While the return to IRL healthcare is highlighting the value of the human element, many people are keen to retain the benefits of digital wellness tools. After tracking this behaviour in our Health and Fitness Sector Snapshot, Canvas8 spoke to eight Britons about what they value in health tech.

Around 5,000 women under the age of 45 are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and while self-checks are a vital part of early detection, fear and ignorance inhibit the examination of lumps and bumps. So, how can a simple bar of soap nudge young women to regularly check themselves?

An exhibit set up by the Breast Cancer Help Movement (MACMA) in Argentina is encouraging visitors to touch recreated artworks of nude women to discover what cancerous lumps might feel like. With people discouraged to research symptoms out of fear, there is a need to make this info more accessible.

In a laundromat in North Philadelphia, a start-up is providing health consultations for people while they wait for their clothes to dry. As health backlogs and time pressures mount, the company is showing how coupling activities can support people by meeting them where they are.