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Finding value in mHealth 2.0

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UK healthtech company my mhealth and collaborators awarded €2.5M Eurostars Grant

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The immersive cardiac rehabilitation app, myHeart uses behavioural feedback and gamification to improve heart health.

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Most health apps have the ability to collect and share patient data, study finds

Mobi Health News

While mHealth apps collect and share user data less often than other types of apps, researchers say these apps have serious privacy problems.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

Alissa Knight , an expert on hacking and cybersecurity, conducted this research by first downloading 30 mHealth apps in collaboration with the companies, to do penetration testing of their apps and APIs. mHealth companies should implement a “zero-trust” approach to securing apps and APIs.

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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

Among seven mhealth tools, the most commonly-used is to track exercise. Just over 1 in 4 people over 50 in the U.S. use at least one mobile health app, and 56% of older people have never used one.

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Health literacy, numeracy bar entry in dieting apps

Mobi Health News

At this year’s Connected Health conference in Boston, Sherry Pagoto, director of the UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media, discussed the social and skill set barriers to weight loss.

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Litesprite's mobile videogame improves self-reported mental health in small trial

Mobi Health News

A small, 6-week retrospective study published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth found that a behavior health-focused videogame developed by digital health company Litesprite improved self-reported measures of depression, anxiety, and confidence in coping skills.

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