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The Growth of DIY Digital Health – What’s Behind the Zeitgeist of Self-Reliance?

Health Populi

I would expand that more generally to say that UX, CX, and service design principles should/must be baked into consumer-facing connected health technologies. Furthermore, the DIY zeitgeist for home cooking and home-making also accelerated in the past five years (as it had during the 2008-9 Great Recession).

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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative. has highlighted the huge demand for health technology solutions. CTA’s new Public Health Technology Initiative promises to be an important, impactful effort as a public-private partnership.

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Five Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from June 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Apple’s Safari did not appear until 2003 and Google Chrome in 2008 – eventually these dominated the browser market, though three cheers for the existence of privacy-oriented browser Brave (2016) and search tool DuckDuckGo (2008). No doubt both will disappear into acquisitions.

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Lifeguard Digital Health Partners with Pathways to Housing PA to Assist with Safer Living for Vulnerable Individuals in Philadelphia

Digital Health Global

VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lifeguard Digital Health announces a partnership with Pathways to Housing PA that will enable the installation of LifeguardLite at multiple social housing sites.

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Healthcare Technology Leader Philips Selects AWS as Its Preferred Cloud Provider to Accelerate Innovation and Improve Patient Outcomes

Digital Health Global

company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider to advance its business transformation and deliver secure and innovative healthcare informatics solutions globally. AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc.

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Association of British HealthTech Industries unveil their Plan for HealthTech manifesto

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) unveiled their "Plan for HealthTech" manifesto, outlining a 10-point plan for the UK government to make the nation a global leader in health technology. 2008: ABHI published its Code of Business Practice.

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Spotify Health: Big Tech's latest new entrant into Healthcare

Lloyd Price

In 2023, Spotify acquired a Swedish healthcare startup called Neko Health. Neko Health develops AI-powered body scanners that can be used to diagnose health problems early on. Ek and Lorentzon started working on Spotify in 2003, and they launched the service in 2008.