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December 5, 2022
Some seniors run marathons. Others have difficulty getting up from their chairs. Most possess a level of physical fitness that falls somewhere between these two extremes.
“Medicare Advantage plans need to realize that a one-size-fits-all fitness solution no longer works. The needs of a generation that is in their eighties are so different from those aging into Medicare,” said Vince Pozinski, Head...
HCAH acquires digital care platform Seniority
HCAH, a health tech company in the out-of-hospital care segment in India, is expanding to elderly care with its acquisition of senior-centric digital care platform Seniority by the RPG Group.
Seniority is one of the largest elderly care platforms in India with a portfolio of more than 20,000 medical and lifestyle products for seniors.
HCAH bought the...
Singular Health scores 510(k) for 3D DICOM viewer software
ASX-listed medical technology firm Singular Health Group has received a 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for 3Dicom MD.
The software-as-a-medical device allows medical practitioners to collaboratively visualise standard CT/MRI and PET scans in 2D and 3D in real time. It also has built-in voice and text chat and...
A researcher from the University of New South Wales Medicine and Health has developed a digital health programme to help childhood cancer survivors get physically active.
WHAT IT DOES
Dr Lauren Ha, exercise physiologist and a post-doctoral research fellow in paediatrics at the School of Clinical Medicine of UNSW Medicine and Health, modified a version of iEngage, a health education programme for...
Digital health firm Zyla Health has recently raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by venture capital company Seeders.
The round also drew the participation of SuperMorpheus Investment Group, co-founders of Epigamia, Rahul Jain and Uday Thakker, PitchGround CEO Udit Goenka, and Kinderpass founder Sumedha Khoche, among others.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded in 2017, Zyla provides...
Indian health tech company Pristyn Care has bought Lybrate, a mobile health platform, for an undisclosed amount as part of its expansion into primary care.
Founded in 2014, Lybrate helps connect over 300,000 doctors to patients. It claims to have managed more than 200 million annual interactions in India over the last five years. The company also runs a doctor-facing app called GoodMD which...
Singaporean telehealth company Doctor Anywhere has started adopting a video API from US-based cloud communications provider Vonage to enhance its delivery of telehealth services.
Vonage's communications platform has over a million registered developers who are using its APIs to provide business continuity, remote work, and remote delivery of various services. It is fully programmable and allows...
Good Doctor Technology joins NHSO's COVID-19 outpatient care programme
Good Doctor Technology Thailand has participated in the outpatient care programme of the National Health Security Office for mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.
According to a media release, the health tech company is providing telehealth service to patients with positive antigen test results via the Spring Up mobile...
Singaporean digital health startup Ordinary Folk has bagged $5 million in pre-Series A funding from Monk’s Hill Ventures.
Founded two years ago, Ordinary Folk runs two telehealth platforms: Noah, an online healthcare service dedicated to men, and Zoey, which focuses on women's sexual wellness, fertility, mental health and wellbeing.
WHAT IT'S FOR
According to a media release, Ordinary Folk will...
Swedish fintech and health company Milvik Bima has launched its mobile health app in Bangladesh.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
According to a press statement, the Milvik Health+ app combines payment tools and e-commerce for healthcare.
It also has telehealth features that allow users to speak with their doctors and keep track of their appointments and follow-up calls. They can also access their medical...
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