Emerging Technologies

Free mental health app available to 1 million South Yorkshire NHS users An emotional wellness app is being offered to over 16s in the UK's South Yorkshire for free, to help manage low moods, reduce stress and improve sleep.

The device allows them to use handheld controllers to play video games.

Also, study finds digital physiotherapy app is clinically effective.

Also, clinicians urgently require digital health training, says Elsevier Health report.  

A clinical trial has shown that it can predict AD progression with 88% and 84% accuracy in American and Japanese patients, respectively.

Diligent Robotics CEO and cofounder Andrea Thomaz explains how her company's clinical support robot Moxi works and how its design informs its interactions with humans.

Its exoskeleton robots have been used in over 200 hospitals in China to help patients walk again.

The digital platform enables clinicians to adjust their patient's devices remotely and in real-time.

Funding will be used to expand the firm’s digital health platform. 

Also, Caterpillar receives £450,000 for rewards-based digital health platform.