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The digital health market is expanding fast – IQVIA’s Digital Health Trends 2024 estimates there are roughly 337,000 health-related apps today. Behind that impressive number lies a worrying statistics: around 90% of startups never reach a market release, and of those that do, roughly 20% shut down within the first year. For developers and investors, this is a landscape full of hidden traps, where success depends not only on the strength of the idea but also on the ability to navigate dense regulatory filters.

In mid-October, the World Health Organization released a report on digital health and the role of technology in national systems. It warns that without proper coordination and government support, digital solutions may unintentionally deepen inequality — a reminder that innovation’s impact depends on the context in which it’s applied.

In recent years, more and more mental-health care startups have pinned their hopes on AI, promising “therapy without the therapist.” Yet thoughtless automation often backfires: clients receive shallow support, and in crises, AI therapy apps simply don’t cope. Algorithmic errors erode trust not only in digital therapy but in AI itself.