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NewsNew smartphone app helps patients fight anxiety disorder symptoms
Harvard University researchers have created a simple new app that could dramatically reduce the symptoms of patients with anxiety disorders, according to a recent New York Times article. The Read more...
GSMA predicts mHealth market growth, hospitals to reap $2.4B share
Predictions of the global growth continue to mount, the latest coming from the EU's Group Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA). The newest prediction: The worldwide market for mobile health revenue Read more...
Smartphone-powered monitoring to hit 3M users by 2016
Remote patient monitoring with smartphone connectivity is set to skyrocket in the next few years, according to the latest study by British research firm Juniper Research. The study projects that by Read more...
drchrono moves to next level with $2.8M investment
iPad electronic health record vendor drchrono has officially made it past "startup" status. The company just netted another $2.8 million in funding from Internet investor Yuri Milner, more than four Read more...
VA creating tablet-based triage system for its ERs
The Veteran Health Administration is continuing its move to tablet-based clinical practice with new emergency room triage software the agency says will debut in August. As part of its VA Employee Read more...
CDC launches health information iPad app
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just launched its first-ever app specifically enabled for iPads, CDC officials said today. The new app, called the CDC Mobile iPad Application, is Read more...
iPad proves equal to regular screens for TB evals
iPads are just as good as LCD monitors when it comes to diagnosing tuberculosis, according to a follow-up study recently conducted by the University of Maryland. The original study, which took place Read more...
MRC pushes for more time on FDA's mobile medical app guidance
In a bit of a surprise move, the mHealth Regulatory Coalition has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to revamp and republish its proposed guidance for mobile medical apps--but as a second Read more...
Researchers build iPad app around autism skills
University of Edinburgh researchers have combined gaming with autism research in a new app, FindMe, that they say could help autistic children as young as 18 months. Touchscreens, tablets and other Read more...
Health apps, devices: A $718M market
The smartphone health apps market grew sevenfold in 2011 to a whopping $718 million, according to research firm research2guidance's new Mobile Health Market Report 2011-2016. That's up from barely Read more...
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