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Healthcare Technology Thought Leadership by Nelson Advisors

Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer
Introduction to Rwanda Rwanda has made remarkable socioeconomic progress in the past decade with real GDP growth averaging 8.2% annually....
Apr 4, 20207 min read

WhatsApp, Messaging Apps and the future of Digital Health in the UK
Messaging apps are the future of digital health technology in the UK. Looking forward 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, secure communication...
Apr 3, 20208 min read

Jewellery & Wearable Tech : The Future of Women's Health?
Health tracking equipment is advancing at a significant rate with many items available that are designed to easily and efficiently fit...
Apr 1, 20202 min read

The Digital Health Hype Circle 2019
For the third year in a row I would like to share my thoughts on what I see as the cutting edge, emerging, developing and mature...
Mar 31, 20205 min read

7 ways Google Glass is revolutionising healthcare
Almost all of the technology incorporated into Google Glass, (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cameras, voice activation etc.) is already available on...
Mar 29, 20206 min read

Should NHS Doctors charge for patient appointments?
Faced with an ageing population and increased demand from diabetic and asthmatic patients, many GPs fear the current NHS system is...
Mar 28, 20205 min read

Telemedicine for Coronavirus care: what are the limitations and how are hospitals adapting?
As the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc with the healthcare system, telemedicine is stepping up into the spotlight and helping healthcare...
Mar 21, 202010 min read

Will Robots Take Over China's Hospitals After COVID-19?
COVID-19 is powering an explosive growth in China's medical robots. But will "Made in China 2025" be a blessing for bots or a curse? In...
Mar 6, 20207 min read

Medtronic acquires UK Digital Health company Digital Surgery for over $300M
A British start-up developing virtual reality and artificial intelligence technology for doctors has been snapped up by a US medical...
Feb 13, 20202 min read

Apple says it’s healthy to be skeptical about Digital Health
Is technology really good for your health? Can Apple really make a difference in future healthcare? Questions like this are all perfectly...
Jan 25, 20203 min read

Two Forms of Telemedicine: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous
What is Synchronous Telemedicine? The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) defines synchronous...
Jan 17, 20205 min read

Project Nightingale : Google's four pillars for their secret patient data partnership
Introduction to Project Nightingale Project Nightingale is a data sharing project financed by Google and Ascension, a Catholic health...
Jan 17, 20203 min read

Berlin – the place to be for European Digital Health entrepreneurs!
Berlin has proven itself as a thriving ecosystem for healthcare innovation and boasts of 35 large research institutes and universities...
Jan 8, 20203 min read

Analog wellness is so 2019. In 2020 technical wellness will be the thing.
Analog wellness is so 2019. In the year 2020, which still sounds like the distant future, technical wellness will be the thing. And if...
Jan 3, 20203 min read

Proteus : What's gone wrong at the Billion Dollar Digital Health and Smart Pill Startup?
Proteus Digital Health’s CEO once confidently proclaimed that in a couple of decades, “every medicine will have a chip in it.” At a time...
Dec 15, 20199 min read
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