XRHealth, the developer of therapeutic and extended reality apps, recently announced its collaboration with Reducept to develop its VR therapy offering for pain management. Through Virtual Reality, patients are able to engage in exercises that teach chronic pain sufferers to better manage their pain, potentially reducing the need for medication. Reducept’s VR Game follows a […]
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Peloton announces the gamification of its famous bike workouts
Stationary bike company Peloton has announced plans to enter the video game business with an in-app video game temporarily called Lanebreak. A members-only beta is expected to launch in the winter of 2021 and the game will be officially available to the public in 2022. Now in beta, the new program is designed to gamify […]
Agilisys to integrate its visionary data platform into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust recently announced its partnership with Agilisys to integrate a state-of-the-art data platform programme that will enable the Trust to effectively drive the digitisation of its care provision. Treating over 1.5 million patients each year, including over 200,000 emergency patients, Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest Trusts in the […]
Swedish digital health start-up Doktor.se secures a further €29.5 million for the global expansion of its services.
The startup Stockholm-based Doktor.se has secured €29.5 million in funding from Chinese technology group Tencent Holdings. Of the total amount raised, €23 million will be new capital and €6.5 million will come from existing shareholders, to be operating in more than seven countries by end of 2021. The funding comes in the form of an […]
mhealth unveils myOp, an app with the potential to halve post-surgery complication rates
Healthcare app pioneer mhealth has partnered with the University Hospital of Southampton to create myOp, a high-potential app that aims to halve post-surgical complication rates and improve recovery times for even the most at-risk patients before surgery. Up to 30% of patients experience complications after surgery, leading to an overall increase in healthcare costs, hospital […]
Revolab’s at-home blood testing digital platform is gaining momentum for expansion
Revolab, winner of the 2020 EIT Digital Venture Program, is ready to expand its at-home blood testing kit and platform across Europe following CE mark approval for its solution. In less than a year, the Lithuanian startup centered on self-monitoring of the user’s overall physical well-being has gone from inception to closing a seed round […]
Hephaï files patent that improves inhaler use
Earlier this month, Paris-based Hephaï filed a patent application covering the software technology used in its digital educational tool, which was designed to optimise inhaler use. The patent – the first filed by Hephaï – aims to protect its digital platform, designed to assist patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in gaining […]
AmalgamRx secures CE Mark for its insulin titration algorithm
Digital therapeutics company AmalgamRx recently announced that it has received EU CE Mark approval for its insulin titration algorithm, called iSage Rx, and its white-label variants, and concluded a commercialisation agreement with Novo Nordisk. The green light for operation in the EU market comes more than four years after FDA approval in the U.S. for […]
Swedish group Doktor24 raises €40 million for European expansion and platform development
Doktor24 Group, consisting of digital health company Platform24 and care provider Doktor24, has announced that it has raised around €40m in a latest funding round that will allow it to expand in Europe and further develop its solution. Founded in 2016, the Stockholm-based group promised to create accessible and sustainable care with a focus on […]
Europe’s first digital health account, hi.health, is revolutionising insurance and solving the cash flow challenge of private insurance
Universal healthcare is the norm in European countries, but it is not always comprehensive, which is why 26.8 million people in Germany alone have some kind of supplementary insurance, from hospital stays to dental work. While statutory health insurance programmes provide a direct route between government agencies and health care providers regarding costs, private insurance […]