Privacy by Default and Privacy by Design are two principles that GDPR calls to mind and that data controllers must follow when applying in practice the protection of personal and sensitive data. More than a year after the GDPR came into force, what has actually changed in the way healthcare software is designed and implemented? Continue reading
Elon Musk’s Neuralink, the secretive company developing brain-machine interfaces, showed off some of the technology it has been developing to the public for the first time. The goal is to eventually begin implanting devices in paralyzed humans, allowing them to control phones or computers. Continue reading
Doctors spend more than half of their time in administrative activities instead of caring patients. Among these, the compilation of electronic patient records is one of the most relevant. This is how this time can be reduced. Continue reading
An interesting article on Lancet Digital Health, by Kazem Rahimi, reflects on the elusive search for the savings that digital health should allow. Continue reading
In the first half of the year, digital health startups raised a total of $4.2 billion in 180 transactions. Continue reading
Until a few years ago, cancer treatment was mainly carried out within the hospital. Advances in treatment are making it increasingly possible to treat these diseases as chronic diseases. The home management of these patients presents new challenges that require new tools. Continue reading
Google and the University of Chicago Medical Center have been sued in a class action for violating patient privacy as a result of a data sharing partnership the parties signed two years ago. Continue reading
