iMedicalApps Team

Proteus to be awarded US patent for new body area network (BAN) technology

17 hours ago by
mHealth

by Tim Bredrup Proteus Biomedical Inc., a pioneer in digital health, recently announced that the United States Patent Office will award US Patent Number 8114021 to Proteus. The patent, entitled “Body Associated Receiver and Method,” is directed to the Proteus wearable and ingestible sensor technologies and related sensor devices used to create digital communication networks within, on and around the human body for health-related and other applications. This patent is the 41st issued patent granted to Proteus. The company has [Read more]

Systematic review shows text messaging may help prevent disease in developing countries

20 hours ago by
mHealth
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mHealth Research Digest by Tim Bredrup There has been an unprecedented growth in the number of mobile phones being used in the developing world over the past decade.  As a result, millions of people are now connected in ways they have never been before.  This brings new opportunities for disease prevention efforts, through means such as short message service (SMS), also known as texting. To further explore this, medical professionals in Switzerland did a systematic search of peer-reviewed and gray [Read more]

CareView Communications unveils SitterView, a mobile app that increases efficiency of patient sitters

4 days ago by
mHealth

By Tim Bredrup CareView Communications, Inc., an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, just recently announced the completion of SitterView, an innovative application that employs mobile technology to enable healthcare providers to better utilize patient sitters, improve patient safety, and reduce sitter costs.  SitterView allows a single sitter the ability to monitor multiple patients and utilize the safety features of CareView’s NurseView and Virtual Bed Rails applications. The SitterView application of the CareView System focuses on utilizing sitters more [Read more]

Online virtual coach improves activity levels in controlled trial for overweight adults

4 days ago by
mHealth
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Boston researders performed a study to see if the addition of a virtual coach would be more effective than the use of a pedometer and website alone at losing weight.

Health Discovery Corporation launches Android version of MelApp, a melanoma risk analysis mobile application

4 days ago by
mHealth

Health Discovery Corporation launched an Android version of MelApp, where people can learn about melanoma and do risk analysis

Body sensor networks used to monitor heat stress

4 days ago by
mHealth
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mHealth Research Digest with Tim Bredrup   A variety of body sensor network systems have been proposed to detect health related problems in real time. However the focus of many of these systems is on the gathering and presentation/storage of data, rather than on autonomous real-time decision making. A study conducted at Coventry University in the UK focused on the implementation of on-body prediction system for reducing health risks caused by Uncompensable Heat Stress (UHS) such as hyperthermic exhaustion. It [Read more]

How to get the most out of mHealth

5 days ago by
mHealth
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iMedicalApps Senior mHealth Analyst Brian Edwards was recently interviewed by Michael Spitzer, VP Engagement Planning at Ignite Health, on the popular site Pharmaphorum “the home of pharma industry debate”.

PositiveID’s iglucose system obtains AT&T certification, giving it access to largest U.S. based global network

5 days ago by
mHealth

By Tim Bredrup PositiveID Corporation, a developer of medical technologies for diabetes management, recently announced it has obtained certification from AT&T for PositiveID’s iglucose™ mobile health system, designed to simplify diabetes management for the millions of individuals impacted by this growing disease. This certification gives PositiveID’s FDA-cleared iglucose system access to the AT&T network, which has the largest global presence of any U.S.-based wireless provider. iglucose is the first and only pocket sized, FDA cleared, mobile health device specifically designed [Read more]

Happtique to create a certification program for mobile healthcare apps

5 days ago by
News
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Happtique, a medical apps store seeks to verify and certify healthcare apps for medical professionals and patients

Android app that measures heart rate with a smartphone is comparable to current standards

5 days ago by
mHealth
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Recently a team of researchers in South Carolina performed research to determine the validity of an Android-based software program to detect and capture heart rate measurements as a proof of concept for its use, The software was compared them to traditional means of measuring heart rate (ECG and pulse oximeter).

Mobile MRI brain atlas medical app review, NeuroRad Mini

6 days ago by
App Review Featured
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NeuroRad Mini for the iOS offers a complete alas of brain MRI imagery on mobile devices

iRobot expands partnership with InTouch Health, investing $6 million

6 days ago by
mHealth

By Tim Bredrup iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, recently announced a $6 million investment and expanded partnership with InTouch Health, a leading remote presence telemedicine solution provider. The $6 million investment represents a minority position in the company. Under the expanded agreement, InTouch Health will provide access to FDA regulated healthcare facilities, providing iRobot with an initial foray into hospitals, emergency care facilities, patient wards and operating and procedure rooms. Working closely together, iRobot and InTouch [Read more]