PatientsLikeMe, a patient network and real-time research platform, unveiled a global clinical trial tool at Europe’s Healthcare Innovation Expo 2013. The free tool draws on open data to match patients around the globe with clinical trials based on their condition … Continue reading
The annual Burrill Digital Health Meeting took place earlier this week, and both days featured startup showcases. This gave young, as well as very young, companies the chance to present quick demos on stage. On Tuesday, the day I attended, … Continue reading
A recent study published in the journal Psychiatry Research looked at the correlation between Facebook habits and mental illness. College undergraduates who exhibited schizotypy, a range of symptoms usually characterized by social and emotional withdrawal, were found to show certain … Continue reading
100Plus is about to launch 100Plus. The company has already released two experimental applications, 100Proof and Outside. 100Plus, the app, combines the company’s learnings from those experiments. The new app recommends other user-suggested activities based on an individual’s location and … Continue reading
A recent report estimated that more than 80% of family physicians have adopted electronic health records to date. Of them, many chose to implement cloud-based EHRs and services this year, as opposed to locally-hosted technology systems. There are a few … Continue reading
In a new report “Identifying Personal Genomes by Surname Inference” published in the journal Science, researchers described how online genetic data can be used to identify individuals. While it’s been well-known that this could possibly be done, this report describes … Continue reading
Mayo Clinic and Optum formed a new research collaboration aimed at studying advancements in patient care. Cambridge, Mass.-based Optum Labs will be open to participation from researchers in the health care, life sciences, government and academic fields. Optum is comprised … Continue reading
Medagate, a company that focuses on employee reward and incentive programs, launched the MasterCard Dual Value Health Card. Employers and health plans can dedicate funds for employees’ health spending, and employees can then use the card for eligible purchases where … Continue reading
Independa, a technology company that offers independent living tools for the elderly, closed a Series A funding round at $5 million. Part of the funding came from Independa’s strategic partner LG Electronics USA. The Employee Benefit Research Institute released the … Continue reading
Beyond Lucid, which created a health record used during emergency situations, announced its Response for Responders campaign. In recognition of the heroism of EMS and fire professionals, especially those who acted in recent crises, the company will donate 5% of … Continue reading
United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron introduced a new plan to build a database of DNA codes from 100,000 patients. Over the next three to five years thousands will have their whole genomes sequenced. Florida Gov. Rick Scott awarded Voalte’s … Continue reading
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