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The era of prescription digital health has dawned with approval of an app assessed to the same standard of clinical evidence as a conventional drug. Now pharma companies and digital therapy pioneers are forging development and marketing deals, while EU regulators and payers flounder

Automated surveillance was 100% accurate, while experts relying on manual recording and interpretation of individual patient data made errors. The automated system is faster and can be programmed to run checks at any timea

Using anonymised information from electronic health records is an efficient and low-cost way of following up subjects years after the treatment phase of a study completes

Older adults in England with fewer financial resources are more likely to develop dementia, according to new research.

Machine learning shown to detect one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke more accurately than current methods

Tough new data protection regulations arriving next month have big implications for how patient data from clinical trials, digital apps and ehealth are used in research and to drive improvements in Europe’s healthcare systems

Aim is to embed patient involvement - in setting research priorities, the design of clinical trials and dialogue with regulators and health technology assessment bodies - in health systems design

Key considerations for patients include whether online doctors have access to their medical records and are suitable for those with complex health needs. And, GPs say, online services should be in addition to traditional face-to-face consultations

New healthcare model is proposed, based on data from 10,575 patients in the Swedish Heart Failure Register

UK is lagging 14 comparable countries in key measures like infant mortality and immunisation levels. The government needs a ‘health in all policies’ approach to policy making to address this

Study raises concerns that new antibiotics will do little to solve the resistance problem if the drugs are used inappropriately once they are introduced

An alliance with outcomes measurement body ICHOM intends to accelerate the push towards value-based care. The aim is to square the circle between the budget squeeze facing healthcare systems and paying for medical innovation coming through the pipeline

Health programme is trying to reach its potential in the face of funding challenges that may be exacerbated by Brexit

An analysis based on the EU survey of health, ageing and retirement shows children who grew up in disadvantaged households will be in poorer health as adults, even if their socio-economic status improves

Babylon Health, a smartphone app powered by artificial intelligence, is making online diagnoses and has cut waiting times from two weeks to two hours – with the added convenience of remote consultations

Remote monitoring leads to earlier detection of infections, enabling treatment in the community, avoiding re-admission to hospital