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Opthalmic
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25 March 2019 Comment
What the promise of smart glasses means for the visually impaired
A study by the University of Oxford concluded that low vision patients using their smart glasses had improved independent mobility.
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19 November 2018 News
Verily and Alcon put glucose-sensing lens project on hold
US conglomerate Alphabet’s research-based subsidiary Verily has halted the glucose-sensing lens project with Novartis’ eye-care division Alcon.
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16 November 2018 Digital Disruption
Businesses are increasingly embracing BYOD despite data security fears
Businesses are increasingly allowing employees to bring their own devices, including smartphones, tablets and other devices, into the workplace. Known as BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), this practice has been...
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16 November 2018 Digital Disruption
Just 12% of businesses experiencing benefits of big data, study finds
The majority of companies are not seeing the results of implementing big data in business, a new survey has revealed.
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15 November 2018 pressreleases
Teampac Boosts its Talent for Helping Brands Grow
Teampac has appointed Carl Fagerudd to the position of sales director, as the company continues to develop its offering for healthcare products and to strengthen its solution-oriented customer care.
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15 November 2018 Digital Disruption
Workplace automation: 34% of UK employees think a robot would do a better job than their boss
Despite fears surrounding workplace automation, a third of UK employees (34%) believe a robot would be better at decision making than their current boss.
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14 November 2018 Analysis
World Diabetes Day: the latest medical devices for managing diabetes
Today is World Diabetes Day. Here are three of the newest medical devices for diabetes that have been designed to help patients manage the condition.
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14 November 2018 News
Google to take over DeepMind’s health technology division
Tech giant Google has announced plans to absorb its sister company DeepMind’s health technology unit into its newly-formed health subsidiary.
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12 November 2018 Digital Disruption
Human + machine: Accenture on the future of digital healthcare
Accenture’s global lead for connected health Ronan Wisdom discussed new forms of human-machine collaboration and their potential impact on healthcare and clinical development at the recent Medidata NEXT conference in...
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9 November 2018 News
Study shows traditional tests underestimate severity of glaucoma
A new study at Columbia University in the US has demonstrated that most common glaucoma tests fail to identify the presence of certain vision loss, in turn missing or underestimating...