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Multiplex test could detect common sexually transmitted infections in 30 minutes

One test that could detect four of the most common sexually transmitted infections in 30 minutes and allow them to be rapidly treated, will be developed by St George's, University of London and diagnostics company Atlas Genetics.

16 Mar 2016

Smartphone microscopes could improve detection of skin cancer in developing countries

Everyone knows smartphones can be used as calendars, calculators, radios and cameras. But, did you know they can also be used as microscopes that have the potential to save lives? They are called smartphone microscopes and dermatologists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston think these devices could improve the detection of skin cancer in developing countries.

16 Mar 2016

Researchers develop new robot tutor for students

Parents want the best for their children's education and often complain about large class sizes and the lack of individual attention.

16 Mar 2016

ResApp forms new collaboration to field test pneumonia diagnostic tool in the developing world

ResApp Health Limited, announced today that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with a leading humanitarian organization and UniQuest (the main commercialization company of The University of Queensland), to enter into a partnership to field test ResApp’s smartphone-based pneumonia diagnostic tool in the developing world.

10 Mar 2016

Kansas State researchers develop 3-D printed device that quickly detect anemia from blood

Identifying a blood disorder may be as easy as running a blood sample from a finger prick under a smartphone. That is the concept behind a new biomedical device being developed by Kansas State University researchers.

26 Feb 2016

Increasing medication adherence: an interview with Dr Alejandro (Alex) Jaimes

Adherence applies to multiple levels of healthcare. Before a drug goes on the market it has to undergo testing in clinical trials: participants take the study drug and report how well the drug works, along with any side effects.

22 Feb 2016

Dana-Farber, EDI partner to provide new app to improve communication during serious illness

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the EDI Institute are partnering to provide a new mobile imaging technique for cancer patients, family members, and staff to express their feelings around the illness. Expressive Digital Imagery (EDI) is used on a smartphone or tablet to provide a creative outlet for people to express complex feelings and emotions that words alone cannot.

18 Feb 2016

Simulated practice in healthcare: an interview with Andy Anderson

There's around 95 to 100 simulation centres across the NHS in secondary care. These centres are used for a whole variety of training, practicing of skills and recreating incidents so that staff can prevent them recurring.

10 Feb 2016

Clinical observations: replacing paper with mobiles? An interview with Eran David

Replacing paper with technology has significant safety ramifications. Using a mobile device for electronic observations increases the accuracy of documentation and score calculations.

From iMDsoft 8 Feb 2016

Dnurse Glucose Meter and Dnurse app gain CE approval

Dnurse Technology has announced today that the Dnurse Glucose Meter and Dnurse app for Android and iOS have gained CE approval. It is the first CE approved smart glucose meter in China. CE (European Conformity) marking has been a mandatory conformity marking for certain products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1985.

8 Feb 2016

Texting could promote medication adherence among chronically ill patients

Text messages can double the odds of medication adherence in patients with chronic disease. That is the central finding of a new study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

4 Feb 2016

New portable device enables transmission of medical data from patients to health professionals

The first University-Industry Cooperative Research Venture, Conecson Co., Ltd. has been officially launched at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea, on Tuesday, January 19th, 2016.

1 Feb 2016

Smartphone app helps increase contraceptive use among married rural women in India

A smartphone app containing motivational videos developed to help married rural women in India better understand contraceptive choices led to a dramatic increase in the number of women using modern family planning methods in just a few months, new Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) research suggests.

29 Jan 2016

Dr Now mobile app delivers first ever international medical diagnosis

Dr Now, Europe's fastest-growing mobile health app created by Now Healthcare Group, has delivered its first ever international medical diagnosis, with a UK patient connected to his UK-based GP from the United States via smartphone video call.

19 Jan 2016

NeuroSky develops cost-effective, secure medical monitoring solution to improve remote patient care

Leading brain-computer interface and healthcare sensor company NeuroSky has created a cost-effective and secure medical monitoring solution that could radically improve remote patient care for people with long term chronic illnesses.

12 Jan 2016

Failure to accurately assess optic nerve drives IIH overdiagnosis

Researchers put overdiagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) down to inaccurate ophthalmoscopic examination in headache patients and wrongly suspecting the condition in young obese women with headaches.

7 Jan 2016

UVA-developed artificial pancreas system to undergo final testing in two clinical trials

A device developed by University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers to automatically monitor and regulate blood-sugar levels in people with type 1 diabetes will undergo final testing in two clinical trials beginning in early 2016.

5 Jan 2016

Fraunhofer scientists use antibodies to detect cancer cells in tissue samples

Antibodies combat viruses and bacteria. They also attach themselves to cancer cells - in a typical, characteristic way. Fraunhofer scientists are using this property to detect cancer cells in tissue samples. Such rapid tests can already be applied by surgeons during operations - within a few minutes and without expensive equipment.

4 Jan 2016

Red Cross helps states impacted by recent flooding, tornadoes and blizzards

In what has already been a historically busy year for disaster relief, The American Red Cross is responding once again to the ongoing flooding in the Midwest, as well as in states impacted by the recent tornadoes, flooding and blizzards.

30 Dec 2015

HDM introduces firmware upgrade for Z1 Auto CPAP machine and Nitelog App for Android devices

Human Design Medical, LLC has released a firmware upgrade for the Z1 Auto CPAP machine and the Nitelog App for Android devices.

30 Dec 2015

Smartphone News and Research

Multiplex test could detect common sexually transmitted infections in 30 minutes

Smartphone microscopes could improve detection of skin cancer in developing countries

Researchers develop new robot tutor for students

ResApp forms new collaboration to field test pneumonia diagnostic tool in the developing world

Kansas State researchers develop 3-D printed device that quickly detect anemia from blood

Increasing medication adherence: an interview with Dr Alejandro (Alex) Jaimes

Dana-Farber, EDI partner to provide new app to improve communication during serious illness

Simulated practice in healthcare: an interview with Andy Anderson

Clinical observations: replacing paper with mobiles? An interview with Eran David

Dnurse Glucose Meter and Dnurse app gain CE approval

Texting could promote medication adherence among chronically ill patients

New portable device enables transmission of medical data from patients to health professionals

Smartphone app helps increase contraceptive use among married rural women in India

Dr Now mobile app delivers first ever international medical diagnosis

NeuroSky develops cost-effective, secure medical monitoring solution to improve remote patient care

Failure to accurately assess optic nerve drives IIH overdiagnosis

UVA-developed artificial pancreas system to undergo final testing in two clinical trials

Fraunhofer scientists use antibodies to detect cancer cells in tissue samples

Red Cross helps states impacted by recent flooding, tornadoes and blizzards

HDM introduces firmware upgrade for Z1 Auto CPAP machine and Nitelog App for Android devices

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