Health news stories

The pandemic has heightened our awareness of our own and others’ health, and made us all much more conscious of the environments we work in.

Wavelink says its new distribution agreement with Imprivata will give Australian clinicians faster and more secure access to patient information.

Talend has announced its latest version of Talend Data Fabric, with the release of Talend Trust Score enabling data teams to establish a foundation for data health.

Marketplacer has announced the completion of a new holistic online marketplace for True Woo, offering a range of products and services targeted at individuals seeking ways to improve their wellbeing.

Technology research company IDTechEx has found COVID-19, especially testing capabilities, drove the point-of-care biosensors industry to dramatically expand.

Ryman Healthcare has selected ​​CorPlan & IBM Planning Analytics with Watson to help handle its finance operations across Australia and New Zealand.

Environment, health, and safety executives should be operationally ready to deploy AI projects as adoption benefits become too great to ignore.

Technology has embedded so deeply in our daily lives that it has become difficult to imagine a time when we lived without the benefits of the information age.

The research could pave the way for large-scale efficacy testing, clinical use and cost-effective delivery of intelligent individualised VR technology.

AWS has announced a new global program to enhance health outcomes for underserved or under-represented communities.

Fitbit and Diabetes New Zealand have announced an extension to their multi-year partnership, are five years of doing business together.

The New Zealand health and disability sector comprises many support providers that care for Kiwis with special requirements. They also manage a lot of data - so how do they do it?

The World Health Organization, Microsoft, and Avanade have joined forces to develop a World Health Data Hub. 

"With every business now a digital business, healthcare organisations rely on digital channels to reach customers with critical information and services in real-time."

Spikes in vaccine-related phishing activity centred around new updates, announcements and ground-breaking approvals from around the world.

"Palo Alto Networks IoT Security is designed to ensure Healthcare Delivery Organisations can realise the benefits of IoT for patient care — without sacrificing security."

"This has the potential to radically change current practice, reducing patient suffering and ultimately saving lives."

New research has revealed 67% of professionals believe employers should require proof of vaccination for COVID-19 before returning to the office.

There has been a 45% increase in cyberattacks on healthcare organisations worldwide in the last two months, making healthcare the most targeted industry by cyber criminals.

Attackers did not spare clinics where COVID-19 patients were being treated or pharmaceutical sites where vaccine research was being conducted.

Bartlett, one of New Zealand’s most accomplished and high-profile tech executives, passed away after a battle with cancer.

This year Fitbit released the Versa 3, and just like the first two, it did not disappoint. 

Google could monetise the health data of more than 28 million Fitbit users.

"The large number of nominations reflects the strong desire they each have towards making a contribution to the sector nationwide."