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Health insurance companies have struggled to keep pace with global digitisation, but if they are to compete with an advancing battalion of disruptors, they need to mobilise coherent digital strategies now – and take the lead in building a new digital ecosystem.

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Hammersmith and Fulham MP Andy Slaughter has raised concerns about the app’s impact on NHS funding.

Cleveland Clinic's chief experience officer and chief nursing officer discuss the potential and challenges of digital tools in patient care. 

Governments, industry and regulators worldwide are trying to make the pharmaceutical supply chain more bullet-proof and the use of blockchain based track and trace technology has been hailed as a possible solution.

Theranica, an Israel-based biomedical technology company focused on developing advanced electroceuticals for migraine and other prevalent diseases, announced that Omron Ventures has joined its $35M series B funding round, which was announced earlier this March.

This brings the total amount raised by the company to around €130m.

Although health tech and digital health startups have much to offer in terms of transforming healthcare, they often face the challenges of overcoming regulatory hurdles, which are especially stringent in healthcare for the safety of patients.

Zebra Medical Vision's tool interprets medical imaging and flags potential cases for specialist review.

Sensors described in the European Patent Office filing could be placed underneath the user's mattress or pillow.