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How healthy are health apps?
Mobi Health News
JULY 6, 2020
Digital health applications are starting to make their way into regular healthcare provision. But how should they be regulated?
Mobi Health News
Looking across international borders for digital health tools
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Panelists at the Connected Health Conference in Boston spoke about the importance of digital health alliances and learning from countries sometimes ignored in the space.
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CVS Pharmacy app introduces feature for people with visual impairments
Mobi Health News
JULY 8, 2020
CVS Pharmacy has announced Spoken Rx, a new feature to its app that can read a specific prescription label out loud for patients with visual impairments or who cannot read standard print labels. CVS plans to add RFID labels to its prescriptions at 1,500 pharmacy locations by the end of 2020.
Novartis, Propeller Health co-package new asthma treatment
Mobi Health News
JULY 7, 2020
The co-packaged product, which will be launched in Europe this year, combines Propeller's sensor tech and Novartis' new medication.
Why Smoking Costs Employers More Than They Realize
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UAE’s Mulk Healthcare launches global “e-hospital”
Mobi Health News
JULY 7, 2020
Launching as an app this summer, the Mulk E-Hospital will reportedly offer a range of healthcare services by over 2,000 medical specialists from around the world
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Boots offers access to online video pharmacy consultations for people living with cancer
Mobi Health News
JULY 1, 2020
The service will offer an accessible route for those affected by cancer to speak to a trained healthcare professional from the comfort of their own home
Lenovo unveils its take on remote chronic disease monitoring
Mobi Health News
JULY 1, 2020
Scheduled to launch in Q3, the offering combines Lenovo devices, connected biometric biomonitoring tools and an AI-based virtual assistant
Doctor On Demand collects $75M Series D
Mobi Health News
JULY 8, 2020
Like its competitors, the telehealth provider highlighted a major increase in business since COVID-19
Apple was already developing handwashing sensing before COVID-19 hit
Mobi Health News
JULY 2, 2020
MobiHealthNews spoke with Apple VP of technology Kevin Lynch about how the new feature on Apple Watch came to be, and what its implications might be for healthcare
Primary Care Is Dead. Long Live Primary Care!
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The primary care system is failing patients and providers. Capacity shortages have led to long wait times and physician burnout. To fix the system, we must find innovative ways to boost capacity and meet patient-consumers’ shifting expectations.
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Clinical trials have a historic gender gap – tech could help
Mobi Health News
JUNE 25, 2020
Panelists at Women of Wearable's FemTech Forum discuss how big data and digital tools could help booster female representation in clinical trials.
Under COVID-19 pressure, healthcare finally embraces new digital tools
Mobi Health News
JUNE 25, 2020
With the abrupt transition to telehealth, the paradigm of care has shifted from legacy thinking to digital innovation
Sony study reinforces importance of remote monitoring
Mobi Health News
JUNE 22, 2020
Nearly 90% of people managing chronic conditions in the U.S. surveyed for Sony’s mSafety Wearable Platform Division said they could better manage their conditions with remote monitoring. The study was published in time for the American Telemedicine Association's virtual conference today.
Abbott's Bluetooth connected implantable heart rhythm devices score FDA clearance
Mobi Health News
JULY 6, 2020
The new devices can link to the MyMerlinPulse app and give doctors information about a patient's heart health.
Big Idea: Primary Care Automation
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Dexcom G6’s applicator issue frustrates patients, caregivers
Mobi Health News
JUNE 22, 2020
Some of Dexcom’s G6 applicators were getting stuck to the wearable CGM, but the company said it has worked to remedy this issue
WWDC2020: Sleep tracking comes to Apple Watch at last, amid otherwise minor fitness updates
Mobi Health News
JUNE 22, 2020
New workout modules and automatic handwashing detection were rolled out at Apple's annual developer conference, but no update was offered on contact-tracing efforts
Metabolic health focused telemedicine startup Calibrate launches
Mobi Health News
JUNE 24, 2020
The company also announced a $5.1 million seed funding led by Forerunner Ventures.
RapidAI snags FDA clearance for neuroimaging analysis device
Mobi Health News
JULY 7, 2020
RapidAI, a health tech company specializing in stroke imaging, has received clearance from the FDA for its Rapid ASPECTS neuroimaging analysis device.
Virtual Front Door or Brick Wall? Care Pathways in Healthcare
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Circadia Health's contactless respiration rate monitor receives 510(k) clearance
Mobi Health News
JUNE 26, 2020
The device monitors vitals from up to four feet away, and is designed for use in healthcare settings or at home
Elucid Digital Health’s dashboard gives pharma and CROs real-time patient data
Mobi Health News
JULY 7, 2020
Elucid’s Pill connect dispensing system will provide contract research organisations (CROs) and pharma the ability to show adherence data during a clinical trial, across country, site, and individual patient number
NBA's summer COVID-19 protocols include Oura Rings for players
Mobi Health News
JUNE 17, 2020
Quarantined basketball players will have the option to wear the smart rings for health tracking, and a "proximity alarm" that sounds when another wearer is too close for too long
Wearable tech to provide insight into mental health in the construction sector
Mobi Health News
JUNE 24, 2020
Pagabo and Moodbeam have collaborated to aid mental health and wellbeing and improve working conditions in the construction sector
Convenience Care Is Here, and It's Eating Your Lunch
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Patients want high-quality care that is accessible and affordable. If they can’t get it from you, direct-to-consumer healthcare services make it easy for them to get it somewhere else. Give them the ability to consume your services just like they consume everything else in their lives: on their phones or computers, quickly, and where it’s convenient for them.
'Digital pill' maker Proteus Digital Health files for bankruptcy
Mobi Health News
JUNE 16, 2020
The news comes months after reports that the company had furloughed staff and couldn't secure additional funding for its-ingestible sensor business
Healthy.io acquires fellow smartphone urinalysis startup Inui Health
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JUNE 26, 2020
The companies are reported to have agreed on a $9 million deal with milestones for Inui Health (formerly known as Scanadu
Innovation in substance use disorder treatment: 5 Keys to Impact
Mobi Health News
JUNE 12, 2020
Flare Capital Partners reviews the current landscape of substance use disorder treatment and highlights some early-stage tech companies tackling the ongoing opioid epidemic
Immersive experiences could help educate patients, cut down on video call fatigue
Mobi Health News
JUNE 11, 2020
A panel at BIO Digital dives into where VR, AR and other immersive technologies make sense for healthcare.
Stop Creating Disloyal Patients
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Return-to-work app uses voice samples to screen for respiratory illness symptoms
Mobi Health News
JULY 8, 2020
Designed to help screen employees for COVID-19, Sonde One uses a questionnaire, temperature and user voice-samples to provide daily guidance
The case for integrating telemedicine education into medical curriculums
Mobi Health News
JUNE 11, 2020
Across a number of different specialties, students – and even practitioners – can put practical technology skills to use and gain an emphasis on collaboration for the rest of their careers
Masimo announces device designed to reduce opioid withdrawal symptoms
Mobi Health News
JUNE 29, 2020
The device applies electrical impulses to the cranial nerves around the ear, which can reduce neuron activity and opioid withdrawal symptoms
Review: Abbott?s FreeStyle Libre 14-day system cuts diabetes management costs
Mobi Health News
JUNE 9, 2020
The study found that the flash continuous glucose monitoring system can cost about 60% less than traditional methods.
Forrester Names Leader in Virtual Health Care Solutions
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Forrester Research identified and evaluated the top players in digital health. Read the report to see who stood out—and who needs to catch up.
HHS improves data sharing through discussions with stakeholders
Mobi Health News
JUNE 25, 2020
Health agencies now have better access to the Department of Health and Human Services’ data following a year-long data initiative focused on information sharing.
Rock Health reports record digital health funding of $5.4B set to the backdrop of a pandemic
Mobi Health News
JULY 7, 2020
Telehealth and digital behavioral health were two of the most popular investment areas.
Abbott's Bluetooth connected implantable heart rhythm devices Gallant scores FDA clearance
Mobi Health News
JULY 6, 2020
The new devices can link to the MyMerlinPulse app and give doctors information about a patient's heart health.
VUNO signs license agreement with M3 for expansion in Japanese market
Mobi Health News
JULY 2, 2020
M3 is Japan’s largest medical informational platform company of which Sony owns 33.9% of the shares
Leveraging Automated Telehealth During a Capacity Crisis
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