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Spotify working on HealthKit integration to provide workout playlists

Spotify could choose and suggest specific songs based on the types of exercises logged by users or even their speed

Spotify working on HealthKit integration to provide workout playlists
Updated On : 22 Dec 2022 | 2:14 PM IST

Google, Samsung's 'Health Connect' app might integrate into Android 14

Google could make Health Connect a default application on Android 14

Google, Samsung's 'Health Connect' app might integrate into Android 14
Updated On : 21 Dec 2022 | 10:42 AM IST

Google announces availability of Health Connect beta app on Play Store

Google said that Health Connect offers a standardised data format that covers more than 40 data types across six categories

Google announces availability of Health Connect beta app on Play Store
Updated On : 15 Nov 2022 | 4:53 PM IST

Wysa to Develop Hindi Version of World's Most Popular Mental Health App

/ -- Wysa, the world's leading AI-based digital companion for behavioral health, today announces plans for a Hindi language mental health app, which will also be accessible through WhatsApp. ACT, a non-profit venture philanthropy platform, is supporting the initiative and is seeking a co-funding partner to propel the development further. The pilot is expected to commence in early 2023. Says Neetha Joy, Director - Healthcare at ACT, "This is a first of a kind effort for us, to partner with an established player to make a proven solution accessible to millions. With 14% of our population suffering from mental health disorders and the pandemic exacerbating the lack of access to quality care, we need innovative solutions to address this chasm as there aren't enough trained care providers to meet this latent demand." The first iteration of the Hindi app will guide users through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) exercises via text with a mobile phone-based conversational agent, to help ..

Wysa to Develop Hindi Version of World's Most Popular Mental Health App
Updated On : 12 Oct 2022 | 11:48 AM IST

WhatsApp India, GoI join hands to leverage Chatbot for non-Covid use-cases

These collaborations happen despite several run ins between the two on regulatory issues

WhatsApp India, GoI join hands to leverage Chatbot for non-Covid use-cases
Updated On : 03 Jun 2022 | 3:59 PM IST

Generate Ayushman Bharat Health Account number using Aarogya Setu app

Over 21.4 crore users of the application will now be able to create their 14-digit unique ABHA numbers using Aarogya Setu

Generate Ayushman Bharat Health Account number using Aarogya Setu app
Updated On : 11 Feb 2022 | 8:46 PM IST

HealthifyMe raises Rs 560 crore, aims to tap North America market

Leading AI health and fitness app HealthifyMe on Tuesday announced it has raised $75 million (nearly Rs 560 crore) in a Series C round led by LeapFrog and Khosla Ventures.

HealthifyMe raises Rs 560 crore, aims to tap North America market
Updated On : 20 Jul 2021 | 5:15 PM IST

Dozee launches contactless remote patient monitoring solution for hospitals

Healthcare startup Dozee on Wednesday said it has launched a contactless remote patient monitoring solution for hospitals and aims to partner over 500 hospitals in the next 12 months. The Dozee Pro solution features an AI-powered triaging system which enables remote monitoring of patients outside of the ICU. The startup has already tied up with 70 hospitals across the country in three months for remote patient monitoring and is now looking to further scale it up. "We are looking to partner over 500 hospitals and monitor over 2 lakh patients in the next 12 months. We are keen to work with both government and private hospitals," Dozee CEO & Cofounder Mudit Dandwate told reporters in a virtual event. In the private sector, the company is willing to work with both healthcare chains and standalone hospitals, he added. Dozee has already deployed 4,000 devices in hospitals to monitor patients continuously and to help them enhance patient care and clinical outcomes. The startup has ...

Dozee launches contactless remote patient monitoring solution for hospitals
Updated On : 03 Mar 2021 | 4:25 PM IST

India accounts for 14% of global app installations: InMobi report

The country's app download growth rate was four times the global average

India accounts for 14% of global app installations: InMobi report
Updated On : 19 Jan 2021 | 9:28 PM IST

Aiisma: An app that rewards users in exchange for sharing Covid-19 data

The startup also has a trigger function to send anonymous alerts to any user who might come in contact with a positive case

Aiisma: An app that rewards users in exchange for sharing Covid-19 data
Updated On : 11 May 2020 | 9:05 PM IST

No plan to bring in law to regulate Aarogya Setu at this point: Secy, MeitY

We have already brought out an exceptionally good privacy policy which is there in the app itself, says Ajay Prakash Sawhney

No plan to bring in law to regulate Aarogya Setu at this point: Secy, MeitY
Updated On : 11 May 2020 | 1:56 AM IST

Premium perks: Wearables, apps are set to transform health insurance

IRDAI has so far received 173 proposals, most of which incentivise wellness in the health insurance space through the use of apps and wearable devices

Premium perks: Wearables, apps are set to transform health insurance
Updated On : 05 Mar 2020 | 12:09 AM IST

How smartphone-delivered treatment is tackling opioid crisis in US

The goal of these apps is to 'reprogram' the brain's rewards system once it has been distorted by addictive substances

How smartphone-delivered treatment is tackling opioid crisis in US
Updated On : 19 May 2019 | 11:52 AM IST

Your health app could be sharing your medical data with a host of companies

A big concern for app users is how their data will be used and by whom

Your health app could be sharing your medical data with a host of companies
Updated On : 24 Mar 2019 | 12:16 AM IST

As health apps enter medical mainstream is there a way to bring some order?

The FDA has been doing away with regulatory action altogether on many diagnostic health apps targeting consumers

As health apps enter medical mainstream is there a way to bring some order?
Updated On : 19 Oct 2018 | 8:28 AM IST

Haryana launches mobile app to create awareness among pregnant women

New data elements in the Health Management Information System were also launched

Haryana launches mobile app to create awareness among pregnant women
Updated On : 22 Apr 2017 | 4:01 AM IST

Privacy at stake with fitness trackers and health apps

Many people remain unaware of where data is going and how it is then used

Privacy at stake with fitness trackers and health apps
Updated On : 23 Dec 2016 | 8:30 AM IST