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Microsoft to launch cloud service for healthcare firms
Unified Communications

Microsoft to launch cloud service for healthcare firms

Microsoft is launching a dedicated cloud service for healthcare, aiming to improve connectedness for healthcare firms and patients.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Sep 2020
Chatham Islands gain satellite telemedicine
Health Technologies

Chatham Islands gain satellite telemedicine

Telemedicine arrives at the Chatham Islands offering residents urgent and specialist care without leaving home - potentially reducing costly airlifts.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2015
New Vivid Solutions GM eyes 'radical' growth
Unified Communications

New Vivid Solutions GM eyes 'radical' growth

Stephan Coetzee appointed as General Manager - Customer Development of Vivid Solutions, New Zealand's top provider of video conferencing for health industry.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Mar 2014
Can Telehealth shape the future of medical treatment?
Health Technologies

Can Telehealth shape the future of medical treatment?

The provision of healthcare services and information by telecommunication methods could hold the potential to change the way we receive medical care.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Sep 2012

Stories from Other Regions

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80 years of failed health reforms – can Health NZ break the mould?
Data Privacy

80 years of failed health reforms – can Health NZ break the mould?

Patients could see faster, fairer care if the overhaul works, but experts warn its success will hinge on funding, delivery and local buy-in.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Wed, 21st Apr 2021
COVID-19: an opportunity for the water sector
Urban Planning

COVID-19: an opportunity for the water sector

Lockdowns have boosted support for digital tools, wastewater monitoring and investment as utilities grapple with falling revenues and rising demand.

By Staff Writer • 10 min read • Sun, 23rd Aug 2020
Building a better health system – why the Government is failing
Health Technologies

Building a better health system – why the Government is failing

A shake-up of district health boards could ease long-standing failures, but the Government may lack the clout to deliver it.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2020
Insights into a post-Covid-19 world
Digital Transformation

Insights into a post-Covid-19 world

Remote work, home schooling and digital healthcare could outlast the pandemic, reshaping cities, travel and emissions for years to come.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2020
Drones are lifesavers in disaster zones
Drones

Drones are lifesavers in disaster zones

Researchers say the technology could triage disaster victims and monitor patients remotely, without touching them, in seconds.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Mar 2018
Textbooks and landline phones likely to be gone by 2030
Robotics

Textbooks and landline phones likely to be gone by 2030

By 2030, New Zealanders may ditch textbooks and landlines as digital tools reshape schools, homes and the way services are delivered.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2018
Treating insomnia online helps improve mental health
Health Technologies

Treating insomnia online helps improve mental health

Online insomnia therapy cut depression, anxiety and psychotic-like symptoms in a 3,755-person trial, with sleep gains driving much of the benefit.

By Geoff • 5 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017
Don’t rely on smartphone apps to treat back pain
Health Technologies

Don’t rely on smartphone apps to treat back pain

People with back pain face little guidance, as a University of Sydney study finds most treatment apps are poor quality and untested.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
New website to help emphysema sufferers
Health Technologies

New website to help emphysema sufferers

More than 200,000 New Zealanders with emphysema could get earlier diagnosis and specialist advice through the Australian site, doctors say.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2017
Lives of rural New Zealanders at risk?
Agricultural Technology

Lives of rural New Zealanders at risk?

Poor connectivity and patchy health care are leaving 600,000 rural New Zealanders exposed, a health leader says.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Deaf New Zealanders at risk in medical emergencies
Green Party

Deaf New Zealanders at risk in medical emergencies

Only eight of 20 district health boards can guarantee round-the-clock sign language access, leaving deaf patients exposed in emergencies.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Mar 2017
Exercise experts get flexible for rural health
Agricultural Technology

Exercise experts get flexible for rural health

Personalised workouts are in demand as agritech and long hours leave farmers needing support to stay fit, healthy and injury-free.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2017