A Facebook app lets users get in touch with their DNA
Created by researchers at the University of Michigan, Genes for Good enables participants to learn more about their health, behavior and ancestors.
Sense4Baby receives FDA clearance for patient self-administration
Sense4Baby already has FDA's 510(k) clearance for use accompanied by medical professionals, as well as EU's CE mark for self-administration, including the home.
NavisHealth launches mobile patient engagement platform at Salina Regional Medical Center
Engage complements existing patient portals and meets Meaningful Use requirements including for patients to View, Download, and Transmit healthcare data.
TraumaCad hip replacement mobile app clears the FDA
The application allows professionals and orthopedic surgeons to conduct pre-operative planning of total hip replacement surgery.
DVMC deploys Leaf Patient Monitoring System
The Victorville, California-based hospital is deploying Leaf Patient in its emergency department to help clinicians prevent hospital acquired pressure ulcers.
Sense Health to trial its SMS service in a 1,000 person study
New Jersey-based CompleteCare will back the study that will include using Sense Health's platform for patients with diabetes and hypertension.
Rice engineers develop mobile system to capture images inside the eye
The patient-operated, portable device called mobileVision can be paired with a smartphone to give clinicians finely detailed images of the macula.
UK’s NHS launches library of government-approved mHealth apps
Right now, the library counts just five apps dealing with mental health but chances are the number (and scope) will grow in the months to come.
Partners Healthcare receives $468K grant to boost use of personal health trackers
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provided the money for the development of a novel Engagement Engine to support the sustained use of health and activity trackers.
Gauss Surgical’s Triton Canister app gets the FDA 510(k) clearance
The system can accurately estimate blood loss in blood bearing canisters, giving clinicians a better picture of overall surgical blood loss.