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‘Western doctors had been trained to believe that “proper” surgery involved proximity to the patient’
Pandemic deals with digital health service providers were often made too hastily
In this joint commission from The Lancet and Financial Times on Governing Health Futures 2030, we explore how AI and other digital advancements are being harnessed to improve healthcare in the world’s poorest regions
In the crisis innovation came to the rescue. Now the data companies must be forced to change
China is the perfect test bed for digital medicine
Service that improves treatment for patients on way to hospital to be introduced across UK after successful trial
Doctors have been spurred by Covid-19 to experiment with tech but it is not a cure-all
Video consultations could provide employees with cheaper, faster access to mental health treatment
Digital tools are helping to identify and treat chronic conditions early on
With global stress levels high, Headspace and Calm look likely candidates for future listings
Google already has deep knowledge of our lives and data on health adds another dimension
Sign that regulators have serious concerns despite concessions pledged by search giant
Payment parity is needed to give providers an incentive to keep offering the service
Recyclers turn to AI-powered robots to counter China’s plastic import ban; historians harness machine learning to solve ancient puzzles; and farmers pick high-tech robotics to help bring in the harvest
Legal contest consulted physicians on managing daily life and health post-pandemic
Fitbits and Apple watches among devices being used to gather patient data to trace spread of disease
Kansas staff and students will have to answer questions about symptoms in order to enter buildings
Machine learning is only effective if it is based on accurate sources
Digital innovations aimed at improving access for region’s poorer communities
Continent faces obstacles of infrastructure and ethics
Wireless sensors used to prevent life-saving medicines from spoiling in transit
South African antenatal texting service is being replicated across the continent
Country yet to match ambition for data-fed, unified system with investment in skills and infrastructure
Despite past failures, Google and other tech giants see great promise in the sector
Lack of funding results in a shortage of resources, while doctors are overstretched
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