Analysis

June 8, 2020

Beyond telemedicine — how healthcare gets personal

As more doctors switch to video consultations, a slew of new diagnostics and monitoring technologies are making healthcare more personal.


Maija Palmer

6 min read

When Paul Landau’s wife Lucy was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, he was shocked at how little technology was involved in the day-to-day management of her illness.

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Picture of a mobile phone with the Careology app on it
Careology creates a dashboard to make it quicker for doctors and carers to see how a patient is doing.
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Medloop is generating revenue in Germany and running pilots in the UK.
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