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Apollo Hospitals opens digital health, precision medicine research hub
Apollo Hospitals in India and the England-based University of Leicester have partnered to launch a research centre on digital health and precision medicine.
The centre, which has two hubs based at The Apollo University campus in Chittoor and Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, will develop new digital and personalised solutions using advanced analytical approaches, focusing on cardiovascular diseases, acute and emergency medicine and multi-morbidity.
“With the [Centre for Digital Health and Precision Medicine], we aspire to transform healthcare delivery by bettering disease prediction, prevention, diagnosis, and management for acute and chronic conditions…” commented Dr Prathap C Reddy, founding chairman of Apollo Hospitals.
A Master’s programme in computational health data science, along with a programme in mental health nursing, will also be offered as part of this partnership between the two organisations.
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Meanwhile, Apollo Hospitals has also recently partnered with the private Mayapada Healthcare Group in Indonesia.
Based on their memorandum of understanding, the hospitals will collaborate in improving patient care and healthcare accessibility using advanced technologies, such as teleradiology, e-ICU, and AI.
The partnership also involves training programmes, with Apollo Hospitals deploying up to 1,000 specialists to Mayapada’s health facilities. They will develop programmes in specialised areas, including oncology, cardiology, neurology, and transplant surgery.
Additionally, Apollo Hospitals will impart management expertise to Mayapada in running its upcoming hospital in Batam.
Singapore General Hospital develops jaundice detection app
Singapore General Hospital is currently testing a mobile application that enables at-home screening of jaundice in newborn children.
Called BiliSG, the app was developed in collaboration with SingHealth Polyclinics and Synapxe. The app runs on AI to analyse the bilirubin levels or yellowness of a baby’s skin. Photos of their forehead, chest, and abdomen with a specially designed colour-calibration sticker are captured via smartphone camera.
While such a mobile app is not new, existing ones are limited by their repertoire of skin tones and single point of reference. “This prompted us to develop our own app,” said SGH professor Alvin Ngeow, principal investigator of BiliSG.
The research team is now looking to test their app on different smartphone operating systems and camera specifications. They are also planning to conduct a pilot study to assess the app’s clinical feasibility.
Mobile education channel for Vietnamese health workers
The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) in Vietnam has partnered with healthcare professionals’ network Docquity to provide learning resources for Vietnamese health workers.
A dedicated education channel for HCPs in Vietnam will go live on Docquity’s application over three years. The HCDC targets to reach over 3,000 Vietnamese workers in various healthcare fields. The channel aims to provide them with updated information on disease prevention advancements and professional guidelines.
Health records live on Samsung Health app in India
Samsung in India has added a new health records feature on its mobile health application.
According to a media release, the Health Records feature allows users to create and access their Ayushman Bharat Health Account.
Samsung worked with Eka Care to integrate its mobile application with the Indian government’s digital health records ecosystem.
Additionally, Samsung introduced a QR code scanner on its app, which users can use to receive a virtual queue token at ABDM-compliant hospitals and clinics during their OPD visits.
