telemedicine

Designed for leisure and corporate travelers alike, the new service provides access to an international network of travel medicine specialists.

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.

Telecoms giant Vodafone has launched its 5G network in seven cities across the UK earlier today, switched on by five-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton in London.

As part of the deal Cincinnati Children's will advise Teladoc Health about pediatric-specific workflows, clinical requirements and care components. 

Smart glasses in healthcare were a hotbed of startup activity just a few years ago, but the trend seems to have fizzled out.

The new ruling will expand access geographical and plans will have more flexibility in payment models. 

Doctors already using the DrChrono system will be able to see their patients via an HD, HIPAA-compliant smartphone video. 

Roughly half of the market will be within the US alone, although China and India are also poised for growth.

With €1 billion valuation, the French healthcare software company is now a unicorn.

The terms of the deal, which fits into a larger global expansion strategy for Teladoc, were not disclosed.