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Superdrug is partnering with My Online Therapy to increase awareness and accessibility of mental health services to support the UK through the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 has sparked significant change across healthcare and healthtech. Digital health adoption rates have accelerated, as organisations around the world recognise the immense value of digital tools, argues Matt Fenech, medical safety lead at Ada Health.

The EIT Health Wild Card Hackathon will comprise 45 participants from Europe who will come together online to find new solutions in women’s health and digital therapeutics.

The system allows NHS staff to book tests via smartphone or computer.

Also, new King’s College and Mindwave Ventures app will allow people to track substance use and recovery. 

The service will offer an accessible route for those affected by cancer to speak to a trained healthcare professional from the comfort of their own home.

Munich-based, digital surgical technology company, Brainlab has announced the foundation of new subsidiary, Snke OS, in a move that will allow Snke OS to market to a wider circle of industry startups, partners and competitors.

Brisbane-based digital health company, ResApp Health has announced the launch of SleepCheck, a mobile medical device software application that analyses a user’s breathing and snoring sounds during sleep and provides an assessment of their risk of sleep apnoea.

Mental health problems have been a rising issue globally over the past decade due to an ever more demanding society, in addition to the exponential increase in the use of social media, as reported by the American Psychological Association. Digital health connector, Aline Noizet, takes a closer look at some of the emerging tools available to those suffering with increased mental health challenges during COVID-19.

The European Open Science Cloud Secretariat initiative has approved €1,235,000 in emergency funding for 32 projects to specifically tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.