Biotechnology and medicine startups top the Innovators Under 35 Europe list
Blockchain-powered software that ensures drugs’ traceability, a diagnostic tool to identify microbes in the blood and a device to prevent cardiac arrest in heart disease patients are among the winning...
View ArticleMyHealthTeams launches new resources for pregnant women with MS
This morning patient social network MyHealthTeams revealed exclusively to MobiHealthNews that it is teaming up with EMD Serono to launch a new information resource for patients with multiple sclerosis...
View ArticleLivongo comes to Higi's health kiosks, Pear's reSET-O rolling out to dozens...
Digital chronic care management company Livongo and health kiosk startup Higi have teamed up for a new program that will bring a Livongo-branded on-stage program to nearly 500 retail pharmacies in...
View ArticleNew smartphone camera test could speed up urinary tract infection diagnosis
Biological engineers at the University of Bath have developed a test that could help medics quickly diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs) using a smartphone camera.The process can identify the...
View ArticleFitbit's newest feature lets users check blood oxygen level variability
Fitbit users were surprised with an added feature on their wearable this week — the ability to check the variability of oxygen levels in their bloodstream. Users with any of Fitbit’s Sp02-enabled...
View ArticleIsraeli basketball team trials sleep technology to improve players’ performance
EuroLeague basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv is testing new sleep technology in the hope that it will be able to reduce players’ travel fatigue, preventing injuries and optimising recovery. It is the...
View ArticleMajor fitness brands now offering workout incentives through Apple Watches
A handful of fitness and workout chains will begin doling out monetary rewards to members who have connected their Apple Watches or other Apple-branded services to the partner company’s digital...
View Article23andMe cuts 100 jobs amidst slowing demand
23andMe has laid off 100 employees across its consumer business, the genomics company confirmed to MobiHealthNews. This news come amidst disappointing sales numbers, according to CNBC, which first...
View ArticleTurning to digital technology to improve access to mental health care
Globally, one in two individuals are estimated to experience a mental health problem in their lifetime, according to the OECD, which can impact their overall health and relationships. However, with...
View ArticleAbbott's device-controlled deep brain stimulation system receives expanded...
Abbott’s Infinity Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system has received an expanded clearance from the FDA that now permits the targeted stimulation of a new area of the brain associated with Parkinson’s...
View ArticleMobiHealthNews' predictions for 2020: Big tech's here to stay, digital health...
Unfortunately for us, MobiHealthNews doesn’t have a crystal ball (it would be darn useful for getting scoops). But we do have more than a decade’s worth of experience tracking the emergence of this...
View ArticleTelehealth service providing mail-order menopause hormone replacement...
A new menopause health service has launched in California that offers women remote consultations and, for the first time, mail-order prescriptions of menopause hormone replacement therapies.Called...
View ArticleFacebook pledges to curb spread of misinformation about novel coronavirus
Facebook is looking to curb misinformation about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak by removing false claims and conspiracy theories about the disease posted on its social media platforms. In a recent...
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Sponsored: How to create a patient-safe technology environment
Thumbnail: Tags: Quality and safetydigital patient careCategories: ConsumerProviderAuthor: HP HealthcareSubheader: Reducing the rate of healthcare-associated infections and securing patient information...
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How Estonians are empowered with their health data
Thumbnail: Tags: EHRsdigital patient engagementGovernment & PolicyCategories: ConsumerProviderAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Estonia's citizens have full access to how their data is used in managing...
View ArticleDuke study: Activity, but not skin tone, can impact wearables' PPG heart rate...
The accuracy of wearables employing photoplethysmography (PPG)-based heart rate sensors may vary significantly between specific devices and activity types, but these sensors’ performances do not appear...
View ArticleStudy: Skin cancer detection apps ‘cannot be relied on’ for an accurate...
A study published in the BMJ has advised against the use of apps to assess the risk of skin cancer.Primarily targeted at catching early-stage melanoma by photographing suspicious skin lesions on a...
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Building a digital patient-centric ambulance service
Thumbnail: Tags: ambulatory carepatient engagementCategories: ConsumerPayerProviderAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: The key to being able to deliver the right care, at the right time and with the right...
View ArticleRo launches WebMD-like health information website
Direct-to-consumer virtual health company Ro launched a new health information platform dubbed Health Guide. Currently the platform covers sexual health, hair loss, weight management, diabetes, men’s...
View ArticleNebula Genomics launches $299 direct-to-consumer whole genome sequencing
The last month has been tough going for the consumer genomics industry with frontrunners 23andMe and Ancestory.com both announcing massive layoffs. However, new kid on the block Nebula Genomics is...
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