Interesting digital health stories clinicians will actually care about. This week, we see a former digital health pioneer bite the dust, NASA’s plan for health in space, and more.
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These are the health apps to prescribe to your patients based on their health conditions
Extensive review of the key health apps to prescribe to patients based on their disease pathology and their health needs.
Pebble makes activity tracking algorithms public, encourages industry standards
Pebble is encouraging industry standard algorithms for activity tracking.
Using wearables to calibrate questionnaires could help address the “stickiness” problem in digital health
Researchers used pedometers data to predict detailed exercise information from simple validated activity questionnaires.
Which patient is the Jawbone Up Move activity tracker useful for?
A physician review of the Jawbone Up Move and which patients it could be useful for.
The best alternatives to every Fitbit activity tracker
Guide to cheaper but high quality alternatives to every Fitbit product.
Fitbit’s new activity trackers separate from Apple Watch with advanced features
Fitbit’s new activity trackers will contain high level features, possibly recruiting elite athletes.
Wearable health industry is responding to Apple Watch
The looming Apple Watch has the wearable health market responding with a flurry of activity.
Jawbone UP decision makes it a patient friendly fitness band
Jawbone’s Up will integrate data from all of your devices, a strategy that makes the wearable patient friendly
Jawbone UP Coffee App can be used to educate patients on interactions of sleep and caffeine
Several weeks ago, hardware manufacturer Jawbone surprisingly released UP Coffee, a simple, free iOS app that promised to be the simplest way to understand how caffeine affects your sleep.
Samsung doubles down on health, S5 phone and Gear Fit will include heart rate sensors
Just two days after announcing the new Galaxy Gear smartwatches will incorporate heart rate sensors, Samsung revealed their next revision of their flagship Galaxy S smartphone will prominently feature health tracking along with its brand-new companion fitness bracelet, the Gear Fit. The Gear Fit incorporates a heart rate sensor and a curved, touchscreen AMOLED display […]
GymPact rebrands as Pact, adding nutrition goals with MyFitnessPal partnership
On their 2 year anniversary, GymPact expanded their offerings for earning money with health living by introducing two new pacts focused on healthy eating.