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Ada Health building diagnostic results into its app

In the peak of Germany's pandemic, symptom-checker app Ada Health rapidly built a solution to digitally return COVID-19 test results to a lab's customers. Founder Claire Novorol tells HBI that the new capability is part of a long term strategy that will allow the company to better incorporate diagnostic data into its app.

Macquarie in talks to buy middle market Spanish hospital player

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) is reportedly in talks to buy a majority stake in Viamed Salud, Spain's ninth-largest for-profit hospital operator by revenue. Why is a top 50 global asset manager buying a middle-market operator?

Max India expands into new elderly care services

Max India, the conglomerate that recently sold a large stake in hospital chain Max Healthcare, has announced it will expand its elderly care business in India by moving into mid-market independent living, medicalised nursing homes and homecare.

XenZone lists on AIM and rebrands as Kooth

Digital mental health group XenZone has listed on the small-cap AIM exchange, raising £16m. Its CEO tells HBI that the company is targeting entry to the US and Europe. It has also rebranded as Kooth, its main brand name.

GHP rolls out new deal with insurers

GHP, the Stockholm-listed Swedish and Middle East clinic chain, where shares have risen all but sevenfold in seven years, is rolling out a new outsourced model for health insurers. So far this covers 100,000 patients. We talk to CEO Daniel Ohman.

Advent rekindles Dentix bid

Advent, the owner of Spain's largest dentistry group Vitaldent, has emerged as the leading bidder for the market's second player, Dentix, despite earlier reports that it had frozen a rescue package.

Helios eats pack of Maltesers

German and Spanish hospital group Fresenius Helios is buying three more hospitals in Germany from the Malteser non-profit foundation, adding €160m in annual sales and increasing size of the for-profit hospital sector by 1-1.5%.

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