holdings, the University of Edinburgh's venture investment fund, Old College Capital and Creator Fund, a London-based, early stage venture capital fund that backs scientific founding teams, also…
Internet-delivered CBT may help reduce depressive symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis
Major depressive disorder affects up to 50% of all individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) at some point during their lifetime and can lead to lower quality of life, greater disease progression and higher mortality. Patients enrolled in a phase 3…
A growing menace: Novel antifungals essential to tackle antifungal resistance
Agar plate culture of C. albicans. Image by Dr. William Kaplan / CDC (Public Domain) Fungal infections are an often-underestimated health burden globally. Many fungal pathogens, as Digital Journal has previously reported, represent a major threat…
China has 26 registered app stores, and Apple isn't one of them
A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you The list of registered app stores in the country includes Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Huawei and even Samsung, but not the mainland's fourth-largest smartphone brand A new regulation requiring app…
'Dr. Google' Meets Its Match: Dr. ChatGPT
As a fourth-year ophthalmology resident at Emory University School of Medicine, Riley Lyons' biggest responsibilities include triage: When a patient comes in with an eye-related complaint, Lyons must make an immediate assessment of its urgency. He…
At Lumanate 2023, Healthcare Leaders Shared Strategies for Patient Empowerment
'Today's healthcare leaders must move beyond the concepts of patient engagement and the digital front door, and truly understand their patients' needs in to create success within the healthcare ecosystem,' said Tarun Kapoor, MD, MBA, senior vice…
Congress's Lone Surgeon Wants States to Regulate AI
A new battle is brewing between states and the federal government. This time the fight isn't over taxes or immigration but rather the limits of regulating advanced artificial intelligence systems. Political disagreements around AI's role in…
Pandemic lockdowns reduced selfie-related fatalities despite social media surge
In a recent study published in the journal JMIR Formative Research, a group of researchers investigated the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on selfie-related mortality trends by comparing the frequency and circumstances…
Nine amazing days out and far-flung getaways to fight the winter blues
Temperatures may be dropping but don't snuggle up with your blanket just yet. Winter calls for new adventures and cool events to fill your calendar with. Lucky for you, we've found a few places where you can have the time of your life, whether…
New Student Finance Law Open the Doors of Lifelong Upskilling for Employability
Students in the UK are set to get a major financial relief as the Rishi Sunak government introduced a new law that seeks to change student financing. Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) announced that the Lifelong Learning Bill has become…
Walmart Inc. (WMT) 2023 Goldman Sachs Global Sustainability Forum - (Transcript)
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) 2023 Goldman Sachs Global Sustainability Forum Call September 27, 2023 1:00 PM ET Kathleen McLaughlin - Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Hello, everyone. We're going to get started. My name is Kate…
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