By Heather Landi, Fierce Healthcare | June 11, 2019 People who identify as a sexual and gender minority are underrepresented in medical research. One significant reason: Stigma and discrimination often drive members of these groups away from the healthcare system, according to researchers. That makes it difficult for doctors and research [...]
By Laura Lovett, MobiHealth News | May 10, 2019 The digital health industry has much work to do when it comes to developing technologies for underserved populations, including people of color, the LGBTQ community and women. It’s no secret digital health is iterating and evolving at breakneck speed. But many [...]
By Simon C. Mathews, Michael J. McShea, Casey L Hanley, Alan Ravitz, Alain B. Labrique & Adam B. Cohen, Digital Medicine | May 13, 2019 Digital health solutions continue to grow in both number and capabilities. Despite these advances, the confidence of the various stakeholders — from patients and clinicians [...]
By Andrea Park, Becker's Hospital Review | May 10, 2019 The World Health Organization has established a new Digital Health Department to advise the United Nations agency on and steer the development of technology initiatives in healthcare, WHO announced on May 10. The department will provide strategic advice to WHO [...]
By Sara Berg, American Medical Association | May 10, 2019 If a new digital health technology (DHT) tool were introduced that would make hypertension management easier, would you use it? While different digital health solutions have shown great promise in improving patient outcomes and disease management, adoption by patients and [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | May 9, 2019 Healthcare providers are taking a closer look at their digital health programs and working on ways to improve access, open the door to new uses and find new ways to make mHealth data work for them. Health systems are starting to [...]
