Oncology & Cancer

App helps breast cancer survivors improve health after treatment

Breast cancer survivors who used a smartphone app created at Houston Methodist consistently lost weight, largely due to daily, real-time interactions with their health care team via the mobile app. Few clinically-tested mobile ...

Health

Study finds that use of yoga app can reduce urinary incontinence

People with loss of urinary control who used the Yoga of Immortals mobile app—a globally used app that combines specific yogic postures in the Sanatan tradition with breathing exercises, sound therapy and meditation—found ...

Ophthalmology

Poor eyesight unfairly mistaken for brain decline

Millions of older people with poor vision are at risk of being misdiagnosed with mild cognitive impairments, according to a new study by the University of South Australia.

Arthritis & Rheumatism

App helps reduce osteoarthritis pain

By performing a few simple physical exercises daily, and receiving information about their disease regularly, 500 osteoarthritis patients were able to on average halve their pain in 6 months—and improve their physical function. ...

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