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Alto's digital pharmacy to announce $250M Series D headed by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2
By Dave Muoio | 03:47 pm | January 30, 2020
The company's tech platform enables same-day prescription deliveries.
Imprivata's latest acquisition, Apple's record-breaking Q4 and more digital health news briefs
By Dave Muoio | 02:16 pm | January 30, 2020
Also: FDA launches mobile-friendly HIV medication database; Gates Foundation grant will bring machine vision diagnostic tool to underserved regions.
MGH, ProofPilot, Google Cloud team up on academic clinical research tool
By Laura Lovett | 02:10 pm | January 30, 2020
The new collaboration will kick off with a study focused on bipolar disorder and time-restricted feeding.  
Working group for MiRNA-based diagnostic standards established in Singapore
By Dean Koh | 04:57 am | January 30, 2020
How a telemedicine pilot in Zimbabwe tapped city doctors for rural care
By Laura Lovett | 04:45 pm | January 29, 2020
Yaya Mbaoua, CEO of The Mbaoua Group, will be speaking at HIMSS20 on how telemedicine could transform Africa’s healthcare.
Nomad Health adds new CTO; Biofourmis names COO, CTO, and more digital health hires and departures
By MobiHealthNews | 04:36 pm | January 29, 2020
Also: Sandoz' digital therapeutics marketing steps out; Digital weight management tool Naturally Slim picks up new CFO.
As digital becomes the new norm in healthcare, how is patient safety being considered?
By Laura Lovett | 04:32 pm | January 29, 2020
Yesterday at the Patient Safety in a Digital World symposium at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, panelists discussed the opportunity of digital to boost patient safety, as well as its potential pitfalls. 
B2C market research tactics can bolster digital health engagement efforts
By Dave Muoio | 03:49 pm | January 29, 2020
A cross-industry research consortium modeled after consumer-focused market research practices is set to present its findings at HIMSS20 in March.
Telehealth service providing mail-order menopause hormone replacement therapies launches
By Dave Muoio and Laura Lovett | 12:32 pm | January 29, 2020
Women in California experiencing menopause can sign up for video consultations and prescription deliveries through CurieMD's new platform.
Allscripts' Practice Fusion admits to illegal kickbacks from opioid maker, agrees to $145M settlement
By Dave Muoio | 05:21 pm | January 28, 2020
The Silicon Valley EHR vendor received “sponsorship” payments from unnamed pharmaceutical companies so that the latter’s marketing team could influence the design of CDS features, according to the Department of Justice.