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How technology is reinventing the locum doctor in Australia
Health Technologies

How technology is reinventing the locum doctor in Australia

Australia's locum doctor market is being reshaped by shift apps, AI tools and telehealth as shortages squeeze rural care and hospitals.

By Dominic Vivarini • 5 min read • Last week
Clean Slate Clinic closes $4.3 million capital raise
Health Technologies

Clean Slate Clinic closes $4.3 million capital raise

Clean Slate Clinic secures $4.3 million to expand virtual alcohol detox service, with new support from Giant Leap and Scale Investors.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Studio LDN wins healthcare briefs from Medcast & Hola
Customer Experience

Studio LDN wins healthcare briefs from Medcast & Hola

Studio LDN lands healthcare work from Medcast, Hola Health and a global device group as it expands into brand, UX and AI-led design.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026

Global Stories

Telehealth stories

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Trusted Contact for adults
Generative AI

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Trusted Contact for adults

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Trusted Contact for adults, letting users nominate a confidant who may be alerted after human review in serious self-harm cases.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Extreme launches Wi-Fi 7 access points for indoors
EduTech

Extreme launches Wi-Fi 7 access points for indoors

Extreme launches Wi-Fi 7 access points for healthcare, education and large venues, adding indoor and weatherised models with PoE+ support.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
What is next in infusion therapy? Four key trends and innovations catalyzing the industry in 2026
Health Technologies

What is next in infusion therapy? Four key trends and innovations catalyzing the industry in 2026

Connected pumps, safer home care and standardised workflows are reshaping infusion therapy as clinicians push for better patient experience in 2026.

By Ahmed Hessam • 6 min read • 4 days ago
Google Cloud launches Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Unified Communications

Google Cloud launches Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform

Google Cloud folds Vertex AI into Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, adding governance and production tools as firms race to deploy secure AI agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
Trusted data is the backbone of digital healthcare
Data Protection

Trusted data is the backbone of digital healthcare

Patient data quality becomes a crucial trust test as AI, telehealth and interoperability reshape digital healthcare.

By Bud Walker • 5 min read • Last month
Vertigenius raises EUR 2.55 million for US expansion
Wearables

Vertigenius raises EUR 2.55 million for US expansion

Vertigenius secures GBP £2.2 million to accelerate US clinic rollout of its wearable vertigo sensor, with 20 sites already using the device.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
Google expands healthcare ad certification to India & New Zealand
Data Protection

Google expands healthcare ad certification to India & New Zealand

Google and LegitScript widen healthcare ad certification to India and New Zealand, tightening rules for pharmacies and telemedicine providers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Telehealth stories

Ontario study tests AI homecare to cut falls & admissions
Data Analytics

Ontario study tests AI homecare to cut falls & admissions

Ontario study launches AI homecare trial to monitor older adults, with researchers testing whether predictive alerts can reduce falls and hospital admissions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Doccla AI virtual wards ease NHS backlog & admissions
Data Analytics

Doccla AI virtual wards ease NHS backlog & admissions

Doccla says AI-powered home monitoring is helping NHS trusts cut admissions, free up beds and tackle a 7.2 million-case backlog.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month
North Star Asia to showcase 300 startups in Singapore
Smart Cities

North Star Asia to showcase 300 startups in Singapore

Singapore event to draw 300 startups, 20 unicorns and investors with USD $350 billion as Asia-Pacific shifts towards industrial AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Telus Health sees AI easing Canada's medical record gaps
Robotic Process Automation

Telus Health sees AI easing Canada's medical record gaps

Telus Health argues agentic AI in medical records could link scattered patient data across Canada, cut doctors' paperwork and improve care coordination.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Canadian firms launch AI home care hubs for seniors
Edge Computing

Canadian firms launch AI home care hubs for seniors

Canadian firms unveil AI home care hubs to monitor seniors and complex patients, with a 50-unit Ontario pilot aimed at easing hospital strain.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Majority of workers using AI at work, survey finds
Data Protection

Majority of workers using AI at work, survey finds

European workers embrace AI on the job, but most fear personal data is being used to train tools and many have already seen errors.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Virgin Media O2 helps one million get online in UK
eLearning

Virgin Media O2 helps one million get online in UK

Virgin Media O2 says its Better Connections Plan has helped one million digitally excluded people get online, as it beats its skills target.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026