Mobile health apps and wearable devices have surged, with the potential to track patients’ health in between physician visits. These devices can improve patient health and offer an opportunity to ...

In the rapidly changing trends of today's world, where everything is getting digital, health no longer confines itself to a hospital or clinic. One can carry a health facility right in one's pocket ...

Last week we wrote about the Pew Internet & American Life Project's report on mobile health apps adoption, which the research group pegged at 9 percent among US adults with mobile phones. To my ...

There are almost 260,000 mobile health apps available in major app stores; however, demand for these products is expected to slow, according to a research2guidance report. Here’s what you need to know ...

The Consumer Technology Association and Xcertia, a mobile health app collaborative, are working together to develop guidelines for the market. They will consider topics such as accuracy, transparency, ...

Mobile health applications and similar technologies must notify customers following a data breach or risk violating the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) health breach notification rule (HBNR), part of ...

WellDoc is gearing up to launch a doctor-prescribed mobile health app for type 2 diabetes next year, a milestone for how apps are perceived by the medical industry and will be used in the future. In ...

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a 6-year, $4.4 million grant to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and ...

Today, smartphones have become an integral part of our lives and help us to control many processes, from routine to work. Health monitoring is no exception. There are many apps today that not only ...

Racial Differences in Patient Portal Activation and Research Enrollment Among Patients With Prostate Cancer We searched for oncology apps in the Apple iOS and Google Play app stores in January 2020.