Welcome to your daily morning briefing on the latest digital health news, information, and events.
👇 News
🩸 On 7 January, the American Red Cross announced a critical blood shortage and is using innovative healthcare technologies to address it. Mobile apps, online platforms, and AI are streamlining the blood donation and distribution process, while technology is also being utilized to engage and retain blood donors.
🚗 Socially Determined and Uber Health are collaborating to support individuals and families facing common healthcare challenges through access to supplemental benefits like transportation and prescription delivery.
📑 BSI has launched an AI management system to enable responsible use of AI across society, addressing considerations like non-transparent automatic decision-making and machine learning.
🙌 YorkTest Laboratories services are now available through the Boots Health Hub, providing customers with access to food intolerance, allergy, and other health tests.
👨💻 Computer algorithms designed to help treat people with schizophrenia do not adapt well to fresh, unseen data, a recent study found. Precision medicine requires consistent accuracy across different cases for effective prediction models.
❓ Did you know that?
Newly released NHS data has revealed a 50% increase in patients waiting for an autism assessment in September 2023, while Brain in Hand research shows the negative impact on mental health for those awaiting assessment.
📖 What we’re reading
How healthtech is changing mental health management – Anne Lepetit, chief medical officer at Bupa Group, explains the transformation of mental health management through technology.
🚨 This week’s events
16 January 9.30-13.00, The Health Foundation – Net zero NHS: Imagining the future
