EyeControl headset for locked-in patients available on NHS Supply Chain
EyeControl, which combines an eye-tracking camera and speaker, allows patients who have lost the ability to move or speak to communicate.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
The latest roundup includes Hancock’s tech vision that patients can use wearables and diet-tracking apps to prevent them from falling ill.
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Sick spacefarers to tap clinical support app aboard ISS
NASA astronauts on the International Space Station will be able to use UpToDate to check their symptoms and access clinical recommendations.
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Virtual reality for stroke patients one step closer thanks to £400k funding
The Countess of Chester Hospital and University of Chester will explore how VR can help patients practice and relearn daily activities following a stroke.
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Virtual assistant tool launched to help with anxiety
Launched for both Amazon Alexa and Google Home, Mindscape, supports people suffering from panic attacks or struggling with anxiety.
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AXA advances its health offering with virtual doctor service
Customers will have easy access to primary care via Advance’s medical doctors, which are located in eight main hubs around the world.
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GP practice opens doors to cryptocurrency payments with Medicalchain
Patients at The Groves Medical Centre now have the ability to pay for private services using a form of cryptocurrency called ‘MedTokens’.
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RCGP chair says GPs are not ‘technophobic dinosaurs’
Helen Stokes-Lampard said GPs are the champions of safe technology, but the sky-high costs of trying to keep up with private companies is impossible.
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DoctorLink selected by London STP for online clinical triage platform
The contract means up to 1.6 million patients across 242 surgeries will have access to a digital symptom checker and an online appointment system.
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GP at Hand Tube poster banned by ASA
The ruling body investigated three issues about the adverts for the service, which allows patients to talk to their GP via their smartphone.
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