A new study by the Georgia Institute of Technology saw improvement in young asthma patients who received a text message about their condition every day. Pediatric patients were sent questions about their symptoms as well as asthma factoids via SMS. … Continue reading
A new study by the Georgia Institute of Technology saw improvement in young asthma patients who received a text message about their condition every day. Pediatric patients were sent questions about their symptoms as well as asthma factoids via SMS. … Continue reading
Concierge-style medicine can be practiced in a number of ways through a variety of payment structures. Some elements of technology are usually involved, but in the case of WellnessFX, technology isn’t just a component. It’s the basis for the company’s … Continue reading
Electronic device company Jawbone acquired BodyMedia Inc., makers of wearable body monitors. Jawbone also announced that its UP platform will now integrate with iOS apps for IFTTT, LoseIt!, Maxwell Health, MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal, Notch, RunKeeper, Sleepio, Wello and Withings. Puzzled won AT&T’s autism hackathon; … Continue reading
Box, a content sharing company, piped up last week to essentially announce to the health tech world that they’re here. Box’s hundreds of existing health care customers were already aware, but with Box’s latest set of news, the company wanted … Continue reading
This week Dell held a press and analyst event in San Francisco to publicize several new announcements from its software group. A special focus of the afternoon was on Dell’s “bring your own device,” or BYOD solutions. Lo and behold, … Continue reading
Cloud storage platform Box announced that it is now HIPAA compliant and has added 10 new health care application partners. Box’s new partners fall into four categories of health care services: clinical documentation, care coordination, interoperability, and access to care. … Continue reading
lifeIMAGE, a network for the secure sharing of medical images, raised $15 million in Series C funding. Key investors include Cardinal Partners (Princeton, NJ) and Galen Partners (Stamford, CT). Big data analytics company, GNS Healthcare, partnered with the Centers for Medicare … Continue reading
When a bomb explodes, it sets in motion high impact waves, which alone can cause damage to people or even solid structures nearby. First comes the blast wave, or over-pressurized air that travels away from the explosion faster than the … Continue reading
Seattle Children’s Hospital recently opened the Building Hope Expansion, an addition to its main campus, which includes a cancer unit designed for teens and young adult patients. This section of the addition has 16 new beds where patients will have access … Continue reading
Aetna launched “Metabolic Health in Small Bytes” and the “Metabolic Health Advisor”, an evidence-based online assistance program and virtual host for managing metabolic syndrome. Early data from a pilot study showed weight loss among individuals in the Metabolic Health in … Continue reading
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