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Dept of Health to start encouraging physicians to prescribe health apps: Good or bad idea?
6 hours ago
In an exciting revelation from across the pond, the UK Department of Health is going to start encouraging primary care physicians to start prescribing healthcare apps to their patients.The Department of Health's leadership, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, is one of the biggest proponents of this measure: At an event showcasing the best ideas for new and existing health smartphone apps, the H... [Read more]
Announcing the iMedicalApps Medicine 2.0 mHealth Research Award
Announcing the iMedicalApps Medicine 2.0 mHealth Research Award
Mobile phone smoking cessation interventions recommended by US Government Task Force
Mobile phone smoking cessation interventions recommended by US Government Task Force
West Wireless Health Council on mission to make medical grade Wi-Fi for health systems
West Wireless Health Council on mission to make medical grade Wi-Fi for health systems
Consult A Doctor seeks to bolster telemedicine use among patients
Consult A Doctor seeks to bolster telemedicine use among patients
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Announcing the iMedicalApps Medicine 2.0 mHealth Research Award
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Mobile phone smoking cessation interventions recommended by US Government Task Force

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Mobile phone smoking cessation interventions recommended by US Government Task Force by: Perry Payne, MD/JD/MPPRecently, the Community Preventive Services Task Force made a positive recommendation for using mobile phone-based tobacco cessation interventions. This recommendation is significant because it was based on existing research, as opposed to some other approaches used to recommend apps (such as crowdsourcing).The committee indicated that there was sufficient evidence fo... [Read more]
MicroCHIPS demonstrates “pharmacy on a chip” in first human clinical trial

MicroCHIPS demonstrates “pharmacy on a chip” in first human clinical trial

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Randomized control trial shows increased hand washing compliance with web based interventions

Randomized control trial shows increased hand washing compliance with web based interventions

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Dept of Health to start encouraging physicians to prescribe health apps: Good or bad idea?

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