Health

Baby technology company Owlet announced it is expanding its reach within Europe by extending access to its baby monitor Dream Sock in Greece, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria. Dream Sock, which received FDA clearance last November and CE Mark certification in May, wraps around a baby’s foot and gathers live health readings of infants 0-18 months …

With kids getting back into the classroom, now is a good time for parents to familiarise themselves with some of the common illnesses that could disrupt children’s studies or even cause more serious illness during the colder months. This blog post covers some of the seasonal illnesses that tend to peak during winter, as well as steps you can take …

New Jersey-based nutritional supplements supplier The Vitamin Shoppe announced it is expanding its recently launched Whole Health Rx telehealth service offerings by collaborating with Marius Pharmaceuticals to provide men with low or no testosterone access to Kyzatrex CII capsules. Whole Health Rx allows users to obtain online medical assessments and access GLP-1s, nutritional support, educational resources and guidance on lifestyle …

Doccla, a provider of virtual ward and remote patient monitoring services, secured £35 million ($38.6 million) in an oversubscribed Series B funding round.  Lakestar led the round with participation from Elaia and existing investors General Catalyst, which previously led its Series A round in 2022, and Speedinvest and Bertelsmann Investments, which co-led Doccla’s 2021 seed round alongside Giant Ventures.  Oliver …

The Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, an independent research institute under India’s Department of Science and Technology, has invented a smartphone and sensor-based system to support the management of Parkinson’s disease. HOW IT WORKS  The system involves a fluorescence nanoprobe, a smartphone camera, and a mobile app. It aims to detect the concentration of L-dopa (levodopa) – a …

Huawei has announced the launch of its new health monitoring system for its wearable products.  In an event in China, the Chinese IT giant said that the TruSense system offers “comprehensive and accurate” monitoring capabilities, measuring over 60 health and fitness indicators.  It runs on a proprietary algorithm that can assess these indicators, including emotional well-being and stress levels.  The …

A federal government grant-backed trial in Queensland will be testing an intravenous treatment monitoring system on hospitalised babies.  The monitoring system involves attaching a near-infrared sensor to a baby’s skin near the IV site to monitor continuously the surrounding tissues. It sets off alarms when it detects a volume change in those tissues.  WHY IT MATTERS In Australia, over 18,000 …

Digital healthcare company Truepill and healthcare technology prescription specialist firm ScriptDrop are teaming up to combine ScriptDrop’s same-day prescription delivery service with Truepill’s pharmacy platform, which will give patients the ability to choose their own retail pharmacy for medication delivery via ScriptDrop’s two-hour service. The partnership allows patients to visit their local pharmacy while providing pharmacists with the means to …

Home-based cancer care platform Reimagine Care is expanding its partnership with Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System beyond its flagship hospital, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, to offer oncology patients digital, virtual and in-home care.  Reimagine Care partners with providers and health plans to coordinate care in the home to avoid unnecessary inpatient visits. Reimagine clinicians can remotely monitor patients, work with …

Hyrox, a global fitness race for competitors, announced it is partnering with Zepp Health, a health technology company that manufactures smart wearable products, including its flagship wearable brand, Amazfit.  Under the two-year partnership Amazfit will act as the official wearable and timekeeping partner of HYROX. The aim is to assist athletes’ training regime and supply them with a user-friendly wearable …