Trialbee raises $5M Series A for its patient recruitment platform in clinical trials
The company will use the proceeds to support future growth to include new offerings, and a planned market entry and expansion into the U.S.
Apple Watch to be used in a breast cancer pilot project
Polaris Health Directions and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper are teaming-up to monitor patients' expected treatment response.
ResearchKit users are engaged, willing to give consent for the study
LifeMap Solutions claims that Asthma Health app users as engaged (or more) with Asthma Health as they are with games and social networks.
CareMore, STSI and Sentrian launch COPD clinical trial
The study's objective is to determine whether Sentrian's technology can detect patient deterioration in advance of an acute event.
LifeScan testing its blood glucose meter to see if it can improve A1C
The trial will compare patients using the OneTouch Verio Flex Blood Glucose Management System alone to those using it with the LifeScan OneTouch Reveal app.
mHealth may be effective in monitoring pregnant women between office visits
Babyscripts' study suggests that mobile technology may help with pregnancy monitoring, as long as patients comply to use the tools provided regularly.
Independence Blue Cross, TowerView partner to improve medication adherence
The pilot program aims to help chronically ill people with multiple prescriptions take the right medication at the right time each day.
HelpMeSee’s mobile app shows promise in eliminating cataract blindness
The GIS-GPS app allows community health workers to locate patients, map the incidence of cataract blindness, and connect with specialists who can provide care.
FDA to simplify the use of foreign clinical trial data for medical device makers
The FDA wants that medical device clinical trials conducted outside of the US are either equal to or greater than US requirements for human protection.
VR could be used to evaluate balance control in glaucoma patients
The study subjects used Oculus Rift goggles that can simulate different settings while standing on a force platform, which can measure balance and movement.