Apps

The company's first smartwatch is getting better with the day, with a bunch of new health-related apps being announced.

Called Penn Life Gained, it helps patients on the journey before and after bariatric surgery to track healthy behaviors and communicate with care team.

The number of mHealth apps have nearly doubled since 2015; 318,500 now available with roughly 200 new apps added daily to top app stores.

Over 2,400 mHealth app developers and healthcare professionals shared market and business insights, and contributed to Research2Guidance's annual report.

Called MyGeneRank, the app allows users with genetic data from 23andMe to obtain an estimated genetic risk score for coronary artery disease.

Available as a free download, the app offers quick and simple breathing exercises as well as longer guided and DIY meditations.

The Milestone Tracker app makes it easy for parents to track, support, and celebrate their young child's development.

The solution enables doctors and other medical professionals to quickly create CareKit and Internet of medical things apps without software developers.

Recruitment of heart failure patients at MGH has just begun, and the study is expected to conclude by the end of this year.

Called BiliScreen, it relies on computer vision algorithms and machine learning tools to detect increased bilirubin levels in a person's sclera.