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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.

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Hilversum, The Netherlands - April 03, 2014. Image of a touch screen Android phone with social media apps.

Facebook cracks down on misleading health posts

Facebook is cutting down on posts making misleading or exaggerated health claims as part of a drive to improve the quality of information in its news feed.

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Digital health start-up Livongo files for $100m US IPO

Digital health firm Livongo has filed to launch on the US stock market, in a bid to raise $100 million and expand its product offering outside the diabetes market where it has its roots.

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