Research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2023 in early February described a smartphone application called FAST.AI that uses machine-learning...
Aiming to improve treatment for patients with chronic care needs, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan added Wellvolution to its offerings for Medi-Cal members, providing them with access to...
To support residents through pregnancy and in the postpartum period, the state of Michigan is providing Medicaid-eligible families with access to the Philips Pregnancy+ mobile application.
The...
Following a $1.3 million grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, Lorra Garey, a researcher from the University of Houston RESTORE Lab, plans to lead a research project to assess the impact of...
Recent research findings published in JAMA Network Open show that currently available smartphone-based mental health applications offer few and fewer innovative, instead primarily offering basic...
Sociodemographic and health-related factors, like age, gender, education, and depressive symptoms, are significantly associated with the use of digital health devices long term, according to a new...
Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine and Northwestern University have developed an mHealth application tool to track individualized patient needs, engagement in continuous positive...
Following the receipt of the Navigation Capacity-Building Initiative Grant from the American Cancer Society, Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio aims to support equitable and timely care for...
A recent study published in BMC Women’s Health found that for app-based cardiovascular health interventions for women with severe preeclampsia to be well-received and successful, they should...
The past decade has seen a massive spike in the development and use of wearable technology in healthcare. While the technology offers several benefits, including a wealth of data collected outside the doctor's office, implementing it...
While researching the effectiveness of various methods for reducing systolic blood pressure, a recent JAMA Network study found that an enhanced smartphone app method was not more efficient than...
Although there is room for improvement, an mHealth application proved itself a relatively successful method for treating short-term glycemic control while assisting type 2 diabetes patients, according...
SelectHealth, a Utah-based health insurer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermountain Healthcare, has added reSET-O, a prescription digital therapeutic, as a covered benefit for some members.
The...
Among Americans who use wearables, a majority (70 percent) said they had improved their fitness and health, according to a new report released by Deloitte.
The report is based on a survey conducted by...
While discovering new methods of care during the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanford Medicine researchers found that a smartphone app known as SkinIO is highly resourceful when detecting skin cancer among...
Breastfeeding provides several benefits for babies and mothers but navigating the process can prove challenging, particularly amid the ups and downs of the newborn phase. Like other aspects of maternal and infant care, virtual care...
In a study published in the journal Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers found that a smartphone app geared toward improving heart health in Black communities could lead to noticeable benefits, such as...
A little over half (53 percent) of providers said that the addition of virtual care options led to an increase in patient visits, according to a new report.
Released by CVS Health, the 2022 Health...
To manage the adverse effects of COVID-19 on mental health, researchers Michael Businelle, PhD, and Michael J. Zvolensky, PhD, created a mobile app called Easing Anxiety Sensitivity for Everyone...
To assist in the process of selecting resources, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) issued a brief called “Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications” to help...
