Psychology & Psychiatry

Smartphone data could help monitor bipolar disorder

The early signs of an episode of mania can be hard to detect, but people with bipolar disorder may soon get help from a smart and constant companion – their mobile phones.

Surgery

Smartphone app can help cut length of stay after C-section

(HealthDay)—A smartphone app developed as part of a Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) program is associated with shorter length of stay after cesarean section, according to a study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Brazil to launch anti-Zika app for Olympics

Brazil's health ministry said Thursday it will launch a smartphone application to track the Zika virus during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and help visitors detect the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Smartphone app validated for use in diagnosis of brain condition

A smartphone application developed by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has been validated for use by physicians to diagnose minimal hepatic encephalopathy, a common brain condition in people with liver cirrhosis.

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