New Photonics Technique to Eliminate Unnecessary Thyroid Cancer Surgery
A team of experts from around Europe has come together to develop a portable device with a hand-held probe that will dramatically reduce invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the treatment of thyroid nodules, saving approximately €450 million Euros every year.
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MyHealthAvatar Android App on Google Play
MyHealthAvatar, a research project funded by the EU with aim to proof the concept of the digital representation of your health status, has launched the Android App on Google Play. Your health status could be designed as a lifetime companion (Avatar). Your Health Avatar will facilitate the collection of, and access to, long-term health-status information.
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Healthcast to Present at Health 2.0 Europe in Barcelona
Healthcast, a Luxembourg eHealth startup, will present its solution to the Zika crisis at the Health 2.0 conference in Barcelona on 12th May. Healthcast empowers individuals to give best-practice care at home when a loved one is ill.
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New Tool Measures Lung Function over the Phone
Most people in the developing world who have asthma, cystic fibrosis or other chronic lung diseases have no way to measure how well their lungs are functioning outside of a clinic or doctor visit. But many do have access to a phone, though it may be a 10-year-old flip phone or a communal village landline instead of the latest app-driven smartphone.
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Weighing the Pros and Cons of Mental-Health Apps
"There's an app for that." The phrase is so ubiquitous it's a meme, and trademarked by Apple Inc. In fact there are more than 165,000 mobile applications available for health care, with the largest category for people with mental-health disorders, managing everything from addiction to depression and schizophrenia.
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UMANICK has been Selected to Join the FIWARE Accelerator VIP Programme
UMANICK has been selected among over 800 European start-ups from different sectors belonging to FIWARE Accelerator to enter its VIP Programme. UMANICK entered the eHealth accelerator of the European Commission, FICHe (Future Internet Challenge eHealth), in January 2015. FICHe is one of 16 FIWARE accelerators operating in different areas, being the only one dedicated to health.
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Researcher Engineers a Cutting-Edge Solution for Radiologists and other Medical Staff
Some 2 billion X-rays are performed around the world every year. But the average radiology clinic is understaffed. Radiologists are burdened with a growing workload, allowing little time to comprehensively evaluate images - leading to misdiagnoses and more serious consequences.
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MyHealthAvatar, a research project funded by the EU with aim to proof the concept of the digital representation of your health status, has launched the Android App on Google Play. Your health status could be designed as a lifetime companion (Avatar). Your Health Avatar will facilitate the collection of, and access to, long-term health-status information. 
Healthcast, a Luxembourg eHealth startup, will present its solution to the Zika crisis at the Health 2.0 conference in Barcelona on 12th May. Healthcast empowers individuals to give best-practice care at home when a loved one is ill.