Health technology stories

2020 will go down in history for the year of the global pandemic, but also for the rise of innovative digital technologies.More

An Australian nurse has won two awards for her digital tech startup that aims to ease the stress of people living with persistent and chronic pain. More

"The large number of nominations reflects the strong desire they each have towards making a contribution to the sector nationwide."More

The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne has chosen Spectralink Versity as the communication platform for its 6,000 staff.More

The figures are based on Fitbit's recent Active Zone Minutes feature. Here's what they found.More

Alibaba Cloud will provide cloud credits and mentorship to healthcare and fintech startups helping them harness the power of AI, Cloud and other digital technologies to meet current and future business needs. More

The solution integrates data from a practice management system as well as cloud accounting software, resulting in a user-friendly interface which shows the most common reporting requirements for managing a practice.More

IDTechEx has released research that looks at the growth of the wearables market and the growing innovation in health and medical technologies.More

The chief executive of NZHIT says the Government should release a report that will kickstart the digital transformation of NZ’s health services.More

One University of Otago professor thinks that our national airline could “bring to health what they have achieved with air travel.”More

MyFiziq has developed a patented application designed to help reduce cases of obesity, whilst also having an impact in the fight against COVID-19.More

Has entered a MOU with Australian-born Medibio which uses objective measures to identify depression, anxiety and stress.More

Analysis of industry data indicates expenditure on big data analytics in healthcare is estimated to see a compound annual growth rate of over 19% between now and 2027.  More

Technologies such as mHealth, telehealth, and wearable devices to help pregnancy care, fertility, and menstrual care treatments while reducing costs.More

New project will utilise artificial intelligence to streamline clinical records to better inform responses to suicide prevention.More

The Chinese giant has created a global direct sourcing platform to support medical personnel in Chinese areas impacted by coronavirus.More

This appointment extends the range of solutions that Sektor currently offers to partners who serve the healthcare sector. More

MEDrefer allows general practitioners to select and send secure, traceable referrals to hospitals, specialists and allied health providers.More

"Joining the public healthcare sector that is undergoing fundamental change in the form of digital transformation to support better health outcomes for people is very exciting."More

Hills will focus on its health division and its larger security and technical services distribution division.More

More than 200,000 eGrowth Charts have been created since the Northern Region DHBs and their shared ICT services partner healthAlliance rolled out the initiative.More

The new surgical procedure replaces the lens in the eye with an artificial lens and is the first of its kind to be offered in New Zealand.More

The market was valued at US$30 million in 2017, and the value will increment at a CAGR of 4.6% up to 2025.More

The system uses a user uploaded AI to track movement and compare it with known Parkinson’s symptoms, and a report is created almost instantly.More