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Julian Assange Is So Ill He Could Die, Warn Doctors
More than 60 doctors warn British Home secretary that the health of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is so bad he could die in Belmarsh prison
Julian Assange Life At Risk In Prison, Claims Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson says Julian Assange has been ‘psychologically tortured’ by his ongoing detention
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd Takes Medical Leave Of Absence
Former CEO of HP is to take leave of absence for unexplained medical treatment, as Oracle financials miss expectations
Julian Assange ‘Too Ill’ To Appear For Court Hearing
The health of Wikileaks co-founder in question after his lawyers state he is too ill to appear for court hearing
Google’s DeepMind Prepares Clinical Device For Eye-Scan Diagnoses
London-based AI unit demonstrates real-time diagnosis of eye health using cloud-based prototype, as it plans clinical trials
US Health Insurers To Work With IBM On Blockchain Trials
The planned blockchain-based network could be used to slash costs around claims processing, payments and maintaining provider directories
Government Sets £9m Competition For UK Digital Health Projects
New competition looks for tech to solve health issues — including privacy questions around the exploitation of sensitive patient data
Singapore Data Breach Hits 1.5 Million People
Major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database steals personal data of 1.5 million people
Welsh NHS Computers Back Online After IT Outage
Chaos for doctors and nurses in Wales this week, as IT failure hits at least half of GP services
NHS Boosts Cybersecurity With Ethical Hackers, Real Time Monitoring & SMS Alerts
NHS Digital plots £20m division to help stop another WannaCry attack
Nokia Cuts UK Jobs And Stops Ozo VR Development To Focus On Health
Nokia says slower than expected sales have led it stop development on the Nokia OZO VR camera
Fitbit’s First Smartwatch Combines Fitness Features And Pebble Legacy
Fitbit Ionic targets fitness wearable market with health features, smart functions powered by Pebble technology and contactless payments
Startup Incubator Hopes To Make London The World’s Sports Tech Capital
Sports Tech Hub is inviting applications from startups ahead of its grand opening in october
‘Anonymous Hacker’ Claims To Have Stolen 11 Million NHS Records
The hack was carried out to warn patients that their personal data is being exposed, according to an alleged member of the Anonymous hacking group
Harlequins Hopes Fitness Tech Will Lead To Premiership Rugby Glory
Harlequins expand use of fitness and performance tech ahead of the 2017-18 Premiership Rugby season, but can it lead to a repeat of 2012?
Nokia Admits Regret For Backlash Against Its Health Mate App
The Finnish firm made a few too many changes to the Withings fitness-tracking app
Data Sharing Is Needed For The Greater Good Even If It Compromises Privacy
OPINION: Roland Moore-Colyer believes access to data offers more benefits than it erodes privacy
NHS Doctors Sending Patient Data On Snapchat In Alarming Case Of Shadow IT
DeepMind Health report criticises ‘insecure, risky, and non-auditable way of operating’
The 999 Call Celebrates Its 80th Birthday
The world’s first emergency service call system was rolled out in London on 30 June 1937
Tech Quiz: Government & Public Sector IT
What do you know about the government’s relationship with technology, the failures and great innovations?
Pacemaker Code ‘Contains 8,000 Vulnerabilities’
Researcher warns of troubling security vulnerabilities with pacemaker devices
Ulster University Launches £2m Hub Designed To Accelerate Health Tech Innovation
The innovation hub expands upon Ulster University’s commitment to healthcare tech development
Synopsys Questions Cyber Safety Of Medical Devices
Question marks over the safety of medical kit has been raised again as study finds widespread medical complacency
AI Discovers Drug That Could Slow Down Motor Neuron Disease
BenevolentAI’s technology demonstrated the benefit if AI in healthcare
Ulster University IoT Network To Power Connected Health Research
Ulster University is first university to launch a SIGFOX IoT network and the first in Northern Ireland
5G Connected Smart Bandages To Monitor Wounds
The bandages are to use nano-sensors to detect wound conditions, relaying this and other patient data to doctors over 5G networks
Team Sky Doctor Thought Dropbox Was Hard To Use And ‘Insecure’
Sir Bradley Wiggins’ medical records were not uploaded to Dropbox because former doctor had usability and security concerns, a parliamentary inquiry hears
IBM Watson Powers Virtual Assistant For Arthritis Research UK
The system is currently being tested by 300 people with arthritis to provide immediate and informative answers
Cancer Research Smart Benches Offer Londoners Solar Power Charging And Free Wi-Fi
The smart benches come with contactless payment tech to enable people to make small on-the-fly donations