The Agenzia per l’Italia Digitale has made available a new website with open data from the Public Administration.
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A proposal to digitise the package leaflet for medicines
The Associazione Farmaceutici dell’Industria (Afi) presented the ‘My e-Leaflet’ project which was developed with key stakeholders from the Italian healthcare community, including patient associations, healthcare professionals and practitioners.
Continue readingPresident Macron announces €1 billion for cyber security after ransomware attacks on two French hospitals
Hospitals in Dax and Villefranche-sur-Saône were paralysed by attacks in which hackers blocked telephone systems, forcing the hospitals to disable the internet to prevent the spread of ransomware.
Continue readingDigital therapies: what they are, what they are for, how they work
Digital therapies are proving particularly useful in pathological conditions linked to behavioural and psychological factors, such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, type II diabetes, and even serious respiratory problems. Let’s take a look at how they are made, how they work, the indications and market perspectives.
Health care, for safety, has taken a lot from aviation, but not all of it.
The world of civil aviation and the strong focus on “safety” have inspired the clinical risk models that today are used in hospitals. However, leaving aside some very important aspects.
Germany invests 3 billion euros for emergency, digitization and IT security
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has announced an extraordinary investment plan for health care.
Artificial intelligence and civil liability: EURA recommendations
The European Centre of Excellence on the Regulation of Robotics & AI of Sant’Anna in Pisa has published an interesting document, under request of the Legal Affairs Department of the European Commission.
Lesson learned from Coronavirus: five issues on digital health
The unprecedented crisis caused by the pandemic has triggered an acceleration of the spread of new digital tools.
The effect of COVID-19 on the new medical device regulation
The COVID-19 also affected the regulatory system of medical devices. In fact, in the face of the health emergency, the European Commission has presented a legislative proposal to postpone for one year the date of application of the new regulation on medical devices.
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