Population and Public Health

Also, Dutch medical AI-company Thirona closes financing round.

Baseimmune’s technology predicts future strains and designs antigens to protect against them.

Though deeply challenging on so many levels, the COVID cloud has had some silver linings for healthcare. One has been a growing realisation of the critical importance of interoperability between systems for telehealth to fulfil its potential, as a new webinar explores.

In October, the government enabled the use of the state ID for health insurance.  

UK citizens can now digitally verify their vaccination status through the EU's system.

Greater demand for digital solutions in healthcare sector has been accelerated by COVID-19 pandemic.

The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and HIMSS co-hosted the third annual Digital Health Advisory Group for Europe (DHAGE) and agreed that digital services should be based on public, rather than organisational, need.

Also, the South Korean government is now testing its platform for biotech research data-sharing.

At a recent conference, Amazon Care Director Kristen Lloyd Helton named the next few cities where Amazon Care is headed.

The NHS has received an extra £5.9bn in today’s budget, with UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling the funding “game changing”.