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Smartphones are revolutionizing the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, thanks to add-ons and apps that make their ubiquitous small screens into medical devices, researchers say.
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Social media, from blogs and wikis to sites such as Facebook or Twitter, are now common features of everyday life for many people. They provide the opportunity to share experiences of illness and to learn from the shared experiences of others, and previous research has shown this is particularly the case for people managing long-term health conditions. The authors of this recent study (Fergie et al, 2016) wanted to explore not only how young adults with chronic conditions engage with health information they find online, but also how they contributed as ‘producers’ of that online information.
Via Marie Ennis-O'Connor, Giuseppe Fattori
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Physicians beware: If you don't offer telehealth services you may start losing patients to those that do. American Well, a telehealth company that partners with dozens of health systems nationwide, said according to the results of their 2017 Consumer Study, 20 percent of respondents would switch their primary care physician to another one in their area if they offered telehealth visits. That amounts to 50 million Americans, American Well said.
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Researchers at Binghamton University encrypted patient data using the person's own unique electrocardiograph as the key to lock and unlock their digital healthcare records.
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People asked to carry out electronic tests of their attention spans by scientists from Hokkaido University in Japan were found to perform worse when a mobile phone was present.
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Wearable sensors that monitor heart rate, activity, skin temperature and other variables can reveal a lot about what is going on inside a person, including the onset of infection, inflammation and even insulin resistance, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. An important component of the ongoing study is to establish a range of normal, or baseline, values for each person in the study and when they are ill. "We want to study people at an individual level," said Michael Snyder, PhD, professor and chair of genetics. Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-01-wearable-biosensors-flag-illness-lyme.html#jCp
Via Olivier Delannoy
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A new study shows that older people who followed a Mediterranean diet retained more brain volume over a three-year period than those who did not follow the diet as closely. The study is published in the January 4, 2017, onlin
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Google DeepMind is already using patient data to help improve treatment, but there are a whole hosts of startups using big data to help doctors treat chronic conditions
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From yet another DNA innovation to the discovery of new genes, here are seven of the most important medical breakthroughs of the year:
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More than 2.4million people around the world have downloaded the free Sea Hero Quest game which tests their ability to navigate a boat around mazes and misty seas in a fictional world.
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Smartphone use is associated with worse quality of sleep in adults, according to a study, especially when they put in screen time just before bed.
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Gundotra, a longtime Microsoft and Google executive, is now the CEO of AliveCor, a mobile health-tech startup.
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The continuing growth in mobile medical innovations brings a major disruption in healthcare delivery and management closer than ever. The era of virtual healthcare, dominated by telemedicine, digital diagnostics and remote monitoring, is coming. Via Giuseppe Fattori, Philippe Marchal
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Codrin Arsene is a digital marketer and senior product manager. His areas of expertise include digital marketing strategies, UX design, bottom-of-funnel co
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Increased demand from healthcare organizations seeking HIPAA compliant, easy-to-use telemedicine solutions drive rapid customer and revenue growth for eVisit.
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American Well and EarlySense have partnered to make telemedicine visits available to users of EarlySense's bed-based sleep sensor. The service is related to EarlySense Live, the long-awaited home use version of the the Ramat Gan, Israel-based device maker's signature product.
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Whether you've got an Apple Watch Series 2, Series 1 or first gen Apple Watch, the most impressive things about the smartwatch is the selection of apps compared to rival platforms. With more than 20,000 available to download, the App Store has the potential to be the best in the business and it continues to…
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Younger workers are also seeking online access to healthcare providers and health and wellness and information
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A long-held belief has been that healthier foods were more expensive while unhealthier foods were cheaper. Three dietitians explain that health and price don't necessarily correlate.
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Trying to find the Best Android Apps available for Download? Look no further: this up-to-date list has everything you need and more!
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Looking for an alternative to MyFitnessPal on Windows phone? Here are a few suggestions to start the New Year's right!
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Will consumer wearable technology ever be adopted or accepted by the medical community? Patients and practitioners regularly use digital technology (e.g., thermometers and glucose monitors) to identify and discuss symptoms. In addition, a third of general practitioners in the United Kingdom report that patients arrive with suggestions for treatment based on online search results [1]. However, consumer health wearables are predicted to become the next “Dr Google.” One in six (15%) consumers in the United States currently uses wearable technology, including smartwatches or fitness bands. While 19 million fitness devices are likely to be sold this year, that number is predicted to grow to 110 million in 2018 [2]. As the line between consumer health wearables and medical devices begins to blur, it is now possible for a single wearable device to monitor a range of medical risk factors (Fig 1). Potentially, these devices could give patients direct access to personal analytics that can contribute to their health, facilitate preventive care, and aid in the management of ongoing illness. However, how this new wearable technology might best serve medicine remains unclear. Via Giuseppe Fattori
Florian Morandeau's curator insight,
December 22, 2016 5:59 AM
Les Wearables sont très attendus, mais quid de la fiabilité et de la sécurité des données ?
JEAN PASCAL POISSONNET's curator insight,
January 10, 2017 10:43 AM
A comprehensive work on wearables and health particularly to the point, when handling the question : do wearables affect wearers behaviour? The answer seems to be : yes but marginally and not over a long period of time. Promises are better identified in the case of follow up for patients with serious or chronic diseases. Seems to me that patients will more and more make the difference between wearables for well being and wearables that clearly bring an added value where heath stakes are higher. So will doctors.
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50 things we now know about digital health consumers | Rock Health | We're powering the future of healthcare. Rock Health is a seed and early-stage venture fund that supports startups building the next generation of technologies transforming healthcare. | We're powering the future of healthcare. Rock Health is a seed and early-stage venture fund that supports startups building the next generation of technologies transforming healthcare. Via Olivier Delannoy
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Technologies created by the federally funded MD2K project could lead to consumer devices that offer health guidance in real time.
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