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Cellular monitor tracks wandering patients
In what is said to be the first application of cellular technology other than GPS to locate the wearer of a medical tracking device, a Frisco, Texas-based startup called EmFinders has introduced a... Read more...
Study: Text messaging improves medication adherence for teens
Well, it was inevitable. If any demographic group would embrace text messaging for healthcare, it would have to be teenagers, right? Even for the most serious of ailments. A new study in Pediatrics... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Houston startups with new mobile health technologies
Like any big U.S. city, Houston has a community of eager entrepreneurs hoping for a breakthrough. This month, the Houston Chronicle looks at three local startups with ideas to address specific... Read more...
'Digital pills,' other wireless breakthroughs hold promise, but who will pay?
Forget about e-prescribing systems that alert doctors when patients pick up their medications. The same goes for "smart" pill bottles, which only send reminders and register when a dosage is removed.... Read more...
Seniors get connected, take control of their health
Even elderly patients are changing long-held beliefs that doctors know best, and remote telemonitoring is the reason why, according to the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare System in... Read more...
Kaiser clinic experiments with text reminders
Some of the technologies described in this month's Wired cover story are in use at Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa (CA) Medical Center, which serves as a test lab of sorts for the whole organization's... Read more...
