Use of Digital Health Tools on the Rise
It’s easy to visit Apple’s App Store or the Google Play store and feel overwhelmed by the number of health-related apps now available for download. Indeed, apps can do everything from providing infant...
View ArticleNew Apps Will Aid in Medication Management, Coordination of Care
To put it simply: Medication non-adherence is a widespread problem, with researchers estimating that approximately 50 to 80 percent of people fail to follow their health care providers’ instructions...
View ArticleResearchers Using Smart Watches to Study Eating Disorders
More than 30 million Americans, of all ages and races, suffer from eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, per the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated...
View ArticleAMA Calls for More Telemedicine in Diabetes Prevention
Simply put, diabetes places a staggering burden on the American health care system. According to the most recent available data from the American Diabetes Association, annual spending on patients with...
View ArticleApple, Aetna Join Forces on New Health App
What if you could get a free Apple Watch from your insurer just for sticking to healthy habits like maintaining a regular exercise routine and consistently getting a good night’s sleep? With a new...
View ArticleNothing Beats Human Interaction
Artificial intelligence (AI), to put it simply, is not a new phenomenon. Innovators have long experimented with the level of human interaction actually needed for processes to run smoothly, and the...
View ArticleGoogle Stepping Further into Telehealth with Fitbit Acquisition
The health care industry’s estimated worth is over $3 trillion annually—and particularly with the continued integration of telehealth into the industry, experts say that number should rise...
View ArticleFighting Pregnancy Depression with mHealth
Depression during pregnancy is on the rise, the results of a 2019 survey show. This does not mean that more women are experiencing depression during pregnancy today than previously; rather, technology...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood of Greater New York Expands & more Telehealth Buzz
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Expands Telehealth During COVID-19 Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) has sped up plans for expanded telehealth services in response to the...
View ArticleHHS Launches New Telehealth Site & more Telehealth Buzz
HHS Launches New Telehealth Site for Physicians and Patients Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a website to centralize information for patients and providers...
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