Walgreens expands its telehealth offering to 20 new states, unveils new Walgreens Connect app
The telehealth service is now available through the company's app alongside updated experience for better functionality and integration.
Sworkit Kids launches to help kids stay active
Featuring exercise videos demonstrated by kids for kids, the application is also looking to teach children love exercise from an early age.
Study: A majority of healthcare institutions don’t use HIPAA-compliant apps
On contrary, employees in the healthcare industry say their employers allow using consumer messaging apps for communication with colleagues.
VA to test self-care text messaging app
The application called Annie will be tested at four VA sites, including Washington, D.C.; Portland, Maine; Cleveland; and Minneapolis.
Mobile consumer health engagement platform HealthJibe unveiled
Designed as part of a health benefits plan, the solution brings health risk awareness, prevention and lifestyle habits into the employee's daily routine.
Gauss Surgical’s receives CE mark for its surgical blood loss system
The company's flagship offering Triton scans surgical sponges and blood bearing canisters to estimate the amount of blood contained in them.
Survey: Users expect better experience from mHealth apps
More than one-third of respondents said the apps were confusing to use and 30 percent said they did not like that the apps shared their data with friends.
Survey: 58% of smartphone users have downloaded a fitness/health app
The study has also found that 41% of respondents would not pay for a health app, while 20% would pay a maximum of $1.99, and 22% would pay $2.00 - $5.99.
Yale’s new ResearchKit app aims to prevent pregnancy loss
The ResearchKit-based study seeks to determine whether estimated placental volume (EPV) measurements can be used to predict pregnancy outcome.
Study: Weight loss app doesn’t work better than printed materials
The 365-participant two-year study was comparing a specially designed mobile app with a traditional method of distributing fliers at a doctor's office.