An advocacy group has issued a “call to arms” to make sure patients are closely consulted in the development of digital health technologies. The steering committee of the European Patient Innovation Summit (EPIS). A Novartis-backed group set up in 2016 as a platform for patient advocates to discuss digital health. Stated that the call aims
Novo Nordisk launched the strategy Defeat Diabetes, which introduces new long-term ambitions to provide access to affordable diabetes care to vulnerable patients in every country and ensure that no child should die from type 1 diabetes. One in every 11 people in the world has diabetes, a figure believed to increase to one in nine
As part of ‘Britain Get Talking‘campaign, the work responds to YouGov research that claims 55% of the UK public are more worried than usual about our families mental health. Launching at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, the spot sees the stars gather online, appearing at first to be catching up with each other
I wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge collective hello to my entire Med Comms network. Whilst this is very different to my normal approach to engage with all my extremely talented connections and amazing clients, with the current COVID-19 situation, I wanted to make sure you still get to hear my thoughts
AI company AiCure has launched a digital tool that detects subtle changes in a patient’s condition that can be used to enrich data generated in clinical trials. Using a smartphone camera, the app remotely detects visual, auditory and behavioural changes that could indicate whether a patient is responding to treatment, or suffering side effects. It
Google, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have all come together in a coordinated response in the wake of a stark warning from the NHS that scaremongering presented a risk to life as the number of cases in the UK rose to 373, with six deaths. The health service was moved to call out the risks associated with fake
Seventeen rare disease patients are the faces of the Takeda’s awareness campaign leading up to Rare Disease Day on Saturday. Paired with different artists, the “changemakers,” as Takeda calls them, shared their stories through various artwork including photographs, paintings and textiles. One woman and her young daughter, who has tuberous sclerosis, embrace in a textile
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Football team, Manchester United has launched Ignored, a new campaign to raise awareness about the importance of talking about mental health. The campaign focuses on a poignant film featuring words of encouragement from members of the men’s and women’s teams. The campaign recognises that people with mental health issues can often feel ignored and left to
Snapchat is addressing potential mental harm users may have incurred from using its services with the launch of a new wellbeing search tool that provides access to a wealth of resources on issues such as depression, suicide and anxiety. ‘Here for You’ is the first product launch from Snap which tackles the health and wellness agenda
