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We’re More Honest With Our Phones Than With Our Doctors

2017-07-14T07:26:07-04:00

By JENNA WORTHAM | November 29th, 2016                 Credit Illustration by Sally ThurerPhoto by: Illustration Sally Thurer In the late 1960s, an undergraduate psychology student at Wellesley College named Martha McClintock noticed something interesting: Women who spent a majority of their time together tended to get their periods [...]

We’re More Honest With Our Phones Than With Our Doctors2017-07-14T07:26:07-04:00

Enloe High School students win national fan vote for lifesaving CPR app

2017-07-13T09:57:58-04:00

BY T. KEUNG HUI | JULY 11, 2017 A group of students from Enloe High School in Raleigh has won a national fan vote for their app that shows users how to use CPR during an emergency to save the life of a person whose heart has stopped. The Enloe students created CPRonDemand, a mobile [...]

Enloe High School students win national fan vote for lifesaving CPR app2017-07-13T09:57:58-04:00

How Does Patient Health Literacy Affect Digital Health Use?

2017-07-11T08:07:42-04:00

SARA HEATH | October 06, 2016 New research shows that patients with lower health literacy are less likely to use different forms of digital health tools than those with high health literacy. Patients with high health literacy are more likely to use digital health tools than those with lower health literacy, finds a new study published [...]

How Does Patient Health Literacy Affect Digital Health Use?2017-07-11T08:07:42-04:00

To Treat Depression, Try a Digital Therapist

2017-07-05T04:37:00-04:00

By Heidi Mitchell | June 23, 2017 The World Health Organization estimates that more than 300 million people suffer from clinical depression world-wide. But cost, time, stigma, distance to travel, language barriers and other factors prevent many from seeking help. Now, a growing group of health-care providers are betting that technology—from web-based courses to mobile [...]

To Treat Depression, Try a Digital Therapist2017-07-05T04:37:00-04:00

Q2 adds 12 more digital health acquisitions, bringing midyear total to 24

2017-07-05T04:26:41-04:00

By Jonah Comstock | June 30, 2017 With today’s acquisition of mySugr by Roche, the second quarter of 2017 hits a total of 12 digital health acquisitions — tying Q1 and bringing the total for the year so far to 24. Among these are some major names in the space, including telemedicine leader Teladoc, early digital [...]

Q2 adds 12 more digital health acquisitions, bringing midyear total to 242017-07-05T04:26:41-04:00
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