Cardiology
Genetic research now integrated into MyHeart Counts app
A phone app developed at Stanford to study heart disease risk and help ordinary people manage that risk has teamed up with 23andMe to add a genetics option.
Mar 25, 2016
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Health
Harvard launches ResearchKit app to support football player health
The Football Players Health Study at Harvard University—a series of studies that examine the health and well-being of former football players and aims to develop more effective diagnostic and therapeutic interventions—today ...
Mar 17, 2016
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Health
Health apps and the sharing of information with third parties
In a study appearing in the March 8 issue of JAMA, Sarah R. Blenner, J.D., M.P.H., of the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, and colleagues examined the privacy policies of Android diabetes ...
Mar 8, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Personal mobile therapist keeps watch on blue moods
A personalised mobile therapist developed by Deakin University psychology experts could be the answer to treating depression.
Feb 8, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Estimated due date app to replace the pregnancy wheel
(HealthDay)—A new estimated due date (EDD) calculator has been launched, which reconciles the discrepancy in due dates between the first ultrasound and date of the last menstrual period, according to a report published ...
Jan 28, 2016
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Cardiology
Free mobile app to improve the world's cardiovascular health
Leading cardiologist Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, has developed a free mobile application called "Circle of Health" to empower individuals around the globe to take action to comprehensively assess and enhance their daily overall ...
Dec 16, 2015
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Health
App to improve monitoring of psychotic patients' mental state and treatment adherence
Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia have designed a new app that allows doctors to remotely monitor a psychotic outpatient's mental state and improve overall adherence to treatment plans.
Dec 1, 2015
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Health
Technology meets society: New app helps seniors live better
A new technological solution developed by researchers from the University of Notre Dame is aimed at enhancing the physical health, vitality and brain fitness of seniors residing in independent living communities.
Nov 20, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia where almost nine in every 10 women give birth at home after pregnancies with little or no medical support, a mobile phone app is coming to the rescue with lifesaving guidelines when things go wrong.
Nov 11, 2015
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Health
Information handling by some health apps not as secure as it should be
Some health apps that have been clinically-accredited may not have been complying with principles of data protection, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. In some instances health apps ...
Sep 25, 2015
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