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Germany's new law allows doctors to prescribe apps with heal...

Germany has passed a law allowing doctors to prescribe digital apps with health benefits, which can be reimbursed by the country’s health insurance system.

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NHS partners with Amazon's Alexa to provide health informati...

The NHS is working with Amazon’s Alexa voice-assisted technology to provide reliable health information.

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Telemedicine saved costs to US health system - study

Telemedicine saved money and costs to a health system in the US by making it more efficient, according to a new study that adds to the growing body of evidence backing the technology.

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Study explores using Huggable robotic bear with hospitalised...

A study has explored the use of a robotic teddy bear named Huggable to improve outcomes in children while they are at hospital.

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Veggies and fruits galore are the reason for Blue Shield of California employee Kim Stotler’s smile. “I feel really good for the first time in years,” says Stotler, who lost nearly 20 pounds in the first month of the nonprofit health plan’s new Wellvolution digital lifestyle medicine program. The clinically proven health digital platform gives participating members access to clinically proven health-management resources – the largest in the industry - at no extra cost.

Blue Shield of California launches revised digital health co...

Non-profit health plan Blue Shield of California launched a new digital lifestyle medicine and health platform, which can be personalised to each members’ individual health needs and prefer

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NHSX launches on mission to digitally transform the health s...

NHSX, health secretary Matt Hancock’s initiative to drive digital innovation in the health service, officially launched this week amid a flurry of publicity on twitter.

Germany's new law allows doctors to prescribe apps with heal...

NHS partners with Amazon's Alexa to provide health informati...

Telemedicine saved costs to US health system - study

Study explores using Huggable robotic bear with hospitalised...

Blue Shield of California launches revised digital health co...

NHSX launches on mission to digitally transform the health s...

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