Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data
When Neguine Rezaii first moved to the United States a decade ago, she hesitated to tell people she was Iranian. Instead, she would use Persian. “I figured that people probably wouldn’t know what that was,” she says. The linguistic ambiguity was useful: she could conceal her embarrassment at the regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while still…
Accenture 2020 Digital Health Consumer Survey shows that digital health uptake has been considerable in recent years, but that momentum stopped. Read more.
What are the benefits of mobile devices in healthcare?
Smartphones and tablets are quickly becoming a mainstay in healthcare. Physicians point to three main benefits of mobile devices for their practice:...
World Population Clock: 7.8 Billion People (2020) - Worldometer
How many people are there in the world? World population has reached 7.7 billion. World population live counter with data sheets, graphs, maps, and census data regarding the current, historical, and future world population figures, estimates, growth rates, densities and demographics
Connected Health, Digital Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine – What are the key differences and why the need for security? - Irdeto Insights
With the usage of connected health technologies increasing greatly, it is important for us to understand the differences between Connected Health, Digital Health, and Telehealth and Telemedicine which are often used interchangeably.
Trends in Digital Health Market Size Will Reach to USD 423.11 Billion By 2024, Globally: Zion Market Research
According to the report, global digital health market was valued at approximately USD 122.66 billion in 2017 and is expected to generate revenue of around USD 423.11 billion by the end of 2024, growing at a CAGR of around 19.35% between 2018 and 2024.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing - Statistics and Research
No country knows the total number of people infected with COVID-19. All we know is the infection status of those who have been tested. All those who have a lab-confirmed infection are counted as confirmed cases.
Best practices for governments reporting COVID-19 testing data
Data on COVID-19 testing is crucial. But not all countries report their data in a helpful way.
To help official providers of testing data, we set out some simple recommendations based the best reporting practices across the countries included in our testing dataset.
Global, regional, and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020: a modelling study
About one in five individuals worldwide could be at increased risk of severe COVID-19,
should they become infected, due to underlying health conditions, but this risk varies
considerably by age. Our estimates are uncertain, and focus on underlying conditions
rather than other risk factors such as ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation, and obesity,
but provide a starting point for considering the number of individuals that might
need to be shielded or vaccinated as the global pandemic unfolds.
Digital Health Market Share Trends 2020-2026 Growth Report
Digital Health Market size was valued over USD 106 billion in 2019 and the industry is predicted to achieve approximately 28.5% CAGR through 2026. Increasing number of pandemic COVID-19 cases across the globe has increased the adoption of digital health technologies.
EverlyWell Raises $50M To Make At-Home Lab Testing More Accessible
The digital health company EverlyWell today announced that it has raised $50 million in financing led by its existing investors Goodwater Capital. Cheek founded EverlyWell in 2015 to offer validated at-home lab tests that start at $49 and are reviewed by physicians at a certified lab.
UVA Begins Program to Provide Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for Students
The testing requirement is one component of UVA’s COVID-19 Prevention, Detection and Response plan for resuming in-person instruction this fall and keeping students, faculty, staff and Charlottesville neighbors safe in the process.
LetsGetChecked raises $12M for its personal health tests – TechCrunch
LetsGetChecked, an Irish startup that offers a health test kit service so that you can take various common laboratory tests from the comfort of your home, has picked up $12 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Optum Ventures, the independent venture fund of health services provider Opt…
LetsGetChecked - Home health and wellness tests in the United States
Providing efficient, discreet and thorough online health and wellness test kits. Our kits are shipped directly to you by discreet mail order, for you to test conveniently and in the privacy of your own home.
Dean’s Message Outlines COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Requirements for Students
Dean of Students Allen Groves wrote to students Wednesday with an update on a “Rules and Norms” agreement for the fall semester and other important to-dos before returning to Grounds.