Saturday, 31 October 2026

Australia & New Zealand

Trust Before Scale: How a Korean Running App Took the Hard Road to Europe and Asia

Running apps drown runners in data but go quiet when it actually hurts. Korean start-up MENINBLOX built Roopin, an AI coach that asks where the pain is. Then, instead of racing to scale, it went looking for regulators: first in Estonia, then in Indonesia....

Helfie AI and Health Innovation South West Explore Digital Hypertension Screening

Findings from real-world settings will add to the evidence base for preventing cardiovascular disease...

World Sleep Society team proposes common standards for wearable sleep data

New Fundamental Sleep Measures (FSM) Specification establishes a common language for sleep tracking, paving the way for more meaningful clinical care, research, and public health....

AI can help imaging services do more with existing workforce and infrastructure: Ari Wood

Ari Wood, Acting Head of Imaging, Australia and New Zealand and Head of CT/AMI, Growth Region at Philips, discusses how AI-enabled MRI and CT technologies can address rising imaging demand, workforce constraints and regional access gaps across Australia and New Zealand....

Mayo Clinic Laboratories and PAH Expand Access to Advanced Genomic Testing

Genomics is a central focus of the collaboration, delivered through LifeStrands Genomics...

Ferronova reports early MAGMAP results for nanoparticle-guided cancer lymph node mapping

The 62-patient multicentre trial is evaluating a nanoparticle-based platform designed to help identify sentinel lymph nodes in gastric and oesophageal cancer surgery....

Fraxel FTX skin resurfacing platform launches in Australia

Solta Medical has introduced the next generation of its Fraxel platform to Australian healthcare practitioners, with upgrades designed around treatment precision, workflow efficiency and patient comfort....

Data4Life and Monash Health Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Clinical Research

Data4Life and Monash Health have partnered to optimize clinical trial design and execution, complemented by educational workshops and professional training programs, with a shared commitment to improving patient outcomes...

Kantoko raises $3.5 million to expand online ADHD care across Australia

The seed round will support expansion of Kantoko’s clinical network and digital care platform for adult ADHD assessment, treatment and ongoing support....

QIMR Berghofer and JCU Expand Collaboration on Tropical Health Research

The partnership will be driven through collaboration between JCU’s Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) and QIMR Berghofer’s Centre for Tropical Health and Emerging Diseases (CTHED)...