mhealth apps

VIVUS Launches mHealth App for Weight Management

VIVUS has launched a free mobile app to help users lose weight by creating fitness goals, tracking activity and calories, and sending personalized motivational messages and tips. Nothing particularly new…

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New mHealth App for Urinalysis Debuts

Spitting on your cell phone was just the beginning: A new mHealth app allows you to analyze your urine using your smartphone.
uChek analyzes urine samples for the presence of…

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Happtique Releases Final Standards for mHealth App Certification

Today Happtique has published its final standards for the certification of mobile health apps under the Happtique Health App Certification Program (HACP). As we reported in the Fall Happtique has…

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Who Will Pay for mHealth Apps?

Guest Blog by Michael Esquivel, Partner, Fenwick & West

The question of whether or not smartphone apps can play an important role in the delivery of healthcare services has been…

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FDA May Limit Scope of mHealth Regulation

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may not be interested in taking on regulatory responsibility for the vast sea of 40,000 or so mobile health apps according to partner Silicon…

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Pew Reports Most Health Tracking is Still Done on Paper

A new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project notes that while 70% of Americans are monitoring health metrics for either themselves or someone else on a regular…

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17-Year-Old mHealth Developer Honored by Intel

Among the 40 finalists for the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search is a 17-year-old high school senior who is working on a mobile phone platform that will allow for low…

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Accuracy of Apps to Diagnose Skin Cancer Varies Widely

The accuracy of mobile apps that are designed to diagnose skin cancers varies widely according to a new study reported in the Wall Street Journal. The study, published online by…

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NIH Director Blogs on How mHealth Apps can Prove Effectiveness

On his blog, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, notes that while mHealth apps are spreading rapidly, most have no scientific foundation. He includes a link…

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Aetna to Launch CarePass Mobile in Q1 2013

Aetna has announced that its health care information platform, CarePass, will go mobile in March 2013. The platform incorporates apps from 19 partners ranging from programs for fitness and nutrition…

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