Researchers devise new way to hack-proof implantable medical devices
Nice update on a matter we flagged up last August. Researchers devise new way to hack-proof implantable medical devices.
Nice update on a matter we flagged up last August. Researchers devise new way to hack-proof implantable medical devices.
What pot of gold was that then? Oh, the one in the public’s mind. Actually, the point of publishing this item is to highlight the (good) natural way that ‘telecare’ is referenced without any explanation as part of Hertfordshire’s services’… Read moreForget about 'social care pot of gold' (UK)
If you have looked into buying a mobile phone for an older person you may have been surprised (and confused) by the number of choices you have. However, there is a new ebook published by Guy Dewsbury, well known consultant,… Read moreA guide to buying a mobile phone for people over 50
DARPA–the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency–part of the US Department of Defense, is offering a competition this fall for teams to develop robots capable of navigating staged disaster-response scenarios–in other words, in dangerous and human-unfriendly ground environments, with an emphasis… Read moreTake the challenge…the DARPA Robotics Challenge
Two researchers at University of Calfiornia San Francisco (UCSF) have developed an app to identify pills based on color, shape and imprint. From those leftover pills at home to the mystery in a parent’s medicine cabinet, this may be a… Read moreWhat is that pill, anyway? Here's an app to find out
Down Under’s Crikey health blog reviews a Canadian study of telemedicine video in use with post-stroke patients and caregivers. MOST (Moving On After Stroke), a group-based self-management program, connected rural Ontario patients and caregivers with health care providers and each… Read moreThe limitations of telemedicine shown in Canadian study
Just last week Dick Vinegar, the Guardian’s ‘Patient from Hell’ laid into the delay in publishing the WSD results. [TA & Guardian original, now with extra comments]. However, today he says “I am so upset that I am returning to… Read moreUpset Patient from Hell with implementation in his sights (UK)
Ruth Ormsby, a senior executive in Accenture’s Public Sector operation is gearing up to make the consultancy’s contribution to the 3ML initiative. She is full of good ideas that NHS doctors will no doubt be falling over themselves to adopt…. Read more3millionlives: Accenture's contribution – 'intelligent shirts' (UK)
I [Editor Steve] have previously noted that there is a myth developing outside the UK that, because the headline results of the Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) Programme were so good, the UK Government is going to provide telehealth to 3… Read more3millionlives: The myth perpetuates (US)
‘Tis a pity that the word ‘ecosystem’ is so redolent of leafmould, worms and bugs, as the European Connected Health Alliance’s website is crawling with references to it. Actually, when technologists refer to ‘ecosystem’ one has to suspect that they… Read moreECHAlliance members: Expressions of interest for 'On-line Innovation Factory' (UK)