Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Masimo's MightySat Medical is the first FDA-cleared pulse oximeter available to consumers without a prescription, which could disrupt the market for the notoriously inaccurate at-home devices.
MediView’s technologies utilize AR to provide clinicians with 3D “X-ray vision” guidance during minimally invasive procedures and surgeries, while also offering remote collaboration.
Patients who used a mobile health (mHealth) application for follow-ups on post-operative recovery felt engaged and supported, according to a study published May 25 in JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
Eyes are, as the saying goes, a gateway to the soul—but recent research shows they may be key in improving diagnosis of and treatment of schizophrenia. RETeval, a handheld device used by optometrists to track electrical activity from the retina, may help detect abnormalities related to schizophrenia.
Total community benefit spending increased from $15.3 billion in 2012 to $18.4 billion in 2015—a 20.14 percent jump in terms of the raw dollars and a 15 percent increase after adjusting for inflation.
A mobile health (mHealth) intervention was just as effective as a conventional clinic-based group intervention in treating patients with serious mental illness, according to a study published May 25 in Psychiatric Services.
According to the Boston Globe, plaintiff Stephen Zappala, MD, said the pressure went as far as Steward representatives calling his patients and telling them their operations had to be performed at Steward-owned facilities even if Zappala had referred them elsewhere.
Researchers at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed and tested an algorithm within a mobile app capable of acting as an electrocardiogram (ECG) R peak detector for arrhythmogenic events.
SnapMD, a provider of telehealth software, has announced new functionalities within its Patient Presenter Workflow within Virtual Care Management (VCM) telehealth platform.
