#digital-health

#digital-health

Saudi Arabia is already operating the kind of connected, AI-enabled healthcare infrastructure many countries are still debating how to build. At FII9, the conversation was unmistakable. Global innovation momentum is shifting toward the Middle East, and nowhere more than Saudi Arabia, where national digital platforms like Sehhaty already give millions of residents unified access to their health data. At the Global Health Exhibition, I saw population-level analytics, AI-powered diagnostics, multiomic initiatives, and interoperable infrastructure deployed at a speed and scale that would take years in other countries.

"Our users have significant disposable income and are spending it on DTC products and services elsewhere - e.g., medications; wellness and fitness products; luxury experiences; travel; networking," the document reads. "We are creating new business lines to capture some of this spending, knowing some of it will fail," it continues. The strategy document also includes an expansion of its AI bet, going beyond existing products like A-List and Discover, which are referred to as "just the first examples."

OpenAI is launching ChatGPT Health, which is a special place within ChatGPT where you can connect your Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, Function, Weight Watchers, AllTrails, Instacart, and Peloton accounts and ask questions about your health. OpenAI says ChatGPT is "designed in close collaboration with physicians" to "help people take a more active role in understanding and managing their health and wellness".

I started building Simple in 2019 with a vision that one day, a digital product could help people fix their health as effectively as a human. Five years later, we turned this vision into a company with 160M in ARR, and a team of more than 150 people across multiple countries. If you only look at the highlights, my story can look like a straight line of an entrepreneur's journey.

Weight-loss giant Weight Watchers is relaunching itself for the Ozempic era. Six months after completing a Chapter 11 restructuring, the company is rolling out a revamped app and digital platform, a reimagined digital coaching experience, and a new brand identity. It's even bringing back its old, two-word name, Weight Watchers. (The company had changed its name to WW in 2018 and later styled itself WeightWatchers.)

Doctronic addresses this access problem by delivering AI-powered medical consultations in minutes rather than weeks, combining free, anonymous symptom assessments with on-demand access to licensed physicians across all 50 states for $39 per video visit. The platform has already processed over 15 million medical conversations with more than 1 million unique users, handling 50,000 weekly visits through its collective intelligence architecture where multiple specialized AI agents engage in clinical reasoning under physician oversight.

When Iñaki Ereño assumed the role of Group CEO of Bupa in 2021, the global healthcare landscape was being rewritten in real time. At the helm of a company serving over 60 million customers worldwide, Ereño faces the challenge of transforming a large and established organization into a faster, more agile, and digitally enabled provider of care. Ereño's mission? To wake the sleeping giant.

We are developing a novel digital health venture in the radiology space. The platform addresses a critical gap: enabling patients with implants to safely access MRI scans. By providing a structured, software-enabled workflow that integrates with radiology information systems (RIS) and electronic health records (EHR), the solution supports clinical teams with referral management, approvals, scheduling, and post-scan documentation. Our team is now at a point where we're preparing our launch in 2026, and need someone to join our software development team.

'8am scramble'

"Going through it ourselves showed us how isolating the journey can be," Selina says. "We wanted to create something that gives people hope, but also a real, personalised path forward."

"We know that long wait times worsen symptoms, so that is the gap we were trying to address: to provide immediate access to affirming clinical therapy."

Yaccarino has virtually no experience in the health sector but brings more than a decade of advertising expertise. She led the modernization of NBCUniversal's ad business and built major brand partnerships at the Comcast-owned company.

The World Health Organization study showed that 11% of minors believe their lives are significantly altered by devices, with 32% at risk of problematic usage.

Solence develops tools for managing chronic conditions linked to PCOS, using lifestyle programs and AI systems to support patients and improve care access.

Digital health startups raised $6.4 billion in venture capital funding during the first half of 2025, slightly more than the preceding two years' totals.

“I am beyond excited to become an official member of the Cornell Tech family,” Wang said. “I'm committed to pushing the boundaries of research and education at Cornell Tech while building even stronger ties with Weill Cornell Medicine.”

Our findings suggest that combining digital health checks with in-person services can significantly increase participation in health screenings, potentially enhancing overall public health outcomes.

The NHS app will become the digital front door to the NHS, enabling citizens to participate in developing future medicines. Why not do it again to cure cancer and dementia?

Hinge Health's IPO on the New York Stock Exchange closed up 17%, reaching $37.56 per share, yet its market cap remains significantly lower than its previous private valuation.

23andMe, having recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is notifying customers about claims related to a data breach that compromised personal information of nearly 7 million users.

Analysts expect Hims to post revenue of $260.91 million and earnings per share of $0.03, marking a critical test for their ongoing growth.

"Policymakers should create evidence-based, condition-specific remote monitoring duration limits and require an active redetermination of medical necessity to continue coverage for these services beyond those limits."