mobile health

Pristyn Care logo
By  Adam Ang 05:09 am June 8, 2022
Indian health tech company Pristyn Care has bought Lybrate, a mobile health platform, for an undisclosed amount as part of its expansion into primary care. Founded in 2014, Lybrate helps connect over 300,000 doctors to patients. It claims to have managed more than 200 million annual interactions in India over the last five years. The company also runs a doctor-facing app called GoodMD which...
A person using their smartphone for video doctor consultation
By  Adam Ang 04:05 am May 17, 2022
Singaporean telehealth company Doctor Anywhere has started adopting a video API from US-based cloud communications provider Vonage to enhance its delivery of telehealth services. Vonage's communications platform has over a million registered developers who are using its APIs to provide business continuity, remote work, and remote delivery of various services. It is fully programmable and allows...
Officials from Good Doctor Technology Thailand and the National Health Security Office during a press briefing
By  Adam Ang 11:34 pm May 12, 2022
Good Doctor Technology joins NHSO's COVID-19 outpatient care programme Good Doctor Technology Thailand has participated in the outpatient care programme of the National Health Security Office for mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. According to a media release, the health tech company is providing telehealth service to patients with positive antigen test results via the Spring Up mobile...
CureApp's DTx app for hypertension
By  Adam Ang 09:16 pm May 8, 2022
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has awarded the Japanese medtech startup CureApp a medical device regulatory approval for its digital therapeutic app for hypertension. WHAT IT DOES CureApp's latest DTx app assists patients in maintaining lifestyle improvements as part of their treatment for hypertension. It automatically delivers personalised guidance to users, including advice on...
Dr. HK logo
By  Adam Ang 05:26 am May 5, 2022
Telecommunications firm China Mobile Hong Kong, together with health tech company Heals Healthcare, has unveiled its mobile health app for teleconsultations in Hong Kong. Available on Android and iOS devices, the new app called Dr. HK offers a mix of online and offline health services, including access to electronic health records, online outpatient clinic appointments, video consultations, and...
Milvik Health+ app
By  Adam Ang 04:41 am April 18, 2022
Swedish fintech and health company Milvik Bima has launched its mobile health app in Bangladesh. WHAT IT'S ABOUT According to a press statement, the Milvik Health+ app combines payment tools and e-commerce for healthcare.  It also has telehealth features that allow users to speak with their doctors and keep track of their appointments and follow-up calls. They can also access their medical...
Flipkart Health+ on Android
By  Adam Ang 11:45 pm April 6, 2022
Flipkart Health+, the digital health business of e-commerce platform Flipkart Group, has launched its mobile health app. This comes three months after the company first entered the healthcare space by acquiring a minor stake in e-pharmacy startup SastaSundar. According to a press statement, the Flipkart Health+ app is providing access to medicines and other healthcare products and services. It...
MFine CTO Ajit Narayanan holding a smartphone to measure his vitals
By  Adam Ang 05:24 am March 23, 2022
Indian digital health startup MFine has added blood pressure and glucose monitoring tools on its mobile health app. Three weeks ago, the health tech startup launched its latest vital measurement features for beta testing after two years of development and clinical trials involving around 3,000 patients. WHAT IT'S ABOUT  According to a press statement, these health monitoring features are built...
Desktop view of the Health Teams telehealth platform
By  Adam Ang 02:41 am February 14, 2022
ASX-listed ResApp Health has inked a two-year deal with Health Teams, a digital aged care platform, to launch its mobile diagnostic app on the latter's telehealth platform. ResAppDx is an app-based acute respiratory diagnostic test that uses machine learning to analyse cough sounds and diagnose respiratory diseases. Approved for use in Australia and Europe, the app can be integrated with...
SugoSure logo
By  Adam Ang 04:05 am January 12, 2022
Digital health firm ConnectedHealth has unveiled a new disease management app targeting patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and sub-optimal to poor blood glucose control.  WHAT IT DOES On Wednesday, the company launched SugoSure, a subscription-based service that provides digital health support, doctor remote monitoring, and health coaching. It features interfaces for three user types: a...