Population and Public Health

Also, Enovacom launches solution to centralise patient data in a single app.

The European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) Health has announced the acquisition of one of its supported startups PhagoMed GmbH, by BioNTech SE, in a bid to find new and alternative solutions to antibiotics that are losing effectiveness.

Only 1.3% of images included in the public data set included patient ethnicity. 

Ellume began recalling the tests last month for giving false positive results.

Cue received emergency use authorization for its at-home COVID-19 test in March and went public in September.

A new app which collates older people’s health indicators and monitors for flu symptoms supports nurses and carers to make remote diagnoses and treat patients in their homes, reducing hospitalisations.

The internet cognitive behavioural therapy programme will launch in 2022.

An app which supports smartphones and tablets to accurately scan wounds and share images securely has been rolled out by NHS Wales, allowing clinical staff to assess and monitor wound healing remotely.

The study found only 46% of patients eligible for prophylactic low-dose aspirin due to high-risk factors for preeclampsia had gotten a provider recommendation by 16 weeks gestation.

Balanced CEO Katie Reed said general virtual fitness platforms may not take seniors’ needs into account, and options geared toward older adults can be too clinical.