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We take a look at BioLiberty, the Edinburgh-based healthtech startup that's created an AI-powered assistive device and digital therapy platform for people living with hand weakness Across the UK alone, 2.5 million people live with hand weakness, which can be as a result of conditions such as stroke, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and motor neurone disease. Sometimes, it ...
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The lowdown on Bionaut Labs, the US startup that's on a mission to revolutionise the medical world with its innovative microscale robots We are, and have been for a while, in a period of time where reality begins to catch up with science fiction; where technology that we accepted as only part of fictional worlds starts to become a reality. One such technology is microrobotics for use in the med...
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The lowdown on GyroGear, the London-based medtech startup that's creating innovative wearable devices to stabilise hand tremors There are a number of different types of hand tremor, and different causes. The most well-known is Parkinson’s disease, but there is a more common Essential Tremor which can be misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s due to its similarity and affects 7 million people ...
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Proximie is a platform that uses artificial intelligence, machine learning and augmented reality to enable clinicians to collaborate virtually When it comes to medical care, particularly something like a surgical operation, variation is not a particularly good thing. If patient A is getting the best quality care and highly skilled surgeon, but patient B over in another hospital is getting somet...
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If, like many of us you're working from home at the moment, here are a few basic tips to help you do just that - in comfort With the nation back in lockdown, a very high percentage of people find themselves working from home again. Opinion has been split on WFH, but it seems that those that are enjoying the many perks of remote work will have the right setup while those that are struggling may ...
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Gavin Perrett, Creative Director at Identity Resource outlines some of the key ways that will help us deal with mental health challenges this year As the Coronavirus Pandemic continues to rage in 2021 awareness of mental health issues is rising and people are taking steps to look after not only their physical health, but their mental health as well. And business is playing its part by introduci...
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Tips and advice on identifying and overcoming burnout by the team at Spill, the startup which provides all-in-one mental health support to startups through Slack 1. Understand what burnout is Burnout is the combination of three emotions: exhaustion, negativity, and ineffectiveness. Its root cause is psychological, centring on our goals and our expectations. Whilst many people think the main c...
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Fertility Zone, a new app and community launches aiming to provide support, advice, and resources to men and women struggling to get pregnant Following their own long struggle to conceive a baby, Northamptonshire-based couple Alex and Natalie Mutambudzi have launched Fertility Zone, an app-based community that aims to provide social support, advice, and resources to men and women struggling to ...
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The lowdown on Numan, the London-based startup and online clinic that's on a mission to help men to take control of their health and wellbeing Currently, 3 out of 4 men will not go to a clinic for treatment when they are suffering a health issue, preferring to ‘tough it out’ or suffer in strong, manly silence. After all, that’s how decades, centuries, millenia of society ...
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The Oxford-based tech startup that's created an innovative tracking solution that can be used to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 It can often be useful to be able to keep track of where people are inside a building, but one of the most obvious places for this need is in hospitals. Knowing where doctors and nurses are at all time can be of great value to ensuring that people are being trea...
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