Welcome to your daily digest of digital health news, updates, and events – your go-to source for staying informed.
👇 News
👣 Juniper, a new reproductive healthcare insurance provider, has secured £1.5m in pre-seed funding, aiming to triple its team, drive growth, and support its pilot phase. With a focus on reproductive issues in both men and women, Juniper fills a gap in health insurance, providing comprehensive coverage for all genders.
🧠 Patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease will benefit from a new portable drug infusion that helps better control their symptoms. The treatment, foslevodopa–foscarbidopa, offers a 24-hour delivery system for steady symptom management with fewer side effects.
📄 DIGITALEUROPE’s Executive Council for Health has released its recommendations for EU digital health policy for 2024-29, outlining key goals to prioritize digital transformation within the European Health Union and healthcare policy instruments, enhance the use of data and technologies, improve skills and trust, allocate resources for digital transformation, and ensure legal clarity and consistency.
💊 Liraglutide, an anti-obesity medication, has shown promise in reducing opioid cravings in patients with opioid use disorder. In a small study, patients experienced a 40% reduction in cravings over a three-week period.
👨🦳 A recent survey in Korea investigates the use of digital health technologies among seniors, revealing differences in usage between healthy and frail individuals. The findings highlight the potential benefits of digital health tools in supporting self-care and managing healthcare data.
❓ Did you know that
More than one third (38%) of self-identified vulnerable customers who experience poor mental health are reluctant to admit they are struggling to customer service agents, reveals the latestVulnerable Customer Report from NICE – the AI-powered customer service platform used by more than 85% of the Fortune 100 companies.
📖 What we’re reading
Sally Ann Frank, worldwide lead of health and life sciences at Microsoft for Startups, discusses the potential for disruption in health tech and the need for digital transformation in healthcare.
🚨 This week’s events
23 February, Westminster Health Forum – Next steps for cancer treatment, prevention and diagnosis in England
