Consumer

As part of the deal, Babylon's symptom checker tech will be integrated into Higi's Smart Health Stations.

Telemedicine has experienced a huge surge in adoption over the past few months, during the coronavirus pandemic. With people locked down at home, it has become the 'new normal' way of accessing healthcare says digital health connector, Aline Noizet.

The latest feature can now be combined with Samsung's cuffless blood pressure monitoring feature, which got approval in South Korea a few weeks ago. 

The in-app study collects wearable data and asks participants about their recent symptom history.

The pandemic has highlighted the need for innovation and changes needed in the way care is delivered.  

Opt-in "Exposure Notifications" are included in new operating system updates on both companies' platforms and available now to worldwide public health agencies.

The consumer-facing digital platform for health testing was forced to pump the brakes on a similar offering roughly two months ago.

Customers will now be able to use the services to get eczema treatment, as well as prescription antiperspirant and dandruff shampoo.

The HIMSS Media team discusses how vendors, payers and policymakers are looking to answer the growing demand for mental and behavioral health services.

Following a virtual consultation, both companies are supplying Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory's saliva-based molecular test to consumers at $150 per kit.