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Firstcheck teledermatology platform selected for scabies study
Firstcheck's teledermatology technology has been chosen for a public health study looking into the improved diagnosis and management of scabies. University of Auckland public health researcher Dr Simon Thornley has launched a study to investigate the use of...
Saving lives one skin check at a time…
Firstcheck was again invited to be part of the 'Health and Wellbeing Hub' at Fieldays - the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event. Following on from the success of last year's event, Firstcheck again helped achieve early detection of skin cancer for...
Melanoma and skin cancer app Firstcheck features in NZ Listener
The latest issue of the New Zealand Listener Magazine looks at skin cancer in New Zealand and the Firstcheck skin cancer app as a new tool helping in the battle against melanoma and skin cancer: "There's an app for that mole - smartphones are a popular tool in the...
Firstcheck saved my life!
Melanoma survivor, Leah Smith, generously shared her Firstcheck experience with the New Zealand Woman's Weekly - explaining how “A phone app saved my life”. Here's an excerpt from the article which tells Leah's story: A phone app saved my life "When a large mole on...
The Mummy Code talks about her Firstcheck experience
Watch as Rachelle from 'The Mummy Code' talks about her experience with Firstcheck and Dr David Izon, getting her son Hudson's mole checked. Rachelle also told us "Dr Izon, who we saw was absolutely fantastic. Hudson was super nervous and acting shy. Dr Izon made the...