MicroHealth launched to help patients manage chronic illnesses
Unlike other services targeting large chronic disease populations like diabetes, MicroHealth is focused on rare conditions, starting with hemophilia.
Stanford’s MyHeart Counts app now accepts participants from the UK, Hong Kong
The expansion to other markets was introduced as part of the update that added new features that help study participants keep their heart healthy.
Wear Your Health challenge launched to tackle chronic disease
The challenge is looking to identify wearable technology concepts and mobile solutions that address behavior management in patients with chronic disease.
Peak, Cambridge University team-up over a brain training game
The training module is based on the Wizard memory game, developed by Professor Barbara Sahakian and Tom Piercy at Cambridge's Department of Psychiatry.
Protecode helps NHS launch the Code4Health competition
The competition is intended to highlight governance and security weaknesses in open source software that should be avoided by Code4Health collaborators.
Cigna Envoy app now allows users to submit their claims from their smartphones
Customers are able to take a picture of their claim and submit it to begin processing it; the process is faster and is on average completed within four minutes.
This app could reduce number one need for liver transplants for children
Called PoopMD, the application allows parents to take a photo of their baby's poop to catch a telltale symptom of biliary atresia.
Glow unveils Ruby, a health and sex app for women
The free to download app provides women with knowledge about their sexual health, leading to better decision making and fewer unplanned pregnancies.
Wellcoin launches as the world’s first health currency
The virtual currency can be exchanged for goods and services from Skechers, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Pure Barre, Whole Foods Market, and local fitness partners.
HCSC launches the Healthy Family app to help manage preventive care services
The family health manager app provides an easy go way to manage and track important health screenings, and measure progress towards health and wellness goals.