Consumer

Healthcare providers use a web interface to prescribe an initial dose "and BlueStar does the rest," according to Welldoc's chief medical officer.

Of 50 worldwide COVID-19 apps analyzed in Nature Medicine, only 16 promised to anonymize, encrypt and secure the data they collect.

A new CB Insights report lays out the role of the FAMGA companies in healthcare and what could be next for each. 

As part of the deal, Babylon's symptom checker tech will be integrated into Higi's Smart Health Stations.

Telemedicine has experienced a huge surge in adoption over the past few months, during the coronavirus pandemic. With people locked down at home, it has become the 'new normal' way of accessing healthcare says digital health connector, Aline Noizet.

The latest feature can now be combined with Samsung's cuffless blood pressure monitoring feature, which got approval in South Korea a few weeks ago. 

The in-app study collects wearable data and asks participants about their recent symptom history.

The pandemic has highlighted the need for innovation and changes needed in the way care is delivered.  

Opt-in "Exposure Notifications" are included in new operating system updates on both companies' platforms and available now to worldwide public health agencies.

The consumer-facing digital platform for health testing was forced to pump the brakes on a similar offering roughly two months ago.