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KX Jin, Dr. Garth Graham and Darius Walker will join HIMSS Media's Jonah Comstock for a virtual panel discussion as part of UpNext.

The Abu Dhabi-based company launched the service following requests by patients, it revealed. Starting 15 June, Abu Dhabi will restrict access to public places to those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, or recently tested negative.

Concerns are being raised about the use of instant messaging apps in the health service.

Although the health system has been repeatedly dinged for lax security practices, most NHS trusts aren't discouraging use of consumer messaging tools.

As social media becomes more ingrained in everyday life it has also become increasingly a part of the digital health space.

While a tiny percentage of Ebola cases are popping up in the United States and Europe, the epicenter of the disease is and remains in West Africa, an area where mobile health initiatives are often deployed, especially those that take advantage of text messaging and other short message services.

Although relatively few cases have been reported outside West Africa, Ebola is both a top headline and a public health concern in the Western world, with eight confirmed cases in the United States.