Today’s announcement that Nokia has announced plans to acquire Medelinked partner Withings – the French consumer electronics company focused on digital health devices – for €170 million ($191 million) in cash is great news for the digital and mHealth industries. As Nokia moves on from its days of being the world’s biggest mobile phone brand … More Nokia buys Withings – A Very Shrewd Investment
The recent acquisition of Withings buy Nokia may signal the beginning of a new wave of consolidation in the healthcare end user device business, but it wouldn’t be the first. We’ve already seen some interesting developments in that respect in the fitness app business. In 2015 Adidas acquired Runtastic for some $240m, Under Armour acquired … More mHealth Is About Much More Than Devices
Savile Row in London is best known for producing some of the world’s finest bespoke suits. But tucked away in a quiet corner of the same street is a firm that gives tailored health advice through a smartphone app. Your.MD uses artificial intelligence to understand natural-language statements such as “I have a headache” and ask … More The Role of Apps in the Future of mHealth
Six out of ten people say they’re clear on what to do to improve their health, but admit they’re guilty of bad habits. Research commissioned by Kinetik Wellbeing, the healthcare experts, found despite Brits saying they understand health messages, a third are still confused by the basics, specifically how much exercise they should be doing, … More Bulging Britain ‘thinks’ it’s healthy
British men are dangerously ignorant of the prostate gland, according to Prostate Cancer UK. It is crucial for sex as it helps produce semen and is involved in ejaculation. But it is also the leading cause of cancer in men, with 40,000 diagnosed each year. A survey by the charity showed nearly one in five … More Prostate Awareness Dangerously Low in British Men
The National Health Service – NHS – holds a very special place in the UK’s culture. It is a massive institution, the world’s 5th largest employer, and exists to use taxation, rather than health insurance, to guarantee free medical care to all at the point of need. This principle was enshrined at its creation in … More Making The NHS Fit for The Digital Future
NHS chiefs in England have announced a five-year plan to help GP surgeries “get back on their feet” and to improve access for patients. The rescue package will see an extra £2.4bn a year ploughed into services by 2020 – a rise of 14% once inflation is taken into account. It will pay for 5,000 … More Funding Boost for GP Services
When Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie found out she carried a faulty variant of the BRCA1 gene, her doctors told her she had an 87% chance of developing breast cancer. Armed with this knowledge, she chose to undergo a double mastectomy in 2013 to reduce the risk to around 5%. This kind of genetic testing can … More Does The Cloud Hold the Cure for Cancer?
With the digital revolution driving the NHS to increase its use of mobile technologies and become paperless by 2020, there has never been a better time to move your healthcare communication online. Medelinked can help you do just that today. Since partnering with Salesforce via the Salesforce App Exchange, the Medelinked connected health platform enables … More The Perfect Doctor -Patient Relationship with Salesforce and Medelinked
The future of smart wearable technology is now in clothing and fashion. We’re just seeing the beginning of that trend now in products like the Altra IQ sports shoes with iFit tech inside. This smart running shoe goes beyond telling you the basics like speed and distance, providing feedback and assistance that will help you … More Wearable Technology Improving Running Performance
