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The technology company will need to persuade patients to hand over some of their most personal information
Some breathtaking gadgets you may have missed behind the autonomous machines and dancing robots
Innovation: health and fitness devices and tracking apps could lift the underinvested sector
‘Neural laces’ linking the brain to computers offer new scope for treatments
As technology is becoming ever more intertwined with society, questions are being raised over its growing influence. In this report, we look at the impact of Facebook creating an oversight board; how tech is blurring the lines for healthcare providers; the rise of e-government; and religion’s unexpected embrace of apps
These trends are already pervasive within public healthcare systems and private medical contexts. Digital tools and advice websites change how patients engage with medicine
Company hopes millions of users will opt in for array of medical studies
Watch brands are relying on medical functions to gain an edge on rivals in this fast-growing market
Acquisition will test users’ willingness to hand over health and fitness data
How can AI and other digital advancements improve healthcare for the world’s poorest children and young people? A joint commission from The Lancet and Financial Times
Leaders who seek treatment abroad should support ventures for all
Contracts with five trusts to share patient data are part of transfer of DeepMind Health
Advances in brain science and technology needed to tackle diseases of the elderly
Boris Johnson threatens to call an October 14 general election
Alphabet unit for ‘defeating mother nature’ is one of the only ‘Other Bets’ to take outside funds
Start-ups such as Kooth cut down waiting times by connecting people to real-life therapists
UK start-up boosted as crown prince seeks to diversify oil-dependent country’s holdings
Digital health and security data are too sensitive to be shared by technology companies
Verily and Pampers say Lumi nappies will track when babies sleep, wee and poo
Livongo prepares IPO as digital healthcare industry offers alternative to tradition
Ceremonies and symbols matter more than ever in a disorienting world
Devices range from room sensors tracking vital signs to bracelets triggering advice via radio
Cutting-edge apps such as GP at Hand need equally modern regulations
A peripatetic home life is no life at all
Tencent-backed healthtech start-up wary of float that would prompt greater disclosure and scrutiny
