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Only 1 in 4 People Over 50 Use a Mobile Health App – And They Tend to Be Healthier and Wealthier

Health Populi

use at least one mobile health app, and 56% of older people have never used one. One in 3 older people who use a mobile health app do so for exercise, followed by nutrition (currently adopted by 22% of older folks), weight loss (for 20%), and sleep (17%). Just over 1 in 4 people over 50 in the U.S.

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Exploring the Digital Health Landscape in the WHO European Region

Digital Health Global

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides insights into the digital health landscape in the WHO European Region. Digital health has emerged as a critical component in reshaping healthcare systems across the 53 countries in the WHO European Region.

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Stroke Prevention and Digital Health

Digital Health Global

The American Heart Association recently conducted a systematic review using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines to shed light on the current knowledge, challenges, and opportunities of digital health in primary stroke prevention.

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Global Digital Health Market Report 2023: Rising Demand for Remote Healthcare Services Across the Globe Drives Growth

Digital Health Global

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Global Digital Health Market Report and Forecast 2023-2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global digital health market value in 2022 was USD 227.5 billion driven by the rising demand for remote healthcare services across the globe.

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Digital health in Africa: hype or hope?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Digital health in Africa is a rapidly growing field, with the potential to improve access to healthcare and quality of care across the continent. Cost: Digital health technologies can be expensive, which can make them inaccessible to low-income populations.

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Consumers’ and Physicians’ Growing Embrace of Digital Health via PwC

Health Populi

We’ve reached an inflection point on the demand side among consumers for digital health options, PwC suggests in their report on the New Health Economy coming of age. The report outlines health/care industry issues for 2019, with a strong focus on digital health.

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Five Public Health Needs for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.