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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 …

WELL Health, a digital health company that integrates and updates clinical and digital assets, announced the approval of a $44 million project, Health Compass II, funded by the Canadian government and designed to continue enhancing AI and interoperability in healthcare. The initiative aims to streamline administrative tasks, enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes by integrating four AI-driven modules into …

Ben Robbins, general partner at GV (Google Ventures), sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how the multibillion-dollar venture firm invests in digital health companies, AI’s place in healthcare and how government fits into the sector.  MobiHealthNews: How do you decide which companies to invest in? You have a background in psychiatry. Does that influence what captures your attention in a company? …