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  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Fertility app Flo valuation reaches $1bn as women’s health market takes off

    Private equity firm General Atlantic backs start-up as it turns to ‘untapped’ market of those experiencing menopause

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  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
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  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
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    A synthesis of biology, data science and sociology — aided by artificial intelligence — is creating a pipeline of innovative treatments

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  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
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    The FT’s fifth annual ranking of the region’s businesses by revenue growth. Plus: outsourcers tap into remote work boom; Shopify targets more growth from bigger clients; Brazil’s alternative to electric vehicles; and Vertex Pharmaceutical’s potential answer to the opioid crisis

  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
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    WPP-owned advertising agency seeks to tap trend for seeking medical information on social media

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  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
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    US healthcare company is putting cash to work from spinning off its consumer health arm

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  • Friday, 29 December, 2023
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    AI promises to transform diagnosis of heart disease

    Rollout of stethoscope with pioneering technology could save lives and ease the strain on the NHS

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  • Wednesday, 27 December, 2023
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    AI kettles and fridges reduce hospital readmissions in NHS pilot

    Health service harnesses home tech to alert doctors when vulnerable patients fall ill

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  • Monday, 31 July, 2023
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    UK searches for tech innovations to boost occupational health

    Government pushes to increase capacity to meet rising demand

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  • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
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    Healthcare needs a productivity revolution but not at the expense of patient privacy and safety

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  • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
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    From virus-scanning apps to music therapy, new partnerships are cutting bills across the health service but obstacles remain

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
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    The US retailer has been moving into healthcare for older people as it seeks to expand beyond its core business

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  • Friday, 3 February, 2023
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    First heart patients diagnosed using new fibre optic technology

    Researchers say device developed in London could help thousands suffering from vascular disease

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  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
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    Harsh response from investors is a sign of wider reappraisal of digital health market

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  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
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    Babylon performance after float a ‘disaster’, chief says

    Ali Parsa seeks to pivot UK digital healthcare service following share price drop of 90% since Spac deal

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  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    Hospital monitoring systems that summon help in a heartbeat

    Infrared cameras that can track vital signs are helping nurses prevent injuries and unexpected deaths

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  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    Special ReportFT Health: Future of Antibiotics
    Tighter controls on antibiotics promise to curb drug-resistance

    Medicines are often given for viral infections such as flu, for which they are useless, but can cause side effects

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  • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
    Medical science
    UK university develops device to restore sense of touch to stroke patients

    Technology unveiled at British Science Festival brings back sensation by stimulating fingertips

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  • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
    Amazon to close US telehealth service as it shifts sector ambitions

    Tech group seeks more access to corporate employees in bid for foothold in $4tn healthcare market

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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
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    At the moment, we have the worst of both worlds: researchers struggle to access data yet leaks are almost inevitable

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
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    Axonics takes top spot on FT ranking of high-growth businesses

    The medtech muscles in on overactive bladder market with its neuro-stimulator treatment device

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  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
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    Healthcare joins leading pack of the Americas’ high-growth companies

    While tech still features prominently on the latest annual FT ranking, pharmaceuticals and health account for half the top 10

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  • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
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    Fintech still dominates the investment landscape, but interest is growing in other sectors

    The bulk of the money invested in Nigerian edtech last year went to sofware training company Andela
  • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
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    Former ‘health coaches’ tell the FT about concerns with weight-loss targets and staffing at $4.2bn start-up

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  • Monday, 31 January, 2022
    Special Report
    Future of AI and Digital Healthcare

    In this joint commission from The Lancet and Financial Times on Governing Health Futures 2030, we explore how AI and other digital advancements are being harnessed to improve healthcare in the world’s poorest regions

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