Population and Public Health

GP who advised on controversial NHS data sharing plan receives damehood. 

Also: Medicare Advantage insurer Zing Health partners with Papa. Verily and biopharma-company Sosei Heptares announce a research collaboration. Pharma-focused accelerator PharmStars’ next cohort will focus on neurological diseases.

Babylon became a strategic investor in Higi, the maker of health-checking kiosks found in groceries and pharmacies, in May 2020.

German startup seeks to tackle shortage of dermatologic care in country's largest healthtech Series A raise.

A postponed launch and technical hurdles have hampered the testing phase of digital prescriptions in Germany, and the country now enters a prolonged piloting phase at the start of 2022.

The company merge will further innovate digital healthcare in the UK.

As another pandemic year ends, leaders in the digital health space reflect on what the industry has learned in 2021.

Also, Iktos and the University of Dundee partner to design drugs for tropical diseases.

Digital health leaders and execs discuss whether funding will continue at the same rapid pace next year.

The new rules aim to improve access to innovative technologies.