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Babylon acquires assets from First Choice Medical Group for US expansion
agilon health is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement under which a Babylon Health-associated practice will purchase the...
Mar 10, 20212 min read


8 emerging trends on the health tech horizon
Even before Covid, health technology was one of the fastest growing investment sectors in the world. This pace has now more than doubled as
Mar 8, 20213 min read


Apple to buy Oura after Amazon launches Halo and Google buys Fitbit?
Is Apple poised to buy Oura, maker of the Oura Ring? Will an acquisition like Oura enable Apple to compete with Amazon and Google for the...
Nov 1, 20204 min read


Secure asynchronous messaging: the future of patient portals?
An interesting study entitled "Patient portal messaging for care coordination: a qualitative study of perspectives of experienced users...
Sep 20, 20202 min read


E-ppointments: Will patients shop around online for a doctor?
Right after 8.30am is a busy time for the ill in Britain. Many medical surgeries do not allow patients to pre-book appointments with...
Aug 27, 20202 min read


The Fifth Industrial Revolution: where mind meets machine
As far as revolutions go, the one we are living through now seems quiet. Though its effects are profound and touch everybody, not least...
Aug 22, 20204 min read


Apple adds Symptoms to Health app as part of iOS 13.6 Update
iOS 13.6 Update Apple has added a new category for symptoms in the Health app, including symptoms logged from Cycle Tracking and...
Aug 9, 20201 min read


Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer, Part 2
RWANDA: COVID-19 RESPONSE In some places in the world right now, getting tested for COVID-19 remains difficult or nearly impossible. In...
Aug 9, 20204 min read


"Liquid Health" and business models - the dynamic fusion of digital and physical concepts,
As lockdown shifts to downturn, we have seen how many companies have adapted to new low-touch, socially-distant norms. Cafes and...
Jul 18, 20203 min read


Amazon healthcare initiatives wake up an industry slow to change
The healthcare industry is rife with runaway costs and unrivaled bureaucracy, with established companies either unwilling or unable to...
Jun 27, 20205 min read


Digital Health Hype Circle 2020
For the fourth year in a row I would like to share my thoughts on what I see as the cutting edge, emerging, developing and mature...
Apr 10, 20206 min read


Physics and Light : Apple's competitive advantage in Healthcare
I believe Tim Cook and Apple when they say "we have big plans in healthcare, which go beyond wellness apps and tools ... we can make a...
Apr 9, 20206 min read


Neural implants and the race to merge the human brain with Artificial Intelligence
There is a new race in Silicon Valley involving Artificial Intelligence and no it's not HealthTech, FinTech, Voice Commerce or involve...
Apr 8, 20206 min read


Genetic Testing sites are the new Social Networks, so will Facebook acquire 23andMe?
Genetic Testing sites like 23andMe are rapidly emerging as the new Social Networks. Over the last 10 years, millions of people across the...
Apr 6, 20203 min read


Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer
Introduction to Rwanda Rwanda has made remarkable socioeconomic progress in the past decade with real GDP growth averaging 8.2% annually....
Apr 4, 20207 min read
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