Oncology & Cancer
A mobile app could save lives in India
A mobile app could help turn the tide of a rise in breast cancer in women as young as 30 in India, according to new research.
Oct 14, 2021
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Cardiology
Mobile apps can help those suffering from hypertension, improve communication between patients and providers
The use of physician-monitored mobile apps for tracking blood pressure can help curb the effects of chronic hypertension and improve communication between patients and providers, according to new research from Binghamton ...
Jul 26, 2021
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Addiction
Real-time stress detection devices could help fight alcohol relapses
Wearable devices can detect people's stress, according to new Washington State University research, opening potential new interventions for people with addictions.
Jul 21, 2021
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Health informatics
Smart diagnostics: AI tech can hear COVID in a cough
A major advance in detecting COVID-19 from the way people cough could pave the way to a new generation of diagnostic mobile phone apps.
Jun 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Start-up launches India's first COVID home test kit
Indian start-up Mylab Discovery Solutions hopes that its inexpensive COVID-19 home test kit—the country's first—will help the massive South Asian nation better track the pandemic's spread among its 1.3-billion people.
Jun 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How can scientists predict a COVID-19 outbreak? There's an app for that
A mobile app that uses crowd-sourced data on COVID-19 symptoms can accurately identify where local coronavirus outbreaks will appear, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists who developed the app.
May 6, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Digital mental health interventions for young people are perceived promising, but are they effective
An increasing number of digital mental health interventions are designed for adolescents and young people with a range of mental health issues, but the evidence on their effectiveness is mixed, according to research by Columbia ...
Apr 29, 2021
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Medical economics
Pandemic spurs technology growth in insurance industry
Insurers increased their use of catastrophe models, drones and mobile apps during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they anticipate growth in such technology to continue once the health crisis passes.
Jan 21, 2021
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Health
Study reveals the relaxing music to help you sleep
Perhaps there's nothing quite as frustrating as trying and failing to fall asleep. But if you're one of the many people who struggle to switch off come bedtime, the findings of a new study might give you some hope—and the ...
Jan 15, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dating apps don't inhibit love
Mobile apps have revolutionized the way people meet in Switzerland and elsewhere in recent years. Unlike traditional dating sites, these apps do not feature detailed user profiles but are largely based on rating photos using ...
Jan 4, 2021
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