DreamLab app obtains COVID-19 research while users sleep
Imperial College London and the Vodafone Foundation charity are running a study on COVID-19 research called Corona-AI, to publish in a peer-reviewed journal.Volunteers donate their smartphone computing...
View ArticleBold Health's CBT app for IBS goes head-to-head with Headspace
Bold Health, a London-based company developing digital therapeutics for gastrointestinal conditions, is backing a new University of Pennsylvania-led study that will directly compare the company's...
View ArticleBritish health tech firm Babylon to help digitise Rwanda's overburdened...
Babylon is supporting the government of Rwanda in a project to digitise its healthcare system and reduce the burden on over-stretched health centres. As part of a project funded by the Bill &...
View ArticleFirst OTC, app-connected COVID-19 test authorized by FDA
The U.S. FDA announced today an Emergency Use Authorization for the first over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic test for home use.Developed by Australian digital diagnostics company Ellume Health, the...
View ArticleEuropean Commission approves Google's Fitbit acquisition with data use, API...
Following months of regulatory investigation, the European Commission has officially signed off on Google's $2.1 billion purchase of health-wearable-maker Fitbit. Still, the go-ahead is contingent on a...
View ArticleRoundup: AI tool trained to triage GP letters, top European orthopaedic...
CUMBRIA SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICE DIGITISES BOOKINGS Cumbria Sexual Health Service (CSHS) will offer its patients the ability to book appointments and order STI self-testing kits online.The initiative is...
View ArticleApple's 2020 in review: COVID-19 pivots, clinical research partnerships and...
Like most companies, Apple's plans for 2020 were upended with the rise of COVID-19. After initial hits to its production line, on-and-off store closures and remote working arrangements, executives said...
View ArticleVNV Global invests $35M in Babylon’s new $100M financing
UK startup Babylon Health has scored $100 million (£74.5m) in a convertible loan led by Swedish listed fund VNV Global.The new investment is part of the financial round of 2019, which saw the firm...
View ArticleAlphabet's busy 2020 in healthcare – everything from AI tools to COVID-19...
Considering the size and scope of Alphabet, it should be little surprise that the company and its subsidiaries (Google, Google Cloud and Verily, to name a few) have become deeply ingrained in the...
View ArticlePeloton buys Precor - and its US manufacturing facilities - for $420M
Connected fitness company Peloton, a unicorn famous for its connected-bicycle offering and virtual fitness classes, has acquired Precor, a major manufacturer of commercial fitness equipment, for $420...
View ArticleQ&A: How consumer habits are being shaped by a health-conscious culture
A multidimensional approach to health was already gaining considerable momentum prior to the outbreak of COVID-19. From physical fitness, to mental wellbeing, the health tech consumer landscape was...
View ArticleWeight Watchers releases digital weight loss subscription platform
WW International has released its latest approach to weight loss, a fully immersive digital membership plan called Digital 360.The program builds upon the WW weight-loss method and gives members access...
View ArticleSwiss startup OnlineDoctor completes €5M Series A funding
Swiss telemedicine startup, OnlineDoctor has concluded a Series A financing round of €5 million (CHF 5.5 million Swiss francs).Swiss health insurance company CSS, along with SwissHealth Ventures led...
View ArticleBahrain first country to allow vaccine appointment via mobile app
The Kingdom of Bahrain has reportedly become the very first country in the world to allow COVID-19 vaccine appointments via a mobile app.All citizens and residents of the Gulf nation are able to...
View ArticleAmazon reportedly building bedside sleep apnea monitor, Clover finalizes its...
Alexa, listen to me sleep. Hot on the heels of its Halo fitness, weight and sleep wearable, Business Insider reports that Amazon is also working on a contactless bedside device for tracking sleep...
View ArticleUK health tech company Vatic launches on-the-spot COVID-19 saliva test
Health tech firm Vatic is launching an on-the-spot-result saliva test to identify current COVID-19 infections, as well as who is infectious and can pass on the virus.A swab is used to collect saliva...
View ArticleTrustworthy AI has the ability to transform healthcare
By this point in time, artificial intelligence and machine learning are deployed by healthcare organizations for almost every aspect of the care journey. From clinical decision-making support to...
View ArticleItamar Medical acquires Spry Health to improve remote sleep apnea treatment
Leading Israeli sleep apnea digital health company Itamar Medical has announced its acquisition of Spry Health in a bid to expand its product offerings into remote monitoring and support for the...
View ArticleFertility app Flo Health settles with FTC over sensitive data sharing complaint
Period and fertility-tracking-app maker Flo Health has settled with the Federal Trade Commission regarding a complaint alleging improper disclosure of sensitive user data to third-party marketing and...
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The devices, software and health tech headlines of CES 2021
There was a time when CES' annual takeover of Las Vegas was about as reliable as the passing of seasons, but the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed this year's event into the first all-digital show of...
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