Health
Smartphone app developed to manage drinking
New Zealanders who want to self-manage their "hazardous" drinking may soon have a smartphone app to help them.
Mar 29, 2017
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Surgery
Use of mobile app reduces number of in-person follow-up visits after surgery
Patients who underwent ambulatory breast reconstruction and used a mobile app for follow-up care had fewer in-person visits during the first 30 days after the operation without affecting complication rates or measures of ...
Mar 22, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtual reality hopes to treat mental health problems
Virtual reality headsets are often associated with video games and fun, but companies are also working to use them for mental health therapies, to treat phobias, anxiety or addictions.
Mar 2, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Exercise app reduces incontinence
Urinary leakage whilst coughing and jumping is common in women. Using a self-administered treatment via a mobile app called Tät for three months reduced symptoms, led to fewer leakages and improved quality of life. This ...
Sep 12, 2016
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Diabetes
Treating diabetes with data, alum's app, software gain international acclaim
Like many good ideas, the idea behind Ed Deng's diabetes management app began at home.
Aug 15, 2016
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Health
Popular mobile health apps fail to serve vulnerable populations
A new UC San Francisco study of top-rated mobile health apps showed that they offer little help to vulnerable patients – those who might benefit the most from these tools.
Jul 28, 2016
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Cardiology
New 'Aspirin-Guide' app for clinicians helps personalize decisions about aspirin use
Low dose aspirin is recommended by clinicians as a preventive measure for patients who have already had a heart attack or stroke, but the risk of taking low-dose aspirin to prevent or delay a first heart attack or stroke ...
Jun 20, 2016
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Cardiology
Innovative game informs on heart disease
Arm and chest pain, cold sweat, nausea, dizziness and shortness of breath could all be signs of a pending heart attack, according to the new Flinders' School of Nursing and Midwifery iPad 'game.'
May 25, 2016
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Diabetes
Blood glucose monitor could benefit millions of diabetics
Professor Adrian Porch and his research team at the School of Engineering are developing a device which they believe could help millions of people with diabetes.
May 10, 2016
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Health
Does this ankle need an X-ray? There's an app for that
The Ottawa Rules, a set of rules used around the world to help health professionals decide when to order x-rays and CT scans, are now available as a free mobile health app.
May 9, 2016
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