COVID-19

MobiHealthNews talks about the positive economic impact of wider consumer engagement in health tech with Ilya Kravtsov, CEO and co-founder of PouchPASS.

The funds are to continue the UK health tech firm’s international expansion.

The pandemic has created unforeseen virtual care use cases that Verizon's connected solutions make possible, says Lea Sims, marketing practice lead for healthcare insurance and life sciences.

Mobile-first platform Healthvana is working with labs, providers and public health organizations to deliver test results with security, efficiency and empathy, says CEO Ramin Bastani.

The tech company elaborated on its established digital health and wellness vision while improvising with the demands of an unexpected pandemic. 

This week's top stories include hackers using the SolarWinds platform to target the NIH and other federal agencies, the CDC giving $227 million for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness and tracking, and a new low VO2 Max feature coming to Apple Watch.

More than 1,000 NHS patients booked flu vaccinations this year using a virtual assistant developed by Sensely.

HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf says the global consortium for eHealth interoperability and the digital health indicators are just two success stories that have been introduced this year by HIMSS with the aim of improving healthcare.

Activist and "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism" author Ashton Applewhite discusses some of the complex realities of aging, ageism, ableism and health – and describes how technology should be designed for seniors.

Alongside step-by-step instructions, the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test's accompanying app automatically reports users' results to the relevant public health authorities.