One of the most influential academic forums on the planet in the field of cardiovascular medicine has officially kicked off today in Munich, Germany. In this setting, Huawei has unveiled its latest proposals in health and wellness, showcasing for the first time its next-generation ambulatory blood pressure monitor, the HUAWEI...
The level of preparedness of governance, and not the speed at which technology is deployed, should be the central parameter for evaluating the responsible progress of artificial intelligence (AI) in health systems, according to a new report released by the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe).The document gathers the main...
The Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, through the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), has announced an investment of 4.6 million euros in the Spanish company Onalabs. The firm specializes in the digital monitoring of metabolic biomarkers through sweat, within a funding round that exceeds 9.3 million euros...
Substrate AI has opted to backtrack on its plans to debut its health sector subsidiary, Cuarta Dimensión Médica (4D Médica), on the London Stock Exchange, as the company communicated this Monday through BME Growth.The incorporation into the London stock market was planned through a 'reverse takeover' (RTO) operation, a mechanism...
Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to the healthcare field is already familiar to a significant portion of the citizenry: around six out of ten Spaniards have heard of it. However, its use as a possible substitute for the doctor in consultations causes clear rejection, according to the first wave of the...
The General Medical Council (OMC) has called on public administrations, both state and regional, to accelerate and complete the implementation of the Electronic Medical Death Certificate (CMDe) throughout the national territory, in order to avoid a digital divide in the processing of a medical act "as transcendental" as the certification...
The Secretary General of Digital Health, Information and Innovation of the National Health System, Juan Fernando Muñoz Montalvo, has insisted this Wednesday that the "final objective" of the collection of health data that is being regulated through the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and the future national digital health law...
Observing how a person beats an egg for one minute, recording the movement with a smartwatch, can be used to evaluate motor alterations linked to Parkinson's disease from home, according to specialists from the Research Group in Instrumentation and Applied Acoustics at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM).The work, published...
Sky Labs announced on June 11 the organization of exclusive symposia within the framework of the 35th European Society of Hypertension (ESH 2026) Congress, held in Gdansk (Poland), as well as at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Annual Conference 2026 in Manchester (United Kingdom).These meetings took place shortly after the...
The Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), an agency dependent on the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, has announced an investment of 650,000 euros in Clinicgram, a Spanish digital health company focused on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic wounds, including diabetic foot. Its 'software' platform uses...
Reale Blue Service, the services subsidiary of Reale Seguros in Spain, has closed a strategic agreement with Ever Health, a company specializing in medical-technological solutions and advanced telemedicine, with the aim of promoting and providing comprehensive health coverage to its digital health service 'Mi Telemedicina', as detailed this Tuesday by...
A study presented at the 22nd Congress of the Spanish Pain Society (SED), held in Vitoria, concludes that virtual reality can reduce opioid doses used in patients with chronic pain by up to 31 percent, in addition to promoting their emotional well-being and reducing anxiety and depression. The study was...
The Secretary General of Digital Health, Information and Innovation of the National Health System (SNS), Juan Fernando Muñoz Montalvo, has underlined that the future Digital Health Law aims "for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data to be integrated" into the healthcare system "with full ethical, security, and responsible data use...
The General Council of Nursing (CGE), together with the provincial colleges, has launched the 'Nursia Up' initiative, a platform designed to bring together the nursing community, promote the exchange of knowledge, collaboration and professional growth, with the intention of consolidating itself as the "great ecosystem" of Nursing in Spain.The president...
The Digital Health Validation Center of the Hospital de Sant Pau, Farmaindustria, and the Innovation Platform of the Spanish Federation of Health Technology Companies (Fenin) organized a conference this Wednesday in which the need to continue advancing in equity and reinforcing female leadership in innovation processes was emphasized.The meeting, under...