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Rock Health's latest report highlights that higher value deals, not increased frequency, are driving the record funding. 

Former UK life sciences minister talks about his "horror" after being tasked with the digitisation of the UK's National Health Service with a £4.2bn fund and "no delivery plan".

The technology is widely adopted in developing countries and appears to be a reliable source of health data during crisis, according to researchers.

The 1,000-person survey from Binary Fountain also found that half of Americans have shared healthcare experiences online.

Software allowing a digital video camera sensor to measure patients’ vital signs remotely has been approved as a Class IIa medical device in Europe in what is believed to be the first accreditation of its kind for this type of technology.

At the beginning of September, the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) released an initial code of conduct for data-driven healthcare technology.

Seventeen EU member states have now signed a declaration to link access to national genomic databanks and biobanks in a bid to make the EU a "beacon for global health research".

The National Health Service (NHS) in England is introducing a new app that will allow patients to access NHS services on their smartphones and tablets, to be gradually rolled out across the country starting from December this year.

The startup is also working with other pharma companies and plans to expand its relationship with Sanofi.

With artificial intelligence and virtual reality seeping into headlines across all industries – with overblown hype and fears intermingled with the reality of current use cases, benefits and risks – the intersection between emerging tech and the cutting-edge area of surgery is a topic of high interest.