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Medical animation allows doctors, researchers and others to get an instant view of what various processes are like in the human body, providing unrivalled three-dimensional imagery that’s proving immensely popular and driving global demand that’s set to soar in the coming years at medical facilities around the world. It’s proving an indispensable tool in many medical fields, including the pharmaceutical industry, as medical animation also allows for a more enhanced understanding of drugs and how...

According to the report by Frost & Sullivan, by 2020, the market for big data analytics in healthcare will exceed $68 billion. In 2019, the growth of the technological segment in medicine will have a significant impact on related markets, such as big data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), mobile medicine, smart accessories, etc. This way, it’s fair to conclude that with the increase in the amount of digitalitalized data, the urgency of finding a decent...

The Healthcare industry has undergone magnificent changes in the last decade thanks to evolving technological innovations. From CT Scans to Portable Wearables for better health monitoring and a paradigm shift to ‘value-based care’, there is a fundamental change in patient diagnosis, treatment, education and training of medical professionals. One of the latest exciting additions that has accelerated this is Augmented Technology(AT). The AT market has a huge potential and is expected to reach USD 1.5...

The advancements in the healthcare industry are not just confined to quality medical care solutions but also to change the delivery system and patient experience as a whole. All the industries have understood the innate potential of automation and the results are quite optimistic. For instance, many hospitals have already introduced RFID tags for record-keeping, access control, inventory tracking, and more, thereby improving efficiency. It is now time for the healthcare industry transformation, in the light of...

LA-based VC and entrepreneur, Paul Grand, left his investment job to set up a not-for-profit designed to matchmake between medtech start-ups and giants. Kathryn Reilly talks to him about the process and his hopes for the future. Charismatic and enthusiastic, Paul Grand’s passion for medical technology and its potential is easy to glean. ‘It’s definitely making a difference in everyone’s lives,’ he begins. ‘It truly is something that’s changing the world.’ MedTech Innovator is a non-profit...

Today’s social care ecosystem continues to be under equipped for the growing challenges associated with supporting and funding the care for an ageing population. And as we find ourselves in the midst of a heatwave, the current care services are under further pressure to ensure the older generation are safe, well looked after and coping in the extreme heat. But with the death toll from the ongoing heatwave reaching 1,000*, it is apparent that it...

The future of healthcare is inextricably linked to the future of technology, and there are many extraordinary developments taking place in the world that will shape the future of the healthcare industry in numerous huge and surprising ways. While it is impossible to list all of the different ways in which the healthcare industry is likely to change as a result of developments in technology – from cloud service providers in india helping to improve...

More and more patients need hospital care, whether it’s in an accident and emergency department, seeking cancer treatment, or for planned routine operations, the steady increase is a concern. The NHS collects and processes an immense amount of data, all of which can be analysed and actioned to improve the experience for patients. There has been a growing movement and focus on how technology can be used to improve services and ensure patient care is...

With an aging and growing population, there is an ever-increasing need to find smarter and more efficient ways to deliver healthcare. To bring this about, healthcare professionals are turning to technology for answers, and there are four areas, in particular, that are bringing spectacular results. Here, we’ll look at how the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and RFID technology are helping to reshape healthcare in 2018. 1. Internet of Things The internet...