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Hong-Kong headquartered life insurance company Prudential announced that it will partner with telemedicine provider MyDoc to offer consumers access to value-added health services on their mobile phones, including doctor consultations, electronic prescriptions and electronic medical certificates.

Most of us are similar with ‘viruses’ and malware relating to our computers or smartphones, but Yoshihiro Minagawa, a researcher from the University of Tokyo has taken it on literally – he has invented a portable, low-cost, battery-powered device that pairs with a smartphone, which was tested with viruses but could also detect other biological markers.

The company, which is growing 100% year over year, has now brought in a total of $8.2 million in funding.

The study was published today in Nature.

BabySparks' platform has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times by users living in 180 countries, according to the startup.

Indonesia-based healthtech platform Halodoc announced that it has secured additional funding from strategic investors including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Allianz X and Prudential.

Also: Liva Healthcare inks deal with Care City; SnapMD teams up with Carefluence on new platform. 

Europe is bracing itself for the second heatwave to hit this summer, but is there a marketplace for digital tools helping people protect their skin?

The app employs clinically proven techniques to tackle depression, stress and anxiety.

Sweden-based Flow landed $1.5 million in funding from Khosla Ventures.