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Yesterday at The Atlantic's Pulse summit, providers discussed the balancing act of engaging patients through digital tools without losing their personal, human touch. 

The resource was developed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and partner organisations.

The team hopes the new sensor will enable faster identification of conditions in areas with scarce resources in order to help families and their newborns. 

Those using the Garmin Connect fitness platform and certain Garmin smartwatches will receive period predictions and targeted educational content.

Patients are not embracing video calls with the enthusiasm anticipated by NHS England and many GPs themselves, according to new research from leading app provider askmyGP.

Dr Sam Shah, Conan O'Neill and Radhika Rangaraju from NHS England argue that a strategy taking into account factors that could enable or inhibit a broad ecosystem is crucial in the digitisation of healthcare in England. 

AXA Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Oxford VR (OVR) announced a first-of-a-kind partnership to pilot a groundbreaking automated immersive therapy using virtual reality (VR) for mental health in Asia including the Greater Bay Area.

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found that patients using a VR system reported less pain when being treated with a needle than their counterparts who received the standard of care. 

Established in the US in 2013, Shanghai-headquartered QTC Care, a healthcare platform that uses AI to streamline treatment recovery and disease prevention, announced that it has raised $7M in series A funding.