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SoloHealth Stations bring self-tracking to the supermarket

Feb 28, 2013 by
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You may have noticed that SoloHealth Stations are popping up in stores all over the country. These free interactive tools allow users to go through a few simple screening tests and answer a few health related questions to get a general health assessment.

New tablet app technology has potential to quantitatively measure neuromuscular defects

Feb 27, 2013 by
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A tablet application designed to quantitatively evaluate neuromuscular function is being developed. The Wyss Institute at Harvard and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have collaborated. They are developing the application in which the patient uses a stylus to trace a specific pattern on the screen.

Researchers develop drug that sobers drunken mice

Feb 26, 2013 by
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Researchers have developed a drug that effectively decreases the blood alcohol level of intoxicated mice using nanotechnology.

Healow integrates patient medical records from multiple EHR systems

Feb 22, 2013 by
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eClinicalWorks has created a new business called Healow (Health and Online Wellness). The $25 million investment is aimed to better connect patients, doctors, and medical data. They started with the Healow mobile app.

High school freshman develops inexpensive tool for early pancreatic cancer detection by googling

Feb 21, 2013 by
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Jack Andraka has created a near perfect screening test for pancreatic cancer and non-invasive precursor lesions at 15 years old.

SecuraFone Health app wirelessly monitors vitals anywhere and provides alerts in emergencies

Feb 15, 2013 by
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SecuraFone Health–an app presented at CES 2013–allows around the clock monitoring of vitals, body position, activity and includes tracking with GPS. There are no wires involved.

Jawbone acquires Massive Health and Visere to improve self-tracking bracelet

Feb 11, 2013 by
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Jawbone has acquired two innovators in mHealth: Visere and Massive Health.

Watson supercomputer available to aid in your patient’s cancer evaluation and treatment

Feb 09, 2013 by
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IBM’s artificial intelligence system known as Watson (the one that beat Ken Jennings on Jeopardy) is now being used to help treat cancer. This is nothing short of revolutionary in evidence-based cancer treatment.

Health Design Challenge winners provide innovative approach to medical records

Feb 07, 2013 by
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Nightingale, winner of the Health Design Challenge, provides an integrated visual interface for electronic medical records.

Orca Health and Harvard Medical School partner to create apps you can prescribe to your patients

Feb 06, 2013 by
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Orca Health, a Utah-based startup, has partnered with Harvard Medical School to create a series of apps and iBooks to help patients learn about their own conditions. Currently, they have an app, Heart Decide, and four iBooks: Angina, Angioplasty, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiac Catheterization.

iExaminer connects your iPhone and ophthalmoscope, has telemedicine potential

Feb 05, 2013 by
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Welch Allyn’s iExaminer is the next step in ophthalmoscopes for your practice. The device, which recently received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, simply clips on to your iPhone 4 or 4s and gives you all of the benefits of your old ophthalmoscope with some added advantages.

Antimicrobial protectors aim to decrease bacteria on your touch screen

Jan 28, 2013 by
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Accurate Imaging Resources has released their new antimicrobial screen protectors that can be used on anything with a screen.