Wearable Devices

Fitbit Study Uses mHealth Wearables to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms

by Eric Wicklund

Early results from a study launched in May by Fitbit indicate mHealth wearables can help providers identify people infected with the coronavirus – often before symptoms are evident. According to...

NorthShore UHS Plans Telehealth Program to Monitor Discharged Patients

by Eric Wicklund

The NorthShore University HealthSystem is launching a telehealth program to track certain patients during and after the transition from hospital to home. The Chicago-based health systems is partnering...

University of Memphis Launches NIH-Funded mHealth Research Center

by Eric Wicklund

The University of Memphis is launching a new research center that aims to combine mHealth and telehealth platforms with AI and precision medicine. Funded by a $5.9 million grant from the National...

NY-NJ Hospitals to Use Smart Clothes in COVID-19 Telehealth Program

by Eric Wicklund

Several hospitals in New Jersey and New York will be using smart clothing in a telehealth program aimed at providing remote care for patients infected with or suspected of having the coronavirus. The...

mHealth Researchers Explore the Telehealth Value of a Tattoo

by Eric Wicklund

mHealth researchers at the University of Missouri are developing temporary tattoos that could someday serve a wide range of uses in telehealth. Once the domain of sailors, athletes, artists and...

Chicago Health System Uses mHealth to Monitor Staff, Patients for COVID-19

by Eric Wicklund

A Chicago health system is launching a telehealth service that will use mHealth wearables to monitor front-line employees and high-risk patients for early indications of COVID-19. The University of...

Sony Survey Shows Support for Doctors Prescribing mHealth Devices

by Eric Wicklund

People living with a chronic condition want telehealth and mHealth tools to help manage their health at home, as long as those tools are coming from their doctor. That conclusion, from a survey...

New mHealth Study Uses Wearables to Identify COVID-19 Symptoms Early

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth data company is working to develop software that would enable providers to identify people with COVID-19 symptoms through remote patient monitoring platforms. California-based Evidation...

Researchers Create mHealth Patch to Monitor COVID-19 Patients at Home

by Eric Wicklund

Researchers in Chicago are working on an mHealth wearable that will help providers monitor COVID-19 patients at home. The patch, developed by Northwestern University and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab,...

Stanford’s mHealth Project Targets Heart Health in Underserved Populations

by Eric Wicklund

Stanford Medicine will soon be launching a new program that aism to determine whether mHealth wearables can be used to manage cardiovascular health in underserved populations. Armed with a $2.5...

mHealth Study to Test Cardiac Effects of Potential COVID-19 Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth study being launched in France will use an mHealth wearable to monitor cardiac activity in COVID-19 patients being treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, a drug therapy eyes as a...

SRTI, Stanford Health Launch mHealth Consortium for COVID-19 Research

by Eric Wicklund

Two mHealth research projects aimed at examining the value of wearables in tracking and treating people with infectious diseases like the Coronavirus are pooling their resources. The Scripps Research...

Scripps Turns to mHealth Wearables to Help Plot Coronavirus Growth

by Eric Wicklund

Scripps researchers are launching a new study to measure the value of mHealth wearables in detecting the emergence of viral outbreaks like the Coronavirus. (For more coronavirus updates, visit...

SF Hospitals Test mHealth Wearables for Coronavirus Monitoring

by Eric Wicklund

More than 2,000 care providers in San Francisco are using mHealth wearables to monitor their temperature in a program designed to identify people who’ve been infected by the Coronavirus as...

Remote Patient Monitoring May Predict 30-Day Readmission Risk

by Sara Heath

A remote patient monitoring tool that assesses patient ambulation and mobility could be useful for predicting risk for 30-day hospital readmissions, according to new data published in JAMA Network...

Wearables, Smartphones Equally Enhance Remote Patient Monitoring

by Samantha McGrail

After a 180-day hospital stay, patients using smartphones transmitted data for 32 percent longer than patients using wearables, according to a recent study from researchers at the University of...

New mHealth Wearable Sensor Boosts Flexibility, Durability

by Samantha McGrail

Engineers at the University of Waterloo recently developed a durable, flexible sensor for mHealth wearable devices to monitor everything from vital signs to athletic performance.  Researchers...

Apple, J&J Launch New mHealth Study Targeting Wearables and AFib

by Eric Wicklund

Apple is partnering with Johnson & Johnson on a new mHealth study to determine whether the Apple Watch and an accompanying app can help reduce the risk of stroke in older Americans. The Heartline...

New Clinics Use Telehealth to Bring VR Treatments to the Patient’s Home

by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare providers and payers in eight states and the District of Columbia will soon be able to prescribe VR therapy through a telehealth clinic, giving patients an opportunity to use the digital...

Can an mHealth Wearable Help College Students Deal With Stress?

by Eric Wicklund

Researchers at Texas A&M University are piloting an mHealth wearable platform designed to alert the user to symptoms of stress and anxiety and provide links to resources. Led by Farzan Sasangohar,...

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