Most popular period-tracking apps share data with third parties, according to a report by the U.K.-based Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA).
The report analyzed 25 popular tracking apps built by 24 different developers. It found that 84% of them shared data outside of the developer's system with a third party and that only one app stored data solely on the device.
Of the...
Demand for mental health services has soared since the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK alone an estimated 1.6 million people are awaiting treatment, while a further eight million who do not qualify for NHS help are experiencing day-to-day challenges.
Increasingly digital therapeutics (DTx) are being considered as an option to fill the gaps in healthcare provision. They have the potential to be woven...
Digital health platform Altibbi supports Egyptian blood plasma project
Altibbi has partnered with Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population to work on a blood plasma project.
The national project, to establish blood plasma donations for medicine production, will help to treat burns or pathological conditions, including kidney, liver, blood and chronic diseases.
Altibbi, the largest Arabic medical...
Fertility startup ExSeed Health closes £2.5M seed round
Male fertility startup ExSeed Health has announced the closure of a £2.5 million seed extension round, led by Ascension with participation from Trifork, Hambro Perks, and R42 Group.
The investment will drive further European expansion for the firm, which has teams in London and Copenhagen.
ExSeed’s smartphone-based sperm testing kit does...
Virtual surgery platform Proximie partners with Vodafone Business
London-based healthtech platform Proximie, has announced a partnership with Vodafone Business to increase access to surgical healthcare and training.
Proximie’s technology allows healthcare to virtually ’scrub-in’, record, and interact with any connected operating room in the world.
The collaboration will bring Proximie’s connected...
As 2021 draws to a close, MobiHealthNews consults experts across the EMEA region to find out their vision for the year ahead in digital health.
Filippo Falaschi, investor, digital health and med tech investment management firm Spex Capital
There’s no doubt the pandemic served as a major catalyst in the development and adoption of digital health technologies at speed and scale. Investment figures...
Online searches for digital health products in the UK increased by 343% during the first lockdown, according to a new public health study.
Research scientists led by Simon Leigh, head of research at the Organisation for the Review of Health and Care Applications (ORCHA) examined web-based internet searches for digital health products before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study, published...
People across the South-West of England will be given access to digital health libraries, through a partnership between the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) and seven Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).
It follows the success of the Our Dorset programme, which allows health and care staff to recommend apps focused on mental health, dementia, diabetes and cancer support to...
A partnership between the Osteopathic Health Centre, Dubai, and ORCHA (the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps), will give citizens and expats based in Dubai access to the Middle East's first digital health library.
This one-year contract, with the option to renew for a further two years, will complement the Centre's existing offer, giving people access to top-rated health apps,...
EUROPEAN HEALTHCARE STARTUP ACCELERATOR LAUNCHES IN PARIS
Sanofi, Capgemini, Generali and Orange have announced the creation of a joint venture called "Future4care", a European health-focused startup accelerator programme.
The initiative aims to stimulate the development of eHealth solutions and their go-to-market, for the benefit of both patients and health professionals.
The startup selection...
