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Most prevalent health conditions get the short stick from mHealth
Of the eight most prevalent health conditions globally, diabetes and depression have an overwhelming number of mobile applications and research, while there is a lack of apps and research related to other conditions such as anemia, hearing loss and low vision, according to research published recently in the Journal of Medical Internet Research .
Algorithm helps make continuous glucose monitoring more accurate
Two universities in Spain have patented a new system to more accurately monitor blood glucose in Type 1 diabetes. The work, from the Universitat Politècnica de València and the...
Collaborative diabetes prevention effort taps into artificial intelligence
Diabetes prevention is the impetus behind a new collaboration announced this week between New York University, NYU Langone Medical Center and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) in which researchers will try to take advantage of artificial intelligence for disease prediction.
NCQA to evaluate new clinical quality measurement tool
With a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Committee for Quality Assurance plans to spend 18 months evaluating a new measurement tool aimed at prevention among heart disease and diabetes patients.
With e-prescribing, doctors choose cheaper drugs
Physicians who have electronic access to their patients' formularies, including copays, are more likely to prescribe a less-expensive drug for Type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to a...
Smartphone app enables urine analysis on your phone
Urine tests aren't just for the doctor's office anymore--a new app allows you to do it on the go. According to an article in Medical News Today , an Indian startup has developed a smartphone...
Sensor technology designed to prevent diabetic foot amputations
University of Arizona researchers working to reduce foot amputations among diabetics think they may have found a way to increase adherence to prescribed footwear. In concert with a Cambridge, Mass.-based wearable technology company and using a $400,000 small business innovation research grant from the National Institutes of Health, they have created an interactive sensor that alerts patients when they forget to wear removable cast walkers that reduce pressure on the bottom of the foot.
Mobile diabetes tracker app from Glooko gets FDA approval
Glooko, a Silicon Valley startup, received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its smartphone application that allows diabetics to collect and view information needed to help them monitor their blood...
EHR algorithm can ID, classify diabetes
Algorithms applied to electronic health record data can identify more cases patients with diabetes than claims codes, and can discriminate between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published recently in Diabetes Care , the Journal of the American Diabetes Association.
Docs less enamored with portal diabetes management than patients
Physicians viewed diabetes management through use of a patient portal less favorably than patients in a Canadian study published last week in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
